Thrash metal was still in its first wave when Meanstreak formed in New York. The genre had already emerged from the 70s European metal scene, expanding into the U.S. in the early 80s and leading to ...

The singer thinks it’s “badass” that bands with female members are topping charts in the US ...

Witch Fever opened up about being “broke” despite being on multiple stops for a UK and Europe tour. The rising all-female band candidly spoke about the harsh realities of life on the road for ...

To many people, the mention of metal or heavy music brings to mind venues full of guys with beards, long hair, and patch-covered vests. While the metal world is indisputably male-dominated, many women ...

Here are 10 one-woman black metal bands you need to know about. From Onielar, helmswoman of Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult and Bethlehem, to Sarcana, ex-Gehenna’s “Spell Trilogy” keyboardist, there ...

Jinjer vocalist Tatiana Shmayluk has unloaded on the term "female-fronted band", saying that she's sick of being piled in with other women in the heavy metal scene, even if she sounds nothing like ...

Back in the day, bands that had women in them were more of a precious commodity than ubiquitous without notice. In the rock world, we had women like Stevie Nicks, Joan Jett, and Blondie holding it ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Since it was established in the early 1970s, Heavy metal has ...