metal
The Place Where Men Go to Emo Scream Their Pain Away
‘I’ve had quite a few rough days at work in the past few weeks, and screaming to my favorite music helped me get through it’
‘Nothing Else Matters’ Was the Moment Metallica Stopped Caring About Selling Out
Over their career, the thrash-metal veterans have been derided for courting mainstream success. But this power ballad’s enduring popularity is tied to the fact that it’s a song about not worrying what the world thinks of you
The Unabashed Male Beauty (and Sexism) of ’80s Hard Rock
Authors Tom Beaujour and Richard Bienstock discuss their exhaustive oral history ‘Nothin’ But a Good Time’ and how hair metal’s party-hearty ethos reflects the Reagan era and still speaks to fans
Metal’s Pivot to Coffee Has Me Feeling Like a Caffeinated Freak on a Leash
Plenty of metal bands have released their own line of coffee beans. Do they live up to their creators’ legacies?
