Vocalists are often the main focus of a band no matter how good the other members are at their instruments. On the flip side, there wouldn’t be any music to back the singer without instruments, and ...

You can tell a story in a song, but that doesn't mean you need words to convey that story. Music is a language all its own, and oh god yes, heavy metal is our favorite language. Where the instrumental ...

Here are the 10 best instrumental metal albums since 2010, ranked by Intervals' Aaron Marshall. So, when he has some recommendations about the modern era of instrumental metal (instru-metal?), you're ...

In 2012, Arizona's instrumental metal duo Tempel digitally released their debut album, 'On the Steps of the Temple,' to the masses. Less than two years later, and after teaming up with Prosthetic ...

Last week, New York instrumental metal trio Behold the Arctopus announced their upcoming album with a question. “Is anyone else tired of how painfully slow metal has evolved recently,” a press release ...

Japanese instrumental metal trio ASTERISM has made waves in the music world with their unique fusion of Bollywood and heavy metal. Recently, the band took on the iconic Bollywood classic ‘Rang De ...

The sixth album from German post-metal doombringers the Ocean is huge: Written, recorded, and to-be-played live as a 53-minute work, intended to respresent a sloooow plunge into the darkest depths of ...

Hey metal vocalists — we love you guys, but you’re going to have to take a back seat for this one, as Boston instrumental post-metal trio LESOTHO just dropped a single titled “Running Down The Sides” ...