5 Reasons This Is The Best Time For Metal

Heavy metal has long been in a state of upheaval. Sometimes people feel frustrated and quit the scene claiming “It's not as good as it used to be,” while others find themselves wondering where all the money went or why they've lost their fanbase. And it's true – heavy metal is a pretty weird and fickle thing – nobody should deny that. But that being said – I think that things are moving ahead – and better than they ever have before. The simple fact of the matter is that regardless of wanton criticism metal is in a very exciting place right now, and the entire scene is profiting from it.

"10 Criminally Overlooked NWOBHM Bands

10 Criminally Overlooked NWOBHM Bands

Metal Injection by Benjamin Welton 

The New Wave of British Heavy Metal did not stop at Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Saxon.

"GWAR's Oderus Urungus & Wayne Static Excluded From GRAMMYs' In Memoriam Segment

GWAR's Oderus Urungus & Wayne Static Excluded From GRAMMYs' In Memoriam Segment

Metal Injection by Robert Pasbani 

For the second year in a row, the Grammys refuse to pay tribute to fallen metal musicians.

"Is MESHUGGAH Using 9-String Guitars Now?

Is MESHUGGAH Using 9-String Guitars Now?  Metal Injection by Greg Kennelty

"Metalheads Unite at the Wacken Open Air Music Festival

Metalheads Unite at the Wacken Open Air Music Festival  Mashable! by Sarah Fisher   More than 75,000 necks are probably sore today. Thousands of heavy metal lovers congregated in Wacken, Germany for the 2014 Wacken Open Air music festival this past week. From Thursday to Saturday, concertgoers of all ages camped out and rocked out, while sporting some cool outfits.

"NASA Proves Space Has The Best Ambient Metal

NASA Proves Space Has The Best Ambient Metal  Metal Injection by Greg Kennelty  Let's just tip the sacred cow here.

"Megadeth brings thrash metal to rock Istanbul

Megadeth brings thrash metal to rock Istanbul

Hurriyet Daily News

Veteran thrash metal band Megadeth will headline Istanbul’s new Rock Off festival to be held between Aug. 2 and 4

"Album Review: OVERKILL White Devil Armory

Album Review: OVERKILL White Devil Armory Metal Injection by Jeremy Ulrey Slayer's Kerry King has been quoted in recent memory as stating that if the so called Big Four of 80's thrash were expanded to a fifth member, it would be Exodus (comments he's somewhat walked back since).

"Headbanging man suffers bleeding on the brain

Headbanging man suffers bleeding on the brain

 Metal Hammer 

Metal and rock fans are being warned about the dangers of headbanging after a 50-year-old man developed a blood clot on the brain during a Motorhead concert.

"Best Death Metal Album Covers

Best Death Metal Album Covers

 About.com Heavy Metal

Perhaps nowhere is a striking cover image more important than in death metal. Countless metal musicians say that what drew them to death metal - or what initially repelled them but piqued their curiosity - was the cover art for bands like Cannibal Corpse and Deicide. Death metal bands are still trying to one-up each other with explicit and grisly images from slaughterhouses or crime scenes. Check out Justin M. Norton's gallery of the goriest and most memorable death metal album covers. Warning, this one is not for the faint of heart!

"Best Hair Metal Ballads

Best Hair Metal Ballads

Heavy metal isn't the most romantic of genres.  There's a lot of brutality, violence, death and destruction in the music.  However, on this Valentine's Day, we feature the softer side of metal, namely hair bands.  And nearly every hair metal band in the '80s and early '90s had at least one power ballad when fans at concerts would fire up their lighters (that was before cell phones, kids).  So break out the acid-washed jeans and the hairspray and enjoy a guilty Valentine's Day pleasure of  some of the best hair metal ballads

"It’s Official: Mötley Crüe Are Calling It Quits, For Good

It’s Official: Mötley Crüe Are Calling It Quits, For Good

Mötley Crüe have confirmed rumours that they are to head out on tour one more time before splitting up forever.

"Jason Newsted: The Day I Left Metallica

Jason Newsted: The Day I Left Metallica

Jason Newsted

Jason Newsted has opened up for the very first time about the day he knew he was done with Metallica for good.

"Iron Maiden Tracks Down Pirates…. And Gives Them Concerts

Iron Maiden Tracks Down Pirates…. And Gives Them Concerts

Over the past several years numerous studies have shown that on average file-sharers spend more money on legal purchases, including concert tickets and merchandise.

"Heavy Metal Music and the Communal Experience Conference

Heavy Metal Music and the Communal Experience Conference

It is common to hear metal fans and musicians talk about the "metal community". This concept, which is widely used when referencing metal music, encompasses multiple levels of complexity that are seldom addressed in academic endeavors. When examined in detail, it raises more questions than answers. 

"2013's Best Heavy Metal Albums

2013's Best Heavy Metal Albums As the year winds down, it's time to pick the best metal albums released in 2013. It will take a few years to get a better perspective, but at first glance the elite albums of this year stack up pretty favorably with recent years. Choosing which 20 albums make the list is always a challenging proposition, but the one at the top was an easy choice. Check out our list of 2013's best metal albums and comment on what you think the year's top releases were.

"New Study Says Metalheads Don't Like Religion And Love Being Unique

New Study Says Metalheads Don't Like Religion And Love Being Unique

We've written about a few interesting sociological studies, like studies that show metal makes you happy, loud music makes you want to be intoxicated, and emo haircuts aka the cry-sheild will give you lazy eye, but this one takes the cake. Are you ready to basically read all about yourself? Or get really butthurt?

"Metal Music Studies - call for papers

Metal Music Studies - call for papers

Metal Music Studies is explicitly multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary: embracing both musicological research and music theory about metal music, and social scientific and humanistic research about metal music as a genre.  We are interested in original papers on metal music. We aim to receive contributions from researchers and theorists aligned with the subject field of metal music studies, but also researchers and theorists from other disciplines who feel that their interest in a form of popular music marginalizes them from the core debates in their discipline.

"Ex-Judas Priest Guitarist KK Downing: “I Didn’t Retire – I Quit”

Ex-Judas Priest Guitarist KK Downing: “I Didn’t Retire – I Quit”

KK: no regrets

Former Judas Priest guitarist and founding member KK Downing, who sensationally left the band back in 2011, has elaborated on his decision to leave the heavy metal legends, revealing that it wasn’t his own career that he felt was coming to a close…

"Oral history of heavy metal

Oral history of heavy metal

Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal is the shocking, insane, brutal, and fascinating story of heavy metal music told by those who lived it, from Black Sabbath (above), Anthrax, and Slayer, to Megadeth, Metallica, and Iron Maiden. Here's a taste: