Sound Barrier brought real heavy metal fire to Los Angeles in the 1980s, but the industry was not ready for four Black men ...

Why was everyone so afraid of heavy metal in the '80s? Well, a rise in strange and dark crimes across America led to a Satanic Panic — and politicians were looking for a scapegoat. Watch this mini ...

There is a lot to be said for staying power. In a world where everything seems disposable, sometimes even music seems like something that can easily be tossed aside or forgotten. Local bands come and ...

Metal is what it is today thanks to the bands that came before and pioneered a sound that can still be heard in the acts of the day. Below are seven metal bands of the 1970s who blazed the trail. When ...