Tens of thousands of heavy metal fans flocked to northern Germany on Monday ahead of the annual Wacken Open Air music festival, despite rain showers threatening to bring a repeat of last year's muddy chaos.

Ozzy Osbourne, who died July 22 at the age of 76, was known as the singer of influential heavy metal band Black Sabbath and for his outrageous solo career that earned him the title the Prince of Darkness. Yet Ozzy also had a softer side. He was a huge fan of the Beatles.

David Roach, the frontman for popular heavy metal rock band Junkyard, got hitched to his fiancée, Jennifer, amid the rock star’s ongoing battle with cancer. Junkyard shared an Instagram post on Sunday, July 20 capturing the wedding with the description, “Congratulations to the happy couple — Mr. and Mrs. David Patrick Roach."

Brittney Griner was among the many in the sports world to react to the death of legendary rock star Ozzy Osbourne. Osbourne, known as the front man for Black Sabbath, passed away this week. He was 76 years old. His family announced the news, just a couple of weeks after his final concert. "It is ...

October 2025 Solicitations for Heavy Metal Magazine blend of sci-fi, fantasy, and horror just in time for Halloween in a 232-page anthology.

Thanks to one of the world's most famous heavy metal bands, students in five programs at the College of Southern Idaho will benefit from scholarship funds to help launch their future careers.

Who says headbanging can’t pay the bills? Over the decades, some heavy metal bands have gone far beyond filling sweaty clubs and instead turned their riffs into serious empires. These acts have proven that loud guitars and packed arenas can lead to incredible fortunes.

Welcome to Soundtrack Sunday, where a member of the PC Gamer team takes a look at a soundtrack from one of their favourite games—or a broader look at videogame music as a whole—offering a little backstory and recommendations for tracks you should be adding to your playlist.