With March being Women’s History Month – an annual observance that’s been officially recognized since 1987 – Westword is looking at the power players who are currently making their mark in the local ...

As a woman who's grown up in the metal scene, knowing that Emily Armstrong will walk out on stage with Linkin Park as a ...

Our picks for the Heaviest Song by 11 Big Hair Metal Bands proves that the genre, which relied so heavily on simple pop sensibilities, packed a harder punch than its detractors were willing to admit.

To many people, the mention of metal or heavy music brings to mind venues full of guys with beards, long hair, and patch-covered vests. While the metal world is indisputably male-dominated, many women ...

If your black metal shelf already holds the classics and you’re itching for something beyond the familiar beats, this list is ...

"Hair metal" is not an actual genre. You know it, we know it and the myriad bands that got unfairly lumped into the category know it. That said, the pejorative phrase serves a purpose here. Critics ...

More women, people of color and queer musicians are taking over the hardcore music scene in North Texas. Hardcore music, a subgenre of punk music, has historically been led by white cisgender men, but ...