Heavy metal has always been more than just a music genre, and it’s a culture, a movement, and for many, a way of life.

And of course, Hammett says Black Sabbath’s first three albums “are like gospel” to metalheads. Specifically, the Exodus co-founder lists the 1975 song “Symptom of the Universe” as one that changed ...

Metallica 's Kirk Hammett named one particular guitar riff that he believes "shifted heavy metal." ...

The best European metal bands are a key component in the genre’s history and evolution. It is impossible to understand what ...