Country music is full of dark songs like “Knoxville Girl,” “Whiskey Lullaby,” “They’re Hanging Me Today,” and many more. However, not every song in the genre with a dark meaning is quite so obvious.

The world can be a dark place, and Asking Alexandria are embracing it on their brand new single "Dark Void." The song is the first taste of new music from their eighth and still untitled studio album ...

Country music is full of songs that signal their dark content with minor-key arrangements and vocal deliveries that match the tone. However, that’s not always the case. Some songs will have listeners ...

What makes a truly great dark country song? Well, it helps if there's a death involved, and country music is full of classic, chilling murder ballads that fit the bill. But in order to be truly dark, ...

Today (Feb. 13), Pearl Jam announced their 12th album, Dark Matter, and debuted the bass heavy title track, which features a lyrics reference to dark and legendary heavy metal singer King Diamond. As ...

Behind beautiful melodies and iconic choruses are stories of grief, addiction, death, regret, and loss that often go ...

Since the release of his stellar debut album Wish You Were Here in 2019, Joshua Ray Walker has become one of the most talked about artists in the Americana and alt-country realms. With a show-stopping ...

Reba McEntire is looking back at one of the darkest — and most beloved — songs of her career. In a new episode of Vevo Footnotes, the country legend shares behind-the-scenes stories from the making of ...

Carrie Underwood is a huge horror fan and loves Stephen King. So, when Underwood wrote a dark song, she had to consult the king of horror and his novels. “Two Black Cadillacs” tells the story of what ...