heavy metal

The first ever emoji keyboard dedicated to heavy metal has arrived in the iOS App Store.

While meeting with Nordic leaders at the White House, President Obama acknowledged Finland's heavy metal culture.

Sharks literally crave the sound of low frequencies, as "the dense tones of heavy metal simulate the low frequencies of struggling fish.

In news that gives new meaning to the title of Quiet Riot's classic Metal Health LP, NME reports that Swedish doctors have diagnosed what seems to be the world's first official case of heavy metal addiction.

Actor Christopher Lee, best known for his roles in the 'Lord of the Rings' and 'Star Wars' films, has recorded his second heavy metal album, 'Charlemagne: The Omens of Death.' The 90-year-old thespian has seen his music career evolve in recent years and he says his sophomore set is more of a fully formed metal creation.

Imagine getting college credit for studying Metallica and Iron Maiden and playing metal gigs. Sounds like something metalheads might dream up after a long night of partying, but a college in the U.K. is doing just that. Beginning this fall, New College Nottingham will offer a two-year degree in heavy metal, reports the Nottingham Post...

In the grand scheme of the heavy metal enthusiast, it is not often that childhood aspirations of becoming a god-sized shredder come to fruition before the first patch of pubic hair.

Since the members of Iron Maiden are all well into their 50s it shouldn't be a big surprise that some fans of the seminal heavy metal band are now old enough to collect retirement benefits. Instead it's what a 71-year-old woman from Stockholm, Sweden and her 81-year-old husband did with their Iron Maiden record collection that's noteworthy.

Colleges are for learning on a wide variety of subject matters and you can now include heavy metal among them as the University of Houston-Victoria will host the first ever 'Heavy Metal and Popular Culture International Conference later this week. Wait, you say, here in Victoria?

This is the perfect way to relive those golden years back in the '90s before you hardened your heart and started listening exclusively to death metal. It's a metal guitar version of your 12-year-old self's favorite song -- 'Barbie Girl' by Scandinavian dance-pop group Aqua.

Record Store Day is right around the corner, with plenty of specialty items heading to independent record stores. This year's event takes place in participating stores on April 20 and a number of top acts are preparing fresh vinyl releases to attract fans to the old-school way of buying new music.

Just when we thought America's favorite video game, 'Super Mario Bros.,' couldn't get any better -- enter YouTube's 311Erock, aka rocker Eric Calderone. In this video, Eric shows us that not all metal riffs and/or tones are used for moshing, horror movies and making parents angry.