When Sabaton formed in 1999, power metal was about the dirtiest word you could utter. While most of the world was doing it for the Nookie, Gothenburg was transforming Sweden’s heavy music topography ...

The 2000s were a wasteland for guitar heroes. Nu metal’s seven-string groovers had little time for plank-spanking pyrotechnics, and even Metallica metaphorically glued Kirk Hammett’s fingers inside ...

MADISON, Wis. — For January's "Morning Notes," News 3 Now is highlighting a local power metal band that just released their 13th album, "Live From Japan." Lords of the Trident recently played Metal ...

As the week rolled into the weekend, it was time for ProgPower USA to take it up a notch. Day Three and Day Four had both undergone numerous roster changes, including almost half of the Day Four ...

Fans are absolutely smitten with Towers of Gold, the new album by Sacred Outcry, and there seems to be a consensus that we've already been blessed with the best power metal album of 2023. The band ...

A popular German power metal band was quite shaken up when multiple members suddenly left the group, all at the same time. The band has gotten back on its feet, though, and has been born anew with ...

When making a metal playlist in 2025, these new artists must be included. These are some of the newest bands that are pushing forward the genre pioneered by many legends in the 1970s. With so much ...

Visa fee hikes are one of the reasons that a popular German power metal band won’t tour in the United States, its lead singer says. In fact, said singer claims that a bunch of different factors are ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

Some of punk and metal's most influential outfits arose from the Bay Area, with many of them serving as an exciting and ...