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Opinion Belgium's Metal Bands That Deserve Your Attention
Belgium punches way above its weight in metal. From 80s speed metal pioneers to the H8000 hardcore scene. Here's why you should care.
6 August 2023
Opinion Heavy Metal and Aggression
Does heavy metal make you aggressive? Science says no. A study in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience actually found the opposite.
5 July 2023
Opinion The Funny Metal Bands That Are Actually Good
Steel Panther, Mac Sabbath, Nanowar of Steel, Psychostick, Metalachi. Comedy metal gets laughed at and ignored. Here are the joke bands worth your time.
18 February 2023
Opinion Tatiana Shmayluk: The Ginger in Jinjer
Tatiana Shmayluk is Ukrainian — the lead vocalist of Jinjer, born in 1987 and raised in Horlivka in the Donetsk region. Piano kid, pillow screamer, one of the most versatile voices in modern metal. Here is her story.
16 January 2023
Opinion Germany, the Land of Metal
From Scorpions to Rammstein, from thrash to power metal. Germany has shaped heavy metal more than most countries get credit for.
3 December 2022
Opinion The Forbidden Riff. Every song you're not allowed to play in a guitar shop.
Stairway to Heaven leads the list. But the real forbidden riff list goes deeper than one Led Zeppelin intro. Here's the full rundown and why guitar shops banned them.
20 November 2022
Opinion Did Meshuggah Play at the Oscars? The Truth Behind the 'Unreleased Footage'
No — Meshuggah never played the Oscars. The 'unreleased footage' is a fan edit, and a scarily good one. Watch it here and see exactly how the fake works, frame by frame — and how close metal has actually come to an awards-show stage.
2 November 2022
Opinion The best hair metal bands of all time
Six bands that defined the hair metal era. Big riffs, bigger hair, and enough hairspray to punch a hole in the ozone layer.
12 June 2022