In a new interview with the Toronto Sun, guitarist Pete Townshend asserts that The Who “invented heavy metal” music. Explaining why The Who’s “new album doesn’t sound that much like The Who in terms ...

Metal music began in the late 60s and rose to prominence in the early 70s in Britain. The term “metal” is believed to have come from the hippie movement, when “heavy” meant deep or serious.

“My vocals were rougher. More heavy metal. And I just didn’t see Michael fitting in. But slowly he won me over. I came to understand what he could give to this band.” Kiske’s arrival ...

Many of these soundtracks, whether used for a short fight scene or as the intro music to the animation, have been created by Animetal or other metal artists. Another theory holds that the Japanese are ...