Avenged Sevenfold

M. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold has defended the decision to tape a message for two newly released Israeli hostages, calling it a humanist action rather than a political one.

M. Shadows taped a welcome home message for two newly released Israeli hostages who were also Avenged Sevenfold fans.

"We promise to come back stronger than ever," the band also said in their statement.

The following four artists were not only the biggest metal groups of the 2000s, but also shaped metal in some way and have had a lasting influence.

Brooks Wackerman recalls what swayed him to join Avenged Sevenfold after a lengthy stint with Bad Religion.

After a month of teasing acts participating in the 2025 Louder Than Life Festival, organizers have now revealed the full 160-plus band strong lineup.

Tens of thousands of metal songs have been released over the last 25 years and these are the very best.

Here are the highest selling albums from some of the biggest metal acts including Metallica, Korn, Megadeth, Tool and others.

'I don’t know if that’s more of a commentary on us or more of a commentary on the typical rock listener,' questions M. Shadows.

Two decades down. Do these 2005 albums still hold up as some of your favorites from that era?