Metal bands had their heyday in the 80s and, believe it or not, controversy also helped. These were the days of the “satanic panic” and a lot of parents were concerned about metal music. A lot of ...

One of the most popular hair metal bands of the 1980s has canceled its reunion tour as its lead singer abruptly retired.

The 1980s were a great time for pop and rock. Plenty of huge names from that era are still remembered today, and some of them are still producing music today, too. However, a few too many bands ...

The past few years have seen vinyl come back in a big way. Seemingly every new album gets pressed on a series of limited-edition colored records, and fans eagerly add them to their collection. While ...

Some of punk and metal's most influential outfits arose from the Bay Area, with many of them serving as an exciting and ...

Jack Russell, the lead singer of 1980s metal band Great White, has died. He was 63. On Thursday, Russell's official Instagram account shared the news with a statement that reads, "With tremendous ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Since it was established in the early 1970s, Heavy metal has ...

If you had told his younger self back in the height of the 1980s hair bands and metal mania era that his band Tesla would be performing at a 5,000-seat Tucson amphitheater when he was in his 60s, ...

Here are the 11 best progressive black metal bands of all time! Since its inception in the early 1980s, black metal has been known for a few key – and at times, unsavory – characteristics (such as ...

SALISBURY, United Kingdom — Paul Di’Anno, who was the original lead singer for the heavy metal band Iron Maiden, has died at the age of 66. A statement from Conquest Music says Di’Anno died at his ...