Friedrich Nietzche, the deadbeat father of heavy metal and a pretty rad dude in his day, wrote an entire book about Richard Wagner, the grandiose composer and heavy-handed...
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By the end of the '80s, hair metal -- the most popular form of hard rock on the market -- had become a profitable formula, with record companies cranking out band after band...
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Building the perfect nu-metal beast requires the finesse of a gourmet chef. You can't just toss the ingredients together; you have to blend them. In Stereomud's case, it's a...
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While every alternative metal band can no doubt assert that its lyrics exploring gloomy landscapes of mishandled relationships/too many wedgies in gym class/tortured Oedipal...
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