A decade ago, Ozzy Osbourne named his favorite heavy metal albums ever, and the list might surprise you.

Ranking the best albums of any genre is not easy, and metal might be particularly difficult. At least, BBC Music tried.

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The wait is nearly over as Lita Ford shares exciting news about her first album in a decade.

Heavy metal’s origins began in the late 1960s, though it didn’t begin to really kick off until the 1980s. An extension and evolution of rock and roll, heavy metal was influenced by quite a few ...

Metallica released their debut album Kill ‘Em All on Megaforce Records. The album’s eight tracks presented a raw combination ...

William Shatner has been bringing his thespian-trained, Shatneresque magic to other people’s songs going back to his 1969 alum The Transformed Man, that featured his cult classic version of “Lucy in ...

Released on July 27, 1984, Ride the Lightning showcased a more ambitious sound than the band’s debut, blending blistering ...

Here are 10 essential rock and metal '80s albums you should own on vinyl. The '80s were a really interesting time in heavy music because that was when rock and metal really started splintering off ...

We’re about a quarter-century removed from the days when nu metal ruled the airwaves, and the once-maligned subgenre of music continues to hold a hell of a lot more cultural significance than its ...

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