Music has been described as the "universal language," even apparently the harsh sounds of heavy metal. This seems to be borne out by the pervasive popularity of the genre over the last four decades. A new book co-written and edited by Bowling Green State University popular culture associate professor Dr. Jeremy Wallach, "Metal Rules the Globe: Heavy Metal Music Around the World," traces it from ...

Some people invariably describe rock metal music as nothing but noise. Disturbing, incomprehensible, loud and lacks harmony are some of few overused adjectives used to describe this genre, which audience generally belongs to the younger age group.

'The Creation of the Universe,' an installation with high-tech playback of a live performance, opens at Cal State Long Beach. 'The Creation of the Universe,' an installation with high-tech playback of a live performance, opens at Cal State Long Beach.

As a young metalhead, the mid-eighties were a really exciting time for me. Speed/thrash metal was an exciting sound, bringing in the anger and velocity of punk, taking the music into brave new territory. read more

Heavy metal music has been around so long now, it might not seem quite so threatening anymore.