Thirty-five years ago, in February 1989, those were the five artists competing for the first-ever Grammy recognizing heavy ...

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The pioneering singer-songwriter behind ‘Love and Affection’ and ‘Willow’ speaks to Louis Chilton about her coruscating new ...

Huge riffs, powerful drums, and undeniable vocalists at the ... This undeniable classic still stands tall. Judas Priest is yet another band that presents an impossible challenge.

Judas Priest’s public career began with a bombastic ... featuring his brother Nigel on drums, nephew Alex (son of Priest bassist Ian Hill) on bass, sister Sue, on bells, and guitarists Robert ...

There are some areas in Greece that add a twist to the ceremony by burning effigies of Judas Iscariot. You can find these celebrations ... as he passed through the underworld. At midnight, a priest ...

It may not feel like it, but year-end list season is here, and as always, the first major metal list out the gate is from Decibel. The list will appear with write-ups in Decibel ‘s January issue, but ...

Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson will be joined by Ryan Wariner (lead and rhythm guitar), Ryan Waters (guitars), Paul Moak (guitars, keyboards and backing vocals), Tony Lucido (bass and backing vocals), ...

The former WWE World Heavyweight Champion has given his theme song an overhaul, with the help of some thrash metal royalty ...

Battaglia’s reputation as a “street priest” close to drug addicts and the poor has also led some to view him as Pope Francis’ Italian counterpart, christening him the “Bergoglio of South ...

Tommy Gold jumps in the Get Lit Mix.

Spencer Kaufman is the Managing Editor of Heavy Consequence, covering all things metal and hard rock. In the past, he helped launch another major metal website, and has worked as a music editor in New ...