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 ...

Politics and music aren’t miles apart, with musicians frequently using their craft to engage with prescient issues, raise awareness for causes close to their hearts, or protest injustices in the world ...

Japan's "Iron Lady" listens to… Iron Maiden? The country's parliament elected veteran ultraconservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi to serve as the next prime minister on Tuesday, making her the first ...

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The line for the show at Three Links in Deep Ellum on Dec. 6 was out the door and down the street. People bundled in black hoodies and shirts featuring the names of metal bands like Gojira, Sabaton ...

Once the bassist for an all-female heavy metal band, Mikaela Mayer is now a unified boxing champion in two weight classes. Mikaela Mayer (L) with a left hook during the WBA, WBC and WBO ...