Pop-punk, pop rock, indie pop, power pop. All rock styles that clarify right in their name on what genre they're based — pop music. But what happens when a band in one of these traditions tries to ...

Back in the 1980s, the pop and metal worlds rarely crossed over. For many true heavy music fans, collaborating with people in that sphere was like consorting with heathens. Part of the cache of metal ...

Here, we will be presenting our list of five black metal musicians who not only rank among the genre’s finest but are united by their love of pop music. Indeed, many of the most fearlessly authentic ...

The biggest difference between the heavy metal of today and heavy metal during the glory days of the 1980s is that today it is rife with division. Mainstream versus underground. “Extreme” versus ...

Pop might be an icky word for heavy metal diehards. But remember, “pop” is just short for popular. And if you’re favorite band sells millions of records, then they are, by definition, popular. History ...

Even though the ongoing reappraisal of nu metal has recognized that era as a significant cultural moment, Sacramento band Deftones still manage to catch a bad rap. Sure, they came up as part of the ...

Japanese metal-idol band Babymetal have been tearing through the heavy metal world since 2014, when they released the self-titled Babymetal, but it was only in April that they made their U.S.

Of course Def Leppard ruled the '80s. Has there ever been a better time for long-haired boys (and sometimes girls) to top their metal instincts with the kind of pop smarts those guys flashed on ...

In an age when nearly every song ever recorded is available at a moment’s notice, it’s easy to get cynical about music. Everything’s been done before and we have a never-ending Spotify playlist to ...