Black Sabbath didn’t plan to start a new genre when they debuted in 1970, but their self-titled track is now seen as the place where metal began ...

Judas Priest's Rob Halford was the latest guest on Full Metal Jackie's weekend radio program and discussed the band's long-waited return to the road, other projects in the works and the band's 50-plus ...

Heavy metal didn’t appear overnight—it was the result of decades of musical evolution, from blues and rock to psychedelic ...

A music-streaming study has revealed that only hip-hop and pop artists really benefit from the system's payment model. Blues, jazz, and heavy metal bands frequently end up being short-changed by ...

Guitarist Kerry King’s father gave him three choices when he was growing up. “Playing guitar was one, and I think karate was one,” Kerry King, 60, says via phone from his New York home where he was ...

The Gem City Blues Fest rocked the house Saturday night, March 12, 2016 at the First Heavy Metal Church of Christ at 2655 Wagner Ford Road in Dayton. the event featured the Eric Jerardi Band, Michael ...

Heavy metal emerged in the 1960s as a defiant response to a crumbling post-industrial world. Look beyond the stereotypes to ...