The New Wave of American Heavy Metal was an exciting period in time for, well, American heavy metal. As we emerged from the nü metal-induced fog of the late ’90s and early 2000s, a new crop of metal ...

This 2001 track from Slipknot doesn’t lack any of the band’s telltale rage, but it is, nonetheless, a breakup song. And it works. While many breakup songs are sappy or focus on a cheesy level of ...

Despite a magnificent, state-of-the-art heavy metal production job, and being superior to anything released by Maiden in ...

Musician Ronnie James Dio attends Ronnie James Dio Autograph Session on July 18, 1984 at Warehouse Records in Glendora, California. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) ...

Common wisdom says that, when a song becomes beloved, it gets played a lot. However, that’s not inherently the case. What a fan-base wants to hear and what an artist wants to play live can sometimes ...

Time and time again, heavy metal bands burst onto the scene hoping to make an impact. While it's tougher for some, some bands that tried to deserve to be remembered. Sometimes a band like Guns N' ...