Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. As it relates to who should be considered heavy metal’s ...

It struck an emotional chord. A head-banging bride and groom found a way to amp up their “most heavy metal wedding ever” — by exchanging electric guitars instead of “crappy” rings. Unblushing bride ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi performs with a Gibson SG Special and Laney amp When Eddie Van Halen called Tony Iommi the ...

Heavy metal had been slowly growing in popularity for decades by the time it hit its commercial peak. The ’80s are considered mainly the heyday of heavy metal in its official definition. That being ...

Without electric guitars and their iconic designs and trademark distorted riffage, there would be no such thing as heavy metal. Since its inception in the 1960s, heavy metal has steadily gained ...

Ragne Wahlquist's memorial service in Stockholm last month had all the solemnity (and the stacked guest list) of a state funeral. Wahlquist, who for nearly 50 years led the heavy metal institution ...

Guitar brand releases documentary series on Tony Iommi, now streaming free. The docuseries explores Iommi’s influence on heavy metal and key musicians. “Tony Iommi remains the undisputed godfather of ...