Like Christopher Lee’s Dracula in the classic Hammer horror films from the early Sixties, speed metal cannot be killed off. Every time we think it’s finally dead and done, a new band comes along and ...

An anchor of the classic mid-century Nashville sound, the pedal steel guitar has been a trusted part of the broader pop palette at least since Jerry Garcia added affable, if primitive, pedal steel to ...

Under the sweltering heat of Sunday afternoon, Athfest goers are typically bombarded by the metallic pounding of brass instruments, the ceaseless march of percussion, and endless guitar riffing.