Heavy Metal

Over the weekend: Tauntaun and Kingdom of Magic at the Bluebird

Photo by Soren McCartyTauntaun, Kingdom of Magic and Wetlands Friday, March 6, 2009 Bluebird Theater Better than: banging your head against your steering wheel Friday night's Bluebird crowd came prepared to rock, and they certainly weren't disappointed. As metal reasserts itself in the mainstream D ... More >>

The seasoned men of Horse are making the best music of their life

Top Ten Metal Albums of 2008

In a year worthy of your rage, metal delivered in spades. What with the economy circling the drain and Sarah Palin coming down from the tundra and then refusing to go back, 2008's been the kind of year that really makes you want to smash your head into walls or punch random strangers in the face. Go ... More >>

Death Magnetic gives Metallica a new lease on life

Live Review: Smaug, the Final Formula, Devil Got Five, Black Maria at PT's Club Inferno

Live Review: Witchcraft, Dead Child, Kingdom of Magic at Marquis Theater

The Sword Conquers

This doom metal comes endorsed by Metallica.

Bullet for My Valentine Takes Aim

Are these guys the new face of British metal?

Q&A With Matt Tuck of Bullet For My Valentine

Praise the Lordi

3 Inches of Blood

Friday, July 27, Boulder Theater, 303-786-7030.

More Carnage

Blast Beats, Dark Harmonies and Monstrous Melodies

The Top 10 Heavy Metal Albums of 2006.

Queensr˙che

Friday, September 29, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-830-8497.

Mutton Busters

Lamb of God is in good company on Gigantour.

Venom

Wednesday, August 30, Bluebird Theater, 1-866-468-7621.

Soulfly

Thursday, May 18, Ogden Theatre, 1-866-468-7621.

Bosnia

15th Street Tavern

Morbid Angel

Wednesday, April 26, Ogden Theatre, 1-866-468-7621.

Avenged Sevenfold

Friday, April 21, Magness Arena, 303-830-8497.

Road Hard

Kronow proves its mettle with Forever Altered.

A Fire Inside

Sweden's In Flames focuses on family.

Heady Metal

In 2005, longhairs got more progressive than ever.

No Pain, No Jayne

The Mansfields find the fun in punk rock's angst.

Big Business

Monday, November 14, Fox Theatre, Boulder, 303-443-3399.

SuperHeavyGoatAss

Friday, September 2, Larimer Lounge, 303-291-1007.

Iron Maiden

Tuesday, August 9, Coors Amphitheatre, 303-830-8497.

Love and Death

The yin and yang of Opeth, one of metal's most fascinatingly complex acts.

Slipknot

Wednesday, April 20, Magness Arena, 303-830-8497.

Killswitch Engage

Friday, March 18, Fillmore Auditorium, 303-830-8497.

Danzig

Friday, March 11, Ogden Theatre, 303-830-2525.

High Time

With new blood and primeval force, High on Fire has forged a metal masterpiece.

Up From the Underworld

This year, blood-soaked extreme metal took its rightful place in the world of heavy music.

Master of Porpoise

Mastodon's monstrous metal is just breaking the surface.

Himsa

Monday, November 22, Ogden Theatre, 303-830-2525.

Retroactive

Queensrÿche

Soulfly

Saturday, July 31, Ogden Theatre, 303-830-2525.

Slay Ride

Still reigning in blood, Slayer gives the devil his due.

The Beatdown

Kiss me, I’m a rock star -- at least for one night.

Megadepth

For Swedish death-metal merchants Entombed, the only constant is change.

Fall Guys

When it comes to the power and passion of punk rock, there's no substitute for Stuntdoubles.

Morbid Angels

When Cephalic Carnage went looking for success outside of Denver, it turned to the sewers of the death-metal underground.

Heavy Mettle

Harlan Hendrickson wants to prove that '80s rock and roll is not noise pollution.

That Fleeting Feeling

The music of the Bobby Collins Death Metal Armada is just what you'd expect: light, funny, pop-laden and free.

Various Artists

Tattoo the Earth: The First Crusade (1500 Records)

Critic's Choice

Cave In

Popular Culture

By pushing the boundaries of cool, Throat Culture revisits -- and revitalizes -- heavy metal in Denver.

Play It As It Slays

Slayer hasn't stopped giving the devil his due.

Strategic Thinking

Metal label Game Two bends record-industry rules.

Misfits Again

After a fourteen-year absence, the Misfits are back.