Here are 10 one-woman black metal bands you need to know about. From Onielar, helmswoman of Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult and Bethlehem, to Sarcana, ex-Gehenna’s “Spell Trilogy” keyboardist, there ...

There has always been a sense of intrigue and mystery surrounding the world of black metal. Since the early days of Mayhem—the notorious Norwegian band often credited for catapulting the genre into ...

In part due to the energy and visuals of their live show, Witch Club Satan — an all-female black metal trio from Norway — have been on the rise, while also breaking down several barriers within the ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

To many people, the mention of metal or heavy music brings to mind venues full of guys with beards, long hair, and patch-covered vests. While the metal world is indisputably male-dominated, many women ...

In the world of metal nothing seems more contradictory than to have religion, more specifically Christianity, tied with it. And deeper in the world of metal, nothing could possibly be more ...

This summer has been packed with so many incredible festivals, but the black metal party continues all year round. There are so many amazing bands out there in the world that we wish we could see in ...

Here are 11 bands who started out as black metal but aren’t anymore! Although it would be amusing to strip certain groups of their black metal badges for compromising their integrity, today, we will ...

It’s easy to forget just how much of a shock to the system black metal was when it exploded in the early 1990s. Even beyond the controversy – namely murder and church burning – it pushed metal to ...