Twists of fate prevented him from following his original ambitions – but his band still use Robert Fripp’s music at sound ...

Heavy metal certainly had its origins prior to Black Sabbath's 1970 debut album – and more specifically, the intro riff to the opening song "Black Sabbath" – but the genre certainly came into ...

After a disappointing season, Alabama football mascot ponders the transfer portal with heavy metal gloom in his heart ...

Revived local favorites Fantasy bring their danceable power-pop grooves to the Ivy Room Saturday night for a show that ...

We explore five of the most surprising jobs iconic rockstars had before they became, well, rockstars, from house cleaners to ...

With the studio album 'Aghori Mhori Mei,’ leader Billy Corgan has Smashing Pumpkins dialing back to their roots ...

Black Sabbath didn't have the most reliable track record for singers, and Tony Iommi didn't always have it easy once they took it to the road.

Mostly, they render the riffs heavier by comparison. If I had to isolate a common musical lineage among all the albums, it’s Black Sabbath. (Duh?) Listening to all 26 albums I collected was slow ...