Heavy metal first hit the airwaves back in the 1970s and 80s, but many of the elders of metal continue to rock, shred, thrash, and headbang today. These are the oldest living heavy metal icons.

(RNS) — An eight-man heavy metal band from Mongolia known as The Hu has done what few thought could happen in the 21st century: Create a new genre of folk-metal music. Decked out in black war ...

(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Primus amassed a solid ... hit the charts and introduced the band to a broad crossover audience of heavy metal, punk rock, and alt-rock fans.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A heavy metal guitarist who was part of the far ... Jon Ryan Schaffer, who founded the band Iced Earth, was the first Jan. 6 defendant to plead guilty to federal charges ...

including a heavy metal band guitarist, avoided prison time Friday for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot after pleading guilty to federal charges and cooperating with investigators.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two former members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group, including a heavy metal band guitarist, avoided prison time Friday for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021 ...