Black metal has historically been linked to controversy, including 1990s church burnings in Scandinavia, and frontman Nergal has openly described creating satanic-themed music as central to the band’s ...

Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello co-directs this adoring bio-doc tracing the British band’s 50-year journey ...

Blackened death metal veterans say they "fought to make these shows happen" as Istanbul bans Behemoth and Slaughter To Prevail performances. Behemoth have issued a strong statement after their planned ...

Robbie Williams led a performance in honour of the singer and Black Sabbath frontman during the Brit Awards in Manchester ...

A professor at Hunter College has built one of the largest special collections of contraband Russian literature in the world.

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21 rock songs that enraged censors and challenged authority – banned, blacklisted, or silenced, yet defiantly unforgettable ...

Some songs have been lightning rods for controversy, but sometimes those songs have gotten fans into hot water for the wrong reasons.

Things aren’t going well for the Polish death metal band Behemoth. First the group announced it was canceling shows in Turkey due to pressure from religious groups. Now the band announced it has ...

Journalist Yi-Ling Liu’s The Wall Dancers traces how the Internet affected daily life in China, showing how similar this ...

"Don't Fear the Reaper" is Blue Oyster Cult's most successful song, peaking at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has been widely used in film and television and was included on Rolling Stone's ...

Dead Kennedys have addressed their Punk in the Park participation after learning of the festival owner's Trump contributions.