Metal bands had their heyday in the 80s and, believe it or not, controversy also helped. These were the days of the “satanic ...

bands like Def Leppard, Kiss, Scorpions, Whitesnake, Extreme, and Tesla are not on this list. While, yes, some of these groups made massively successful pop-tinged metal albums during the '80s ...

Few bands can legitimately lay claim to pioneering an entire new genre, but Korn are one of them. With their self-titled 1994 ...

And a band was born. Formed in the Bay Area of ... Florida was a hotbed for death metal in the 80s, and if Death were frontrunners of the scene, Tampa’s Obituary took it to a wider audience.

Also, keep in mind that although the oldest track here is from the mid-80s (when prog metal ... 13 Rock + Metal Masterpieces Released 20+ Years After a Band’s First Album 13 Rock + Metal ...

Metal music is genuinely needed, and here’s why. Until the late 80s, the metal community was largely male: this is partly because young males tend to bond through a communal experience ...

Pop quiz: who was the heaviest band of the 80s? If you’re tempted to respond to that question with some of the usual suspects ...

Packed with hair metal classics, "Rock of Ages" is likely the closest audiences will get to a 1980s super concert by way of ...

Ah! Hair metal! Many who were around for its ’80s golden years can’t let go, which is why those bands, which were obliterated when Nirvana dropped Nevermind in ...