In the 1980s, a lot of metal bands were content to sing about sex, drugs, partying and banging your head senseless — but not all of them, as you’ll see in the following list of 11 ’80s metal songs ...

The metal pioneers are preparing their first new studio album since 2021 as they celebrate their 45th anniversary.

If there's any metal band that deserves to be a household name, it's the unparalleled English band Iron Maiden. I owe a lot ...

These are our picks for the "Big 4" bands (and artists) of 1980s metal. That of course doesn't mean that there are only four legendary thrash bands, it just means they're the bands that are most ...

Saxon is getting ready to hit the road once again. The British heavy metal veterans have announced the U.K. and Ireland dates for the first leg of their Gods of Thunder World Tour, with additional ...

Here are 10 essential rock and metal '80s albums you should own on vinyl. The '80s were a really interesting time in heavy music because that was when rock and metal really started splintering off ...

The 1980s are widely regarded as the golden era of heavy metal. That decade produced iconic songs by Ozzy Osbourne, Dio, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Motörhead, Judas Priest, and Black Sabbath. Despite that ...

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 ...