Bad Omens continue to be one of metalcore’s emerging bands with “Specter” leading the way amongst some impressive 2025 ...

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From front to back, Rivers of Nihil’s self-titled fifth collection is virtually immaculate, so choosing one song to honor ...

As sad as it is to say goodbye to artists we’ve grown up listening to, there’s a distinct inevitability to it at this point; […] ...

Black Sabbath is dead, and Black Sabbath will never die. Both of these things are true. More than 50 years ago, the Birmingham, England-founded quartet pioneered heavy metal music with songs like “War ...

Ozzy Osbourne, the self-styled Prince of Darkness, has long been a towering figure in the world of heavy metal, from his ominous beginnings fronting Black Sabbath in the late ’60s to his scintillating ...

What do you mean it’s August already?! Wasn’t it just New Year’s Day last week?! Sadly, the passage of time seems to only go faster and faster as the year continues, but the good news is that means ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Guitar music is a ubiquitous feature of popular music, ...