Few bands have influenced the modern metal landscape quite like Meshuggah, both in terms of sound and gear. Now, guitarist ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Since it was established in the early 1970s, Heavy metal has ...

Thrash is alive and well in 2025 and Warbringer's John Kevill credits the late 2000s revival for ensuring the health of thrash metal. During an appearance on Full Metal Jackie's weekend radio show, ...

Originally emerging from the music scene in the late 1990s and early 2000s, nu metal established a new wave of alternative music that blended elements of heavy metal with hip-hop and a variety of ...

Eyes Set To Kill, Viridescent, Stitched Up Heart and Lauren Babic are no longer exceptions to the rule - they’re remaking the genre’s sound, aesthetics and narratives.

When Ragana first contacted San Francisco metal label The Flenser about releasing their music, they sent them their first two tapes in a box filled with moss. Everything the metal duo does seems to be ...

Blood Incantation is arguably the biggest band in extreme music right now. The Denver quartet of guitarist/vocalist Paul Riedl, guitarist Morris Kolontyrsky, drummer Isaac Faulk and bassist Jeff ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Whether it’s in TV, Film or contemporary music, the sound of ...

When it comes to trying to pinpoint the heyday of thrash metal, it’s hard to beat the ’80s. All of the biggest albums came out in that decade, and labels like Megaforce, Combat, and Metal Blade were ...