Today, we consider most "hair metal" bands hard rock bands that had a glamorous aesthetic in the '80s. But back then, people ...

Sometimes it is necessary for a rock band to abandon their original genre and incorporate new elements to help further their ...

Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine has blasted the nu metal genre and says he's happy it "went away". The thrash metal icon's ...

Hard rock and heavy metal currently don't have mainstream outlets like MTV to reach the masses, but there has been plenty of great stuff from those two genres since 2000. Here's our list of the ...

The 21st century is hardly the peak of popularity for hair metal, but plenty of newcomers have released some great albums ...

Here’s the best song by 10 legendary prog metal bands! As with progressive rock, a great progressive metal song needs to ...

The presence of MTV helped numerous hard rock and various genre of metal acts enjoy mainstream success through their music videos. Whether conceptual, performance-based or even surrealistic ...

Heavy metal might not be the friendliest genre in the world, but some albums prove that the genre can sell in droves around the world.

they each may vote in up to 10 categories across up to three "genre fields," basically groupings of similar genres — rock, metal, and alternative are in one field, while rap and R&B are in another, ...