Today we’re sharing the story of Melissa, a 16-year-old trans person who says metal saved her life. In this exclusive testimonial, she explains how metal helped her through the aftermath of a suicide ...

German metalhead Robert shares how metal saved his life. From spending years in the hospital growing up, to discovering Pantera, Sepultura and the Wacken Festival, here's Robert's story. “I was at ...

Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford has always lived a loud and proud heavy metal life, but only in 1998 during an MTV interview did he become the first metal icon to announce he is gay. Since then he ...

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