Ghost frontman Tobias Forge is one of the breakout metal stars of the last 15 years. But before he dragged the masked Swedish sensations out of the underground and onto arena stages around the world, ...

Metal has been having a transcendent year. Such a transcendent year, in fact, that I feel comfortable calling 2018 the Year of Extreme Metal — a year in which bands across the extreme metal spectrum ...

Former Emperor frontman Ihsahn thinks that The Weeknd is edgier than most extreme metal bands. In an interview with Metal Hammer, the Norwegian musician says he's been listening to Dawn FM, The Weeknd ...

This comes after two married members abruptly left the band in August, accusing the band's management of being "dishonest" and "manipulative." ...

All the diseased dogs will be released from the pound later this month as the second annual Sick Dog Fest has finalized its lineup of extreme bands from around the world. The four-day non-profit event ...

Cradle of Filth may not be a band for everybody, but they really aren’t a band that parents should worry about. Extreme metal – a kind of umbrella term that covers the many forms of metal made by ...

Hip-hop head and metal reactor Alex Hefner has accepted Loudwire’s extreme metal reaction challenge. The YouTuber put on his headphones to check out some of the most intense bands on the planet, ...

The thought of Ed Sheeran — one of pop music’s most successful and prolific modern songwriters — stepping foot into the world of metal, moreover extreme metal, is both a hilarious and enticing fantasy ...

On G Street, I fall into conversation with a group that includes Abaddon’s hulking drummer, Damian Vivás. Vivás is at least 6’2″, with a buzz cut, a passable command of English, and a bone-dry sense ...

"Research shows that heterosexual men who learn to play extreme metal guitar are mostly motivated to do so in order to impress other heterosexual men" read a tweet sent out by the Quite Interesting ...

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 ...