Here are 10 producers who defined the sound of metal in the 1980s. The rise of hard rock and heavy metal in the '80s coincided with major changes in how heavy music was not only recorded and mixed, ...

Tony Iommi and Black Sabbath were an essential band in the early days of hard rock and heavy metal, but the guitarist also cites John Mayall as an influence.

Monsters of Rock Festival's heavy metal reign ran from 1980 to 1996, the first of its kind to deem itself a rock festival.

You might not know these rock and metal bands, but you should by the end of 2026. From hard rock to hardcore, nearly every subgenre of rock and metal is seeing a surge of new acts that deserve to be ...