Back in June 1982, one of history's seminal heavy-metal compilation albums, Metal Massacre, came out. That record spawned a franchise that's extended to more than a dozen volumes and launched a record ...

RidingEasy Records, the label behind the Brown Acid garage-rock and proto-metal compilation series, is delving into the golden age of heavy metal with a new collection titled Scrap Metal, Vol. 1. We ...

The post Metal Blade Records Releases Vinyl Reissue of Metal Massacre I, Details 40th Anniversary Events appeared first on Consequence. Metal Blade Records has reissued the legendary Metal Massacre ...

The phrase “Disney music” often conjures up images of doe-eyed princesses belting out Broadway ballads. But a new album comprised of classic tracks from the House of Mouse re-imagined with power metal ...

You may have noticed that we don’t take too kindly to Nazis around here. Those guys suck. In fact, we’re not big fans of bigoted folks in general. While most of us certainly don’t endorse that kind of ...

Just like there's no definitive answer as to how Earth formed, there is truly no definitive answer as to which band "invented" heavy metal. Groups began releasing heavy albums left and right starting ...