But the most likely early instigator of the devil horns' popularity in heavy metal, the occult-driven '60s and '70s rock act Coven, seemed bent on using the devil horns for the devil's purpose.

Heavy metal star Ronnie James Dio, who died last year of cancer, most often gets credit for making the hand sign synonymous with rock music. When Ozzy Osbourne left (or was kicked out) of Black ...

Prior to 1970 and Black Sabbath's arrival, the sounds that we now recognize as the building blocks for heavy metal were both scattered and accidental, making it impossible to pinpoint any other ...

Most metal moment: The 102 seconds of atom-splitting guitar genius known as “Eruption” that literally reinvented rock guitar. Klaus Meine, Scorpions vocalist ...