Who says headbanging can’t pay the bills? Over the decades, some heavy metal bands have gone far beyond filling sweaty clubs and instead turned their riffs into serious empires. These acts have proven that loud guitars and packed arenas can lead to incredible fortunes.

Besides Garrix, DJs ALOK, Artbat b2b Kölsch, Axwell, Meduza, NERVO, Odymel b2b Pegassi, Sub Zero Project, and Vini Vici took on the once-fallen main stage on Tomorrowland’s opening night.

“The Black Sabbath guys were a hippie love and peace band that found their soul by wrapping anti-war lyrics into devastating, sludgy guitar riffs and lyrics that warned of approaching doom. Ozzy was the perfect messenger.” - Me. I wrote that somewhere down there in the words and stuff ...

Tributes are pouring in from music legends and celebrities after Ozzy Osbourne, the rock and heavy metal icon turned reality show star, has died at the age of 76, according to his family.

If rock & roll has historically been a boys club, then heavy metal is the He-Man Woman Haters Club. Thankfully, that’s changing. Of all the genres, though, metal is definitely the laggard. And unless incel circle jerk is what you’re going for,