I didn't think too hard about dedicating the second-ever edition of this column to Ragne Wahlquist. The late Heavy Load frontman left an indelible mark on heavy metal, in his native Sweden and beyond, ...

What's the best metal album of each year of the 1980s? Let's find out! Building off the collective foundation laid by '70s legends such as Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Scorpions, Led ...

Here we are, barely two columns in to 2026, and I’m already overwhelmed. I feel like I say “this has been a great year for ...

Here are 11 of the best love songs by some of the biggest bands in heavy metal. Metal bands aren't always known for their ability to be touchy feely, but on more than one occasion, heavy metal has ...

The metal scene is wildly fragmented, but fans can and should get back to their roots by listening to these albums from start ...

Music is flooded with coincidences, and in the case of heavy metal, it's the number 17 which effectively connects the genres ...