In a recent chat with Revolver, System of a Down's Serj Tankian spoke on a wide range of topics, including how he would truly define nü-metal as a genre. Initially, Tankian was asked what he thought ...

Black metal is not a genre based on image, and Scratch the Surface zine emphasizes the contrast between Liturgy's bland fashion and "a minimalist, grim, dissonant and blizzardly fast black-metal sound ...

Heavy metal music has become a niche genre to an extent. While there are a couple of bands that have broken into the mainstream and garnered wide appeal, the majority of heavy metal bands seemingly ...

Revisit four songs from the late '70s, which all have iconic guitar riffs that more or less helped define heavy metal as we know it.

Ironic metal covers of decidedly non-metal songs are definitely passe, but exceptions have to be made when there’s nary a trace of irony. Northern Kings, the new Finnish band consisting of J. Ahola ...