"Metal is the most positive thing in the world". Max Cavalera tells it like it is

Max Cavalera has hailed heavy metal as "the most positive thing in the world". As a founder of metal heroes Sepultura and also the brains behind acts such as Soulfly, Killer Be Killed, Cavalera Conspiracy and Nailbomb, the 55-year-old singer/ …

5 Hair Metal Bands Who Haven’t Reunited In 20+ Years (But Should!)

Here's five hair metal bands who haven't reunited in 20-plus years... but should! Let’s face it — no genre took the phrase “sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll” more seriously (or sprayed more Aqua Net) than ‘80s heavy metal in its prime. Back in the day …

Heavy Metal’s Exposure Linked To Autism: Study

Who was Brian Montana? Heavy metal guitarist shot dead at 60 during police standoff

Brian Montana, a guitarist and former member of the pioneering death metal band Possessed, was fatally shot by police during a violent standoff in South San Francisco on April 28, 2025. The 60-year-old musician was shot and killed by the South San …

Heavy Metal Guitarist Brian Montana Dies During Shootout With Police

Former Possessed guitarist Brian Montana died on Monday, April 29, during a shootout with police, the band has confirmed. He was 60. The heavy metal musician was shot and killed by police near his Arroyo Drive home in San Francisco, according to …

MAX CAVALERA: 'Metal Is The Most Positive Thing In The World'

In a recent interview with Prescription Punk Rock, former SEPULTURA and current SOULFLY frontman Max Cavalera spoke about how heavy metal music, arguably more than any other genre, has a reputation for the effect it has on its listeners' behaviors and …

Heavy metal/jazz fusion ensemble coming to Akron

Aaron Kerr’s Dissonant Creatures, a seven-piece heavy metal/jazz fusion ensemble from St. Paul, MN, will release their full-length vinyl record in early May, then go on a six-date tour of the upper Midwest with a planned performance in Akron. “This is …

‘They just weren’t ready for heavy music anywhere in Utah County’: The Used on their humble start — and growth — over 25 ...

Several years before a band out of Provo, Utah, called Neon Trees burst onto the scene with the pop-rock song “Animal” and an up-and-coming group named Imagine Dragons had an EP release party at Provo’s Velour, a few guys in the neighboring city of Orem …

'Certain heavy defeat' – Neil Robertson doesn't mince words after Ronnie O'Sullivan hammering

Neil Robertson insists Ronnie O'Sullivan's decision to make significant changes to his cue mid-match at the World Championship was always going to lead to "certain defeat". The drastic modification, which saw him have both the tip and …

Heavy metal guitarist dies during shootout with police - second member of band to be shot

By ADAM S. LEVY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 18:39 EDT, 1 May 2025 | Updated: 19:18 EDT, 1 May 2025 A staple of the death metal music genre was gunned down by police in South San Francisco Monday after a dispute with a neighbor over trim clippings turned …