The best European metal bands are a key component in the genre’s history and evolution. It is impossible to understand what ...

To release one studio album is an accomplishment in and of itself, but these metal bands didn’t stop at one; they’ve produced over 10 studio albums.

Iron Maiden formed in London at the end of the '70s and became one of heavy metal's reigning bands. The group's original singer, Paul Di'anno, was replaced by Bruce Dickinson in 1982, just in time ...

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.

Def Leppard originally entered the scene at the end of the ’70 as part of the new wave of British heavy metal, taking a cue from bands like Led Zeppelin (note the similarities in the groups ...