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In the early 1970s, no other band terrorized the masses like Alice Cooper. Their uncompromising brand of hard rock, coupled with explicit lyricism that explored […]

A new decade is here and metal is officially 20! A lot has changed in the two decades that have passed since those foreboding church […]

It’s a big week in the Judas Priest camp. After the first leg of their already postponed 50 Heavy Metal Years Tour was abruptly postponed […]

Metal was doing fine in 1989! While the opposing dimensions of glam and thrash continued to dominate arenas and MTV alike, the decade went out […]

40 years ago, a young couple from New York put all their chips on the table for the music they loved, heavy metal. That couple […]

Show of hands: How many of you spent way too much money on W.A.S.P. tickets this past Friday? I did! As of now, I’ll be […]

“You’ve read all the other year end “best of” lists. Now get ready to read the only one that matters!” That’s the tagline we used […]

Despite being the second to last year of the decade, 1988 kept the heavy metal craze going stronger than ever, both in the mainstream and […]

Not too long ago, a friend hit me up on Instagram (@joethemetalhead1999 for those interested) and begged the question: Dio era Rainbow or 80s Mercyful […]

As the 80s entered its final few years, heavy metal evolved and expanded in ways nobody could’ve imagined just a few short years earlier. If […]