When you first start thinking about new metal bands, it won’t take long until the band Linkin Park comes to mind. An American band who were formed in
Black Sabbath
One of the most well known British classic metal bands, Black Sabbath, was formed back in 1968 by the guitarist and main songwriter Tony Lommi and bas
AC/DC
When you begin to think about the plethora of classic metal bands, it’s impossible not to eventually think about the thunderous sounds of AC/DC. Origi
Five Top Record Labels for Metal Fans
Once a metalhead, always a metalhead. That undoubtedly might not be true for everyone, but it’s a famous t-shirt slogan, and heavy metal fans are said to be the most loyal in the music world.[…]
Iron Maiden
The well known English classic metal band, Iron Maiden, formed back in 1975 when the bass player Steve Harris decided that he wanted to start his own
Slipknot
Hailing from the industrial town of Des Moines, Iowa, the band that would come to be known as Slipknot were formed in 1995 when the percussionist Shaw
System of a Down
The metal band System of a Down, also sometimes shortened to SOAD, or to fans sometimes just referred to as “System”, are an Armenian-American based b
Judas Priest
In 1969 the heavy metal band, Judas Priest, came together in West Bromwich, United Kingdom. Their heavier style which was new at the time would go on
Pantera
In 1981 in Arlington, Texas, the Abbott brothers – the guitarist Dimebag Darrell and drummer Vinnie Paul teamed up with the vocalist Terry Glaze who w
Metallica
When thinking about classic metal, it won’t be long until the name Metallica springs to mind. Metallica was formed back in 1981 In Los Angeles, Califo