A new service for artists backed by the biggest metal band on the planet just launched and it’s loping to make securing and protecting royalties easier for those involved. Dubbed the Heavy Music ...

Converge band members left to right: Nate Newton (bassist), Ben Koller (drummer), Jacob Bannon (vocalist), Kurt Ballou (guitarist). There’s something missing in modern heavy music. It’s hard to put a ...

The discourse. It’s a nightmare, but I suppose there is a price for success. I’ve been in the heavy music scene long enough to witness the primordial awakenings of metalcore in the mid-'90s in New ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Since it was established in the early 1970s, Heavy metal has ...

The nominees for the 2025 Heavy Music Awards have been announced. This will be the ninth year the ceremony has taken place, ...

A groundbreaking heavy rock band that has shaped the sound of punk and metal for over 40 years, the Melvins bring their current tour with UK grindcore greats Napalm Death to San Francisco and San Jose ...

Heavy metal is often described as “monolithic.” At Somergloom, however — the annual festival of “heavy” music set to unfold its fourth iteration this weekend at Somerville’s Center for Arts at the ...

The band emerged in the ’90s nu metal scene and quickly expanded its range. Now it sits at the nexus of heavy music and nostalgia that’s enticing new listeners. By Mike Isaac Reporting from Burbank, ...