Here are the 11 best progressive black metal bands of all time! Since its inception in the early 1980s, black metal has been known for a few key – and at times, unsavory – characteristics (such as ...

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 ...

The Norwegian band’s early years were punctuated by headlines about death and church burnings. It went on to become a beacon of experimentation in the genre. Mayhem, from left: Hellhammer (Jan Axel ...

Dustin Lance Black not only directed the new documentary “Rock Out” about the queer influence on heavy metal, punk and rock n’ roll, but he’s also in it. For good reason. The feature pulls inspiration ...

Agriculture pushes the boundaries of what it means to be a black metal band. You'll hear several elements in their music, from shoegaze to folk to even a sax solo. And in a culture where genres are ...