Our picks for the 'Big 4' bands and artists that represent 1980s metal are Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Metallica. For more '80s metal, check out the best metal and hard rock albums of ...

As Metallica et al broke through, Kreator, Sodom and Destruction were forging an even harder sound. They recall gigs in coalmines, sessions in steelworks – and boozing with Slayer ...

Legendary 80s Metal Band's Founding Guitarist Reimagines Iconic Debut Album Track originally appeared on Parade. K.K. Downing, the founding guitarist of the legendary 80s metal band Judas Priest, has ...

What's the best metal album of each year of the 1980s? Let's find out! Building off the collective foundation laid by '70s legends such as Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Scorpions, Led ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The iconic 1980s thrash metal band Kreator is back with their long-awaited 16th studio album. The new record, Krushers Of The ...

For some, the 1980s were about neon and new wave, yacht rock and wine coolers, wide lapels and pristine pop. For others, the decade is remembered as a time to don a battle jacket, throw up the horns, ...

Anthax recently celebrated a huge milestone. On Wednesday, the metal band shared on their Instagram that they released their debut album, Fistful of Metal, on this day, 42 years ago. The record ...

Our list of the 11 best hair metal debut albums shows just how much diversity existed within a subgenre that was too often maligned by critics as one-dimensional fluff. Granted, hair metal — or glam ...