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Through some sort of sonic wizardry, they manage to conjure maximalist stoner doom metal with the slash and agility of a ...

You could easily argue that doom and stoner are the two oldest subgenres in metal, given that they trace their roots all the way back to heavy music’s foundational text, Black Sabbath’s debut album.

The year 2000 was 25 years ago. Just let that sink in a moment. While nu metal still ruled the roost so far as alternative music went, the tides were changing. Metalcore was beginning to find its ...

Swirling, whirling and hypnotically lush, the music of the Besnard Lakes beckons listeners to be swept away into an ocean of sound and promises to sonically smash them against the most knifelike of ...

Austin-based stoner metal band The Sword has permanently reunited and will play at Paper Tiger on Friday, April 11. The San Antonio show is one of only two dates so far announced for the group’s ...

Local promoter Shadebeast is putting on a show featuring three heavy rock bands. Music Hates You is a rock band infused with ...

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 ...