Love it or hate it, Nu-Metal was one of the most popular genres of music in the late 90s and early 2000s, featuring heavy down tuned guitar, aggressive vocals and lyrics and a lot of attitude. While the genre has largely faded away with the times, there were plenty of iconic artists and songs that…
From the lead vocalist to the drummer, each member of a metal band adds to the sound. Almost all metal bands have talented guitarists, and there is usually one member of the band playing the bass guitar. The bass guitar is about an octave lower than other guitars, so the bass guitar is usually a…
Doom metal is a sub genre of metal that musically and lyrically embraces the concepts of darkness, isolation, along with a feeling of intense dread or despair. Tempos are more on the slow side, creating a dense soundscape saturated with rich visions of dreamlike scenarios. Most of these bands have been influenced by the band,…
Metal is one of the most fascinating genres of music ever born of this earth. From the glitter and glam rock of the 80’s, to the dark, intense soundscapes of melodic death metal, there are always surprises lurking within the shadows. When taking on the task of finding the best metal love songs, it’s not…
Metallica was for a long time assumed to be the biggest metal band worldwide, but in 2019, it was confirmed after the numbers came in; since 1982, the band had sold almost 22.1 million tickets and raked in $1.4 billion. The success can be attributed to the band’s commitment to producing great music, and every…
Progressive metal is an interesting genre that crosses different boundaries with each band that comes into the scene. You could say the genre has always existed as prog or progressive music. Tool and Dream Theater are some of the earlier well known bands to have incorporated progressive elements into metal. Over time, bands have incorporated…
Metallica has remained at the top of the pecking order in metal for over 30 years, there is no other metal band in the world that stands toe to toe with them in terms of popularity, selling over 100 million albums during their career. Releasing their first album in 1983, the band went from strength…
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi was under the spotlight again, this time praising Metallica while claiming rock is not dead yet. Tony Iommi claiming that Metallica is not going to go away soon, he said good music will forever be there. To give some context, those remarks of Iommi are in response to KISS bassist…
Metallica‘s famous drummer Lars Ulrich revealed how is touring with Ozzy Osbourne. He also opens up for Cliff Burton‘s death and more. There is a huge history between Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, and Black Sabbath bands. Sometimes they are touring together and they spent time together a lot. One of the stories between them so interesting…