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14 songs that were heavy metal before it became a genre

A good riff is one of heavy metal basics and this punchy, raw and uncomplicated Ray Davies riff is one of the first of its ...
Loudwire

The 5 Most Brutal Metal Albums of the 21st Century, Chosen by Sanguisugabogg’s Devin Swank

These are the five most brutal metal albums of the 21st century, hand-picked by Sanguisugabogg vocalist Devin Swank.
Loudwire

Only 2 Metal Songs Made Rolling Stone’s Top 250 Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) List

The first metal appearance on the list goes to Mastodon, whose 2004 Leviathan track "Blood and Thunder" landed at No. 230.

The underground metal band that invaded the UK charts and almost became a household name

For just a moment, it looked like the UK might have had an answer to Slipknot from the most unlikely of places ...
Revolver Magazine

Fan poll: Top 5 heavy bands from Virginia

Virginia is for lovers — lovers of high-grade heavy-metal intensity, that is! Tucked into the middle of the Eastern Seaboard, ...
Louder

Here's every metal album that's ever gone to number one in the UK

Critics at the time might've hated it, but the Brummie boys became the first metal band in the world to get a number one when ...

Hulu’s New Music Docuseries Explores The Dark Side — And Humanity — Of Metal

Hulu’s Into the Void demanded the impossible: producing eight feature-length metal documentaries simultaneously — a feat that ...