As this year comes to an end, we want to share that our bassist, Siebe Sol Sijpkens, has decided that he no longer wishes to ...

Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine says fans should not expect a reunion with former band members during the band’s planned 2026 farewell tour or final studio album.

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Babymetal, Bloodywood and Sleep Token pulled influence from some esoteric places this year, and they lifted metal to new ...

One of the best songs from one of the best metal albums of 2025. No Loss, No Love veered from savagely heavy, pick-scraped ...

Kataklysm vocalist Maurizio Iacono reflects on the band’s divisive 1998 nü-metal era and the backlash to Victims Of This ...

Metal is a wide-reaching genre with countless incredible new bands popping up constantly. Whether it’s death metal, black metal, prog, doom, sludge or any other subcategory, it can be difficult wading ...

Mikael Åkerfeldt argues progressive music has become formulaic, saying modern prog is more about shredding than true ...

Last week we asked our readers to vote for their favorite metal bands. As predicted, we got tons of feedback. No poll we've ever conducted has racked up so many votes. You metal fans are a devoted ...