In the world of music, bands come and go, but some leave a mark so profound that their breakup feels like the end of an era.

In 1985, Slayer were hailed as “the most threatening, subversive band on the planet” by British writer Geoff Barton. But it was 1986 that the band delivered their masterpiece - the definitive thrash ...

UK heavy psych act Pigs x7 dropped the standalone single "Detroit," their first new song since 2023's Land of Sleeper. It's ...

Thirty-five years ago, in February 1989, those were the five artists competing for the first-ever Grammy recognizing heavy ...

Playing thrash metal — a style of music rooted in speed and aggression — takes a toll physically, as Exodus guitarist Gary Holt can attest. “I’m suffering from arthritis everywhere, neck down to my ...

Among music genres, metal ranks first by this criterion (41%), followed by rock and country (37% each). Within the metal genre, after Black Sabbath, Slayer and Megadeth have become the most ...

Nicholas Quah is far from the only person to speed up his podcasts ... researchers in cognitive science about what double-time music, podcasts and movies does to our brains.

As ever, this week we've hunted high and low to find you the finest new music around, covering everything from squalling black metal to menacing doom, metalcore and beyond. Don't forget to vote for ...

In other words, metal music exhibits the most intelligent lyrics, ranking at an average of 41% in terms of lexical diversity. Across all genres, Sabbath still sit at the top spot, but share the honour ...

Create a new genre of folk-metal music. Decked out in black war regalia out of the 13th century, they sing invocations to a Mongolian sky deity and odes to 13th century warlord Genghis Khan. Not that ...

Just over a year after it was previewed, YouTube Music for Android and iOS have finally replaced “Listen again” with a new “Speed dial” section. Instead of a 10×2 carousel that only ...

In his latest diss track ‘Baby Oil,’ singer Darlington Okoye, aka Speed Darlington ... On Sunday, Darlington announced the release of the music video. In “Baby Oil,” Darlington maintains ...