metal Archive
16 Sep 2025
Five Top 40 Singles from Black Sabbath (No, Really.)
Few listeners would ever consider Black Sabbath a “singles band.” Pioneers of drop-tuned, doomy heavy metal, the Birmingham, England quartet exerted a massive influence on hard rock of the 1970s […]
02 Apr 2025
Y&T: Back to Basics
Hard rock and heavy metal has gone through many phases. It has gone in and out of fashion, and endured the so-called “hair metal” era of the ‘80s. But for […]
01 Apr 2025
30 Days Out, April 2025 #2: Ripe, Mystery Lights, Consider the Source, Rhiannon Giddens
You can’t keep a great city down. Big things are happening in Asheville. It was just six months ago that we sustained devastating and deadly damage from Tropical Storm Helene; […]
10 Mar 2025
Randy Blythe Flexes His Prose Muscles with ‘Just Beyond the Light’
This story appeared previously in SPIN. Lamb of God vocalist’s new book addresses perspective and human potential Randy Blythe is best known as the lead singer for Lamb of God. […]
26 Feb 2025
Dream Theater’s Third Act Commences with ‘Parasomnia’
With founding drummer back in the fold, progressive metal heroes return for 16th studio album One of prog-metal’s most acclaimed groups has returned to its roots – and its most […]
27 Dec 2024
Fishbone is Still Partying at Ground Zero
Releasing a new song about a presidential candidate days before the election – and calling that song “Racist Piece of Shit” – is a surefire way to get noticed. But […]
16 Nov 2024
Take Five: Great Judas Priest Tracks
Formed in Birmingham, England in 1969, heavy metal heroes Judas Priest released their debut album, Rocka Rolla in September 1974. In honor of the 50th anniversary of the band’s debut, […]
14 Nov 2024
Judas Priest’s Ian Hill: Bassist for the High Priests of Metal (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part One… Some bands find success with an album and spend the rest of their careers making that record over and over again. Judas Priest has been consistent; […]
13 Nov 2024
Judas Priest’s Ian Hill: Bassist for the High Priests of Metal (Part 1 of 2)
Judas Priest roared out of industrial Birmingham, England in the early 1970s. Once the group found its footing – bringing on powerful, operatic and charismatic lead singer Rob Halford – […]
09 Nov 2024
The Hu Don’t Sell Out
Bringing traditional music to the masses without losing what makes it special is no easy task. But a group of traditional Mongolian musicians have succeeded on that score, in part […]