Despite what your parents may have said, metal music is actually good for you. Looking for a reason to listen to metal music? This report may help. According to a study published in the Journal of ...

A recent study has posited that listening to heavy metal is actually good for the mental health of fans of the genre. The results fly in the face of past thinking that caused a moral panic around the ...

Forget wild and chaotic behaviour, heavy metal music culture is inclusive and governed by etiquette and codes of conduct, according to new UCL research. After several years on the road, touring with a ...

The sounds from guitars strumming and drums beating sears through the air. Crowds dance in circles while thumping their heads back and forth. Some 38,000 fans attended Hammersonic this past weekend, ...

Poppy's new album I Disagree (out Friday, Jan. 10) might exhibit characteristics closer to heavy metal than her previous work. But that doesn't mean the singer herself calls it metal music. Poppy ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. US Band Knocked Loose performs on stage during the Heavy Metal ...

What is the true power of heavy metal? Heavy metal fans–affectionately known as “metalheads”–are among the most devoted and loyal music fans in the world. There are many possible reasons why people ...

Japan’s BABYMETAL is celebrating 10 years in music this year, marking the milestone with a greatest hits album dropping Wednesday (Dec. 23). By Billboard Japan Japan’s BABYMETAL is celebrating 10 ...

The Finnish melodic death metal band Lights To Remain are set to release their second album, Shattered Reality, in early 2027 via Inverse Records. The first single and music video, “Into The Unknown” ...

For anyone partial to loud and heavy music, last week’s announcement that Slipknot will headline Wembley Stadium, in July, ...

A fringe-lipped bat, “Trachops cirrhosus” (Photo: Lars Heiden/ STRI) How do you train a wild animal to come back to you after you have set it free? If it is a fringe-lipped bat, Trachops cirrhosus, ...