A guide to the essential hard rock and metal tours of summer 2026, including RUSH, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Guns N' Roses, BABYMETAL, and more.

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Hard rock and heavy metal currently don't have mainstream outlets like MTV to reach the masses, but there has been plenty of great stuff from those two genres since 2000. Here's our list of the best ...

Here are 10 producers who defined the sound of metal in the 1980s. The rise of hard rock and heavy metal in the '80s coincided with major changes in how heavy music was not only recorded and mixed, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Every year there are a countless number of exceptional albums ...

As the '80s came to a close and a new decade dawned, it was obvious that the heavy music landscape needed — and had begun to undergo — a radical shift. It was a unique moment in hard rock and metal ...

When they first stepped onto the rock scene in the early 1970s, few would probably guess KISS would still be rocking today–50 years later. An eye-grabbing group with their painted faces and flamboyant ...

HEAVY METAL IS making a big comeback—and we’re not talking about Black Sabbath’s reunion concert this summer. Some corners of the Internet are now raising alarm about toxic heavy metals like lead, ...