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.

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 ...

These heavy metal legends launched back in 1981 and they’re still touring today. James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich are the only two original members left in the band unless you count Kirk Hammett, who ...

When a tiny Dave Moody came home after school and escaped into the world of MTV, he didn’t know he was in training. All these decades later, Moody now channels the heavy metal and rock musicians he ...

What albums from the '70s and '80s would you pass down to your children? If you are of a certain (Gen X) age, like this author, the music you grew up with was imprinted upon you by your parents in the ...

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 ...

That DIY outlook meant renting halls and promoting your own shows. In San Antonio, Villa Fontana fit the bill. Similarly, ...