Kevin Riddles, best known as the bassist from Angel Witch, has died at the age of 68, his bandmates have confirmed. He was a ...

Judas Priest has the most heavy metal band name this side of Iron Maiden. ... K. K. Downing, and a whole bunch of drummers arrived in the ’70s declaring they were “Hell Bent for Leather.” ...

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70s Rock Singer Makes Bold Claim About His Album with Heavy Metal Icons. Jason Brow. ... Related: Legendary Heavy Metal Band Has Exciting News (And It Involves a 90s Rock Icon) Advertisement.

Birmingham remains a hotbed of musical activity in the 21st Century. Formed by members of Birmingham bands Table Scraps and ...

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The decade saw rock branch into a series of intriguing new subgenres, beginning, at the dawn of the '70s, with heavy metal. ... These 5 Artists Should Get ‘Back to the Beginning’ Concerts Next.

On May 29, 1983, the four members of LA rock band Quiet Riot realised they were on to something big... It was ‘Heavy Metal Day’ at the US Festival at Glen Helen Regional Park in San Bernadino ...

The 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap lampooned heavy metal. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer portrayed the titular band as they experienced a comedy of errors while on tour ...