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Metal May” theme this month, part of what made alternative-metal so distinctive when it started blossoming in the late 80s ...

Crank up the distortion and stomp those guitar pedals as we give you our picks for the 'Big 4' bands of shoegaze.

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HBCU marching bands have a new opportunity to showcase their high-energy performances on a national stage as legendary rock band Metallica launches its 2025 College Marching Band Competition.

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Max Cavalera has hailed heavy metal as "the most positive thing in the world". As a founder of metal heroes Sepultura and ...

A hard rock band has canceled its third consecutive show after an illness left its lead singer “unable to sing.” The ...