What makes a song “industrial?” It’s a question we’ve often pondered this past week at Consequence throughout our ongoing celebration of the genre. Harsh and liberal use of distortion; the ...

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From Ghost and Sleep Token to Electric Callboy, Lorna Shore, Babymetal and beyond, 2025 has offered up plenty of great metal ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. While there’s not much debate regarding which lineup of Black ...

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Every catchy pop track hides possibilities. And once a metal band picks it up, the song shifts character—sometimes darker, sometimes heavier—always in an unexpected way. That’s the joy of reinvention ...

Here are Tech N9ne's nine favorite metal songs of all time. The legendary rapper has been a longstanding ally of rock and metal, helping validate our beloved music in the minds of newcomers while ...

Metal is a genre known for lyrics that delve into dark or taboo subject matter. Fans of the genre are no strangers to songs about death, religion, war, demons, or other topics that songwriters in most ...