Darkthrone, whose path has crossed with Anselmo’s, nearly reimagined Black Sabbath’s “Under the Sun.” These legends have ...

Whereas the eponymous Side A closer of Black Sabbath’s 1980 album (their first with Ronnie James Dio replacing Ozzy Osbourne) ...

The famous rap-metal band’s debut album depicts the infamous self-immolation of Vietnamese monk Thích Quảng Đức in 1963, protesting the persecution of Buddhists by South Vietnam’s US ...

Moore has dabbled in black metal, but I’m not sure I’ve heard him involved in anything quite as grimy and straightforward as Napalm Death’s take on “Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue” in a ...

I t is never easy to cover one of the biggest bands of all time, but some musicians have pulled off phenomenal ...

Either way, these five records are solid from start to finish; they just deserved a cover that made a better first impression.5 classic records that deserved better album covers1. Led Zeppelin - ...

Drummer Away recalls the Canadian outfit’s rapid transition from thrash over the course of their first four albums ...

Some hyper-conservative and hyper-progressive corners of the internet clearly disagree, and the reactions have been intense – which is hardly surprising, considering sexuality has always rubbed some ...

In early 1995, Metallica had a “good problem”: how to follow up The Black Album, the 1991 smash that turned them from metal heroes into global rock stars. It wasn’t an easy question.

“Spinal Tap II: The End Continues,” out Sept. 12, will reunite all the principals of the original cast, including Christopher ...

The Courant’s arts picks for June 29 through July 5 include British rockers, Celine Dion and Lady Gaga and Whitney Houston ...

The album included covers of Poison ’s “Every Rose Has Its Thorn,” Guns N Roses’ “Patience” and Motley Crue’s “Home Sweet Home.” Tommy Lee, Californication (2011) ...