Top-30 Best Modern Metal Bands Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the top thirty bands who are flying the flag for the genre of metal in the modern era. For this list, ...

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 ...

Thrash is alive and well in 2025 and Warbringer's John Kevill credits the late 2000s revival for ensuring the health of thrash metal. During an appearance on Full Metal Jackie's weekend radio show, ...

Doom has always had a close relationship with metal music. Hearing one quick burst of any Doom soundtrack, or even just catching a quick glance at the series’ persistent demonic imagery, will tell you ...

A heavy metal band is often defined by its vocalist. But does it have to be? I would argue, no. There’s no denying that a frontperson has a huge impact on a band’s distinctiveness. Metallica would be ...

Kevin Riddles was the original bassist for Angel Witch, one of the earliest bands of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal that influenced countless modern metal bands. He was also a founding member of ...