This, we told ourselves, would be the ultimate thrash album, a record that would make Master Of Puppets sound tame. Grabbing ...

10 Great Black Metal Albums Essentials of the genre. Judging by the reader comments on some of the recent metal articles here, it seems like many of you love black-metal as much as we do.

There’s no mistaking a great black metal band name when we hear one: Mayhem, Darkthrone, Kaosritual, Behexen.Their charm can be in the tone they set or in their ability to sum up the subgenre in a ...

In the words of Niklas Kvarforth: “… there’s something really wicked going on, which I think many of the Swedish people are responsible for.And thank God for that!” Sweden has given the world some of ...

The official programme Back To The Beginning is a unique collaboration between Black Sabbath, the Big Issue, and Metal Hammer ...

Influential US Black Metal great Xasthur is calling it quits. Malefic has officially declared that his new album, Portal of Sorrow will be his last metal album and that the "honorable thing to do ...

With heavy metal officially coming home to Birmingham on July 5 for the massive Back To The Beginning gig by Black Sabbath ...

Here are 10 one-woman black metal bands you need to know about. From Onielar, helmswoman of Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult and Bethlehem, to Sarcana, ex-Gehenna’s “Spell Trilogy” keyboardist ...

As the rock world continues to mourn the death of metal icon Ronnie James Dio, famous friends and admirers are sharing memories of the former Elf, Rainbow and Black Sabbath singer.

Rochester, N.Y. — Before you ask, the answer is yes. These are real, permanent black metal-themed Wegmans tattoos. At least four people have gotten them in the last few months. Greg Caggiano ...