20 Stories on Heavy Metal
Metallica's Lars Ulrich loves Black Sabbath and Deep Purple -- and so does his 10-year-old son.
After an exhaustive poll of Iron Maiden fans, there's little doubt which song whips most of the audience into a frenzy during its live performance on stage.
Violence and heavy metal seem to have been inextricably entwined since the dawn of the metal genre.
I have a confession. As a music style, heavy metal has completely passed me by. I don't understand it. I'm not even sure I want to. "Bring your daughter to the slaughter," bellows Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson. Why would I want to do that? Why would I want to listen to anyone even suggesting I do that?
"Look around. We are living in a heavy metal world." -- Faisal, lead vocals, Acrassicauda
They have been described by critics as the definitive heavy metal band, they released eight studio albums in just 10 years and have sold more than 300 million records worldwide. And now, one of the best rock acts of all time is back.
Kevin DuBrow, the lead singer of the 1980s heavy metal band Quiet Riot, has died, CNN has confirmed. He was 52.
What do you do after fronting one of the world's biggest metal bands? Settle down and live a quiet life? Continue claiming that you are the cutting edge of music, even though you've only been releasing greatest hits records for the last ten years? Not if you're Bruce Dickinson.
Someone forgot to pull the plug on heavy metal idols, from a quarter-century ago, and now the kids are worshiping them!
This month Richard Quest puts on his blue suede shoes and heads backstage for an insider's guide to rock 'n' roll -- not simply a musical form, but an attitude that changed the world.
Metallica's Lars Ulrich loves Black Sabbath and Deep Purple -- and so does his 10-year-old son.
After an exhaustive poll of Iron Maiden fans, there's little doubt which song whips most of the audience into a frenzy during its live performance on stage.
Violence and heavy metal seem to have been inextricably entwined since the dawn of the metal genre.
I have a confession. As a music style, heavy metal has completely passed me by. I don't understand it. I'm not even sure I want to. "Bring your daughter to the slaughter," bellows Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson. Why would I want to do that? Why would I want to listen to anyone even suggesting I do that?
"Look around. We are living in a heavy metal world." -- Faisal, lead vocals, Acrassicauda
They have been described by critics as the definitive heavy metal band, they released eight studio albums in just 10 years and have sold more than 300 million records worldwide. And now, one of the best rock acts of all time is back.
Kevin DuBrow, the lead singer of the 1980s heavy metal band Quiet Riot, has died, CNN has confirmed. He was 52.
What do you do after fronting one of the world's biggest metal bands? Settle down and live a quiet life? Continue claiming that you are the cutting edge of music, even though you've only been releasing greatest hits records for the last ten years? Not if you're Bruce Dickinson.
Someone forgot to pull the plug on heavy metal idols, from a quarter-century ago, and now the kids are worshiping them!
This month Richard Quest puts on his blue suede shoes and heads backstage for an insider's guide to rock 'n' roll -- not simply a musical form, but an attitude that changed the world.
Cardinals infielder Scott Spiezio was activated from the restricted list on Friday, about five weeks after leaving the team to undergo treatment for substance abuse.
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ROBERT TRUJILLO, bassist, Metallica
The Black Sabbath boys are back, as the new band Heaven and Hell.
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Swedish filmmaker Jonas Åkerlund is known for his hard-hitting, frenetic and often violent takes on the darker side of humanity. The world's most controversial music video director, he has worked with the biggest names in the industry.
Leif Garrett was sentenced to 90 days in jail and three years' probation after opting out of a drug treatment program.
Shock rocker Marilyn Manson has picked up the Icon Award at the Kerrang! Awards, sponsored by the UK rock magazine and music channel.
Five months after Motley Crue's lead singer shouted the F-word on national television, the heavy metal band has launched a legal battle that could transform how indecency is defined -- and punished.
The dark stars of Black Sabbath can probably claim to have exerted a more powerful gravitational pull on their particular corner of rock's universe than any of their peers.
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