"Africa is the future of metal." These are the words of Rock Ahavi, the singer, founder and chief songwriter with Arka’n Asrafokor, the electrifying metal band putting their home country of Togo on ...

While many African metal bands are heavily influenced by these early pioneers — they put their own spin on the music, writing lyrics that call for social justice and celebrate African heritage and ...

Here are 10 one-woman black metal bands you need to know about. From Onielar, helmswoman of Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult and Bethlehem, to Sarcana, ex-Gehenna’s “Spell Trilogy” keyboardist, there ...

This summer has been packed with so many incredible festivals, but the black metal party continues all year round. There are so many amazing bands out there in the world that we wish we could see in ...

Today, we will be investigating why five classic black metal bands stopped wearing corpse paint. Nothing is more irritating than the persistent, ignorant belief that black metal is about corpse paint ...

Heavy metal is more than a genre of music. It’s a vast, vast world full of its own countless subgenres, thriving regions all around the world, and more bands than any individual person can keep track ...

Heavy metal bands, at least back in the day, have always embodied the unconventional. Whether it’s insanely taboo lyrical subject matter or wild, almost demonic-sounding vocals, heavy metal bands ...

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 ...

If you look at your favorite metal band’s list of influences, you’re probably going to see Black Sabbath somewhere in the mix. They were one of the first truly heavy bands and inspired countless ...

When the Central Oregon trio Gathering calls in to Zoom for a chat with The Bulletin, they do so from what appears to be the ultimate black metal band’s practice dungeon — a crammed-in drum kit ...

Africa's metalheads have a bold vision. We talk to Edward Banchs, author of a new book about Africa's metal scene, and to a heavy metal singer in... Skinflint. Vulvodyinia. Metal Orizon. Wrust.