Since its inception in the early 1980s, black metal has been known for a few key – and at times, unsavory – characteristics ...

Linkin Park, Sleep Token, Ghost, Sabaton and more have spoiled us with excellent songs this week. Hear them all and vote for ...

Here’s the best song by 10 legendary prog metal bands! As with progressive rock, a great progressive metal song needs to include both top-notch instrumentation and top-notch songwriting.

Recently, we discussed the best song by 11 legendary prog metal bands, stipulating that a great piece must include phenomenal instrumentation and songwriting. Likewise, we specified that a ...

Here’s the best non-“epic” song (lasting fewer than 10 minutes) from 11 big prog metal bands! Already, Loudwire has looked at ...

Then, in the 1980s and into the 1990s, artists like Fates Warning, Queensrÿche, Savatage, and especially Dream Theater essentially melded those prog rock attributes with the fiercer attitudes of heavy ...

The likes of Trivium and Opeth had banner years in 2005, but these master-strokes proved there should have been a bit more ...

Sleep Token, the masked metal group, made its Hot 100 debut with new single "Emergence," and new label home RCA is "absolutely thrilled." ...

So often, progressive metal, even progressive death metal, can feel just a little clean. It’s not about distortion, but intent, like the musical wizards behind them are only about using their powers ...