These 20 Rock Bands Helped Make the ’80s So Loud The 1980s gave rock music room to get bigger, louder, and stranger. Hair ...

Decades after its rise, heavy metal has found its place in mainstream music, but it didn’t come without a fight.

The 1980s are widely regarded as the golden era of heavy metal. That decade produced iconic songs by Ozzy Osbourne, Dio, Iron ...

The musical zeitgeist is constantly in flux and ever-evolving. Many a band sink beneath the whims of its ebbs and flows. One-hit wonders and even iconic bands that are intrinsically linked to the ...

We use the terms “legend” and “icon” to describe influential musicians. And there are some years in music history where it almost feels as though something supernatural has taken place. If somewhere ...

Layers of leather and spandex, teased hair, and made-up faces were part of de rigueur during the ’80s hair metal scene. I Wanna Rock: The ’80s Metal Dream, a three-part docu-series premiering on ...

Here are five of the best political thrash metal songs. Emerging from the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1980s as a more ...

Paul Natkin, Getty Images / Jim Steinfeldt, Getty Images / Mick Hutson, Getty Images / YouTube - Vince Distefano's Hard Rock & Heavy Metal Vault The 1980s: a decade known for its sleazy guitar riffs ...

Fans have waited years for this announcement, and the legendary band is making it happen for a special anniversary.

SALISBURY, United Kingdom — Paul Di’Anno, who was the original lead singer for the heavy metal band Iron Maiden, has died at the age of 66. A statement from Conquest Music says Di’Anno died at his ...