We weren’t scared of grunge. We would see Dave Grohl wearing Sepultura t-shirts”: It was built on death metal – until three iconic bands helped turn this underground record company into the most influ ...

Around beginning of the 21st Century, there was a wave of new hard rock and metal acts arriving on the scene, most of whom got lumped into the what was being dubbed "nu metal" at the time. In the ...

The long, intertwined roots of one of the world’s most successful independent metal labels can be traced back to a dorm room in a military boarding school two decades ago. Ash Avildsen, the future ...

Trending on Billboard if ( !window.pmc.harmony?.isEventAdScheduledTime() ) { pmcCnx.cmd.push(function() { pmcCnx({ settings: { plugins… By Richard Smirke German ...

For over 35 years, Metal Blade Records has been putting out some of your favorite releases in all walks of heavy music. It's a label worth celebrating, and this August, Metal Blade and BMG are ...

Brian Slagel founded Metal Blade Records 40 years ago in LA as a way to capture and promote the nascent heavy metal scene in his hometown. It has since become arguably the preeminent label for heavy ...

Even with “Thank You” and “Ramble On” on Led Zeppelin II, critics considered the LP the birth of metal. (Many still do.) And after III, some wondered if the Zep would pick a lane (i.e., hard or soft).

It's official, Roadrunner Records has been fully dissolved into Warner Music Group. The acquisition started in 2007 when Warner bought 73.5% of the company, with the full purchase being completed ...

The Metal Construction Association (MCA) has released a white paper focused on Metal Composite Material (MCM) labeling. The document, Labeling: Who Cares and Why, addresses the need to make sure the ...