Maiden, brought epic and melodic sensibility to metal, creating anthemic, singalong music, an approach widely embraced by modern power metal musicians. The...

So-called "epic doom" vocalists often take it a step further, singing in an operatic style. Doom metal bands influenced by other extreme metal genres often...

genre's development. Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic...

popular songs and a staple in their concerts. "Epic" was ranked number 30 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs. In 2009, it was ranked the 54th best hard...

Symphonic black metal is a subgenre of black metal that emerged in the 1990s and incorporates symphonic and orchestral elements. One of the earliest forerunners...

one of the most influential bands to the development of this "epic" style of heavy metal and had a critical influence on the genre. For their second album...

bassist Joey DeMaio lamented that "these days, there's a real lack of big, epic metal that is drenched with crushing guitars and choirs and orchestras... so...

had switched labels from Elektra to Epic. Metal Church released its fourth studio album, and only album on Epic, The Human Factor, in 1991. Critics applauded...

Stormlord is an extreme metal (self-classified as "Extreme epic metal") band from Rome, Italy. They have released six full-length albums to date: Supreme...

Bret Hadley "Epic" Mazur (born August 31, 1970) is an American vocalist, rapper, and record producer. He is best known as a founder and former frontman...