Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine doesn't have any concerns about the future of heavy metal – so long as bands keep making great music. Like most genres, the wider metal genre has had periods of ...

After he woke up on Sunday, Feb. 1, Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine got out of bed and went into the kitchen of his home in ...

Here is your 2026 hard rock + metal album release calendar and all of this week’s newest albums! Each week is loaded with new rock and metal releases and keeping track of it all can be pretty ...

The world changed on August 16, 1980, or at least the corner of it where heavy rock lived did. That sodden late summer Saturday saw upwards of 40,000 denim-clad longhairs gather in a field in the East ...

The following list of Megadeth's five best rock 'n' roll songs proves the thrash metal titans know how do dial it back a notch while still serving top-class riffs and attitude. But something shocking ...

Here are 10 producers who defined the sound of metal in the 1980s. The rise of hard rock and heavy metal in the '80s coincided with major changes in how heavy music was not only recorded and mixed, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Heavy metal’s “Prince of Darkness” was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for the second time in his career on Saturday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse – this time as a ...

As the '80s came to a close and a new decade dawned, it was obvious that the heavy music landscape needed — and had begun to undergo — a radical shift. It was a unique moment in hard rock and metal ...

When it comes to hard rock/heavy metal debuts, look no further than this classic from the legendary Black Sabbath frontman. Having been booted from that legendary band, Osbourne was at a crossroads in ...

Long before hitting his harder rock stride, Lee sang the Paul Giovanni-composed “The Tinker of Rye” on the soundtrack of The Wicker Man and appeared on the concept album The King of Elfland’s Daughter ...

Hard rock and heavy metal band Ghost just ended a four-year drought on the Billboard 200 chart for rock music. The band’s latest record Skeletá has officially hit no. 1 on the chart, outperforming ...

Heavy music was at war with itself in 1985 — and from the conflict emerged a slew of groundbreaking albums from one of hard rock and metal's most consequential years. Our list of the Top 20 Hard Rock ...