"It was my first time hearing heavy metal – and I was terrified of it." Here are 8 spooky metal classics you need on your Halloween playlist this year

Team Metal Hammer picks out some of the spookiest and most terrifying tracks you need to metal up your Halloween mix in 2025 ...

Arctangent – the UK’s best prog metal festival – announces first bands for 2026, including Igorrr, Svalbard, Alcest, Agent Fresco, Chat Pile

The most forward-thinking bands in prog, post-rock and metal will once again gather at Bristol’s Fernhill Farm next August ...

Bad Omens announce 2026 tour with Beartooth, Prudential show. Get tickets

Heavy metal group Bad Omens just announced their 2026 ‘Do You Feel Love Tour’ with special guests Beartooth and President. As ...

The “first example” of heavy metal, according to Rob Halford

Most people will agree that heavy metal didn't exist before 1970, and according to Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford, one ...
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4 Pop Hits That Reveal Max Martin and Shellback’s Heavy Metal Roots

Max Martin and Shellback started out in heavy metal bands before transforming the sound of pop music in the 21st century.

Heavy Metal Act Bad Omens Playing Xfinity Mobile Arena On North American Tour

Bad Omens will be joined by Beartooth and PRESIDENT at their Philadelphia concert in March 2026. See ticketing details online ...
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Ozzy Osbourne, heavy metal music legend, dead at 76

Ozzy Osbourne, the pioneering heavy metal singer and Black Sabbath frontman whose star turn on reality TV endeared him to a new generation of fans, has died, according to the Associated Press. He was ...