Loud and aggressive, “Doctor Please” from Blue Cheer’s debut album Vincebus Eruptum contains all the elements that would later come to distinguish heavy metal. Screaming vocals, a wild ...

Metallica's Kirk Hammett named one particular guitar riff that he believes "shifted heavy metal." "The first three Black Sabbath albums are like gospel. Everyone kind of universally agrees.

It’s important to start strong. When it comes to heavy metal producers, one of the first names that comes to mind is Martin Birch. One of the most important (perhaps the most) considering his career, ...

The start of spring, income taxes and some of the biggest rock and metal albums is what the month of ... Names the Guitar Riff That ‘Shifted Heavy Metal’ Metallica’s Kirk Hammett Names ...

More importantly, the album would become highly influential in the formation of heavy metal. Deep Purple found their heavier sound with their 1970 album Deep Purple in Rock. It was the first to ...

Weezer, Sex Pistols, The Pogues, Bad Religion, The Hold Steady, Helmet, Smoking Popes, Samiam, and more will perform classic albums in full at Riot Fest’s 20th anniversary edition. Strength For ...

Elton John and Brandi Carlile land first collaborative chart-topper ...

Babymetal have delayed the release of their new album. The kawaii metal trio announced via social ... Since then, Matt’s become a regular in Prog and Metal Hammer, at his happiest when interviewing ...

We're a quarter of the way through 2025. Yes, already! Metal certainly hit the ground running this year with massive tours taking off in January while the likes of Spiritbox, Architects and Jinjer all ...

But this pursuit is what also inadvertently brought me head-to-head with metal music ... Brown Acid’s albums are comprised of the sounds that evolved from that music. “Heavy Rock from the ...

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