Christopher Krovatin

In a world where positivity sells, the Australian “heavy negative wizard metal” band helps us remember why we came here.

As extreme metal ascends, bands like Seether, Wednesday 13, and Black Map are still out there playing turn-of-the-century hard rock to a hardcore faithful.

The former Pantera drummer may be gone, but he left an indelible mark on metal's culture and attitude.

On "Resting in Power" and metal's fear of the dark.

The Grammy-winning Swedish goth rockers' self-fed publicity machine feels corny as hell.

Power Trip, Slaegt, and Oozing Wound discuss how thrash has moved on from mid-2000s nostalgia to become a whole new kind of killing machine.

With 'The Sciences,' the band's first album in 15 years, the high priests of heavy metal's weed church demonstrate why they're legends.

Every metalhead should have a spot in their cold black heart for Rob Zombie.

Thoughts on nervously going where every metalhead fears to tread: the hair stylist.

Thoughts on nervously going where every metalhead fears to tread: the hair stylist.

Vikings, Druids, and pirates were actually kind of lame, but the Metal Barbarian remains pure in its brutality.

Saying goodbye to Slayer as the thrash metal icons prepare to embark upon their final world tour is sad, but it’s the right thing to do.