Watch guitarist turn hits by Blink-182, Creed and Chris Stapleton into black metal riffs
Imperial Triumphant’s Zachary Ezrin is giving a wide array of hit songs an icy makeover
Latest News
Parkway Drive distance themselves from former employee who pleaded guilty to underage sex offence
Jed Gordon, brother of the Australian metal band’s drummer Ben Gordon, recently pleaded guilty to having sex with a 15-year-old girl when he was in his early 20s
Take a first look inside Oasis Live ‘25 Opus book
Oasis share first images from photographer Simon Emmett's book documenting their 2025 tour
Lord Of The Rings star Elijah Wood can no longer listen to Metallica’s Enter Sandman, and his infant son is to blame
“It became the only song that he wanted to hear for a very long stretch of time”
Bryan Adams and Pat Benatar announce extensive run of US shows
The latest leg of Bryan Adams' Roll With The Punches tour will feature the returning Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo
Artists
The woman who became a prog star after being asked to lead the singing at anti-nuke marches
She’d had no plans for a life in music, but wound up working with some of the biggest names of the 60s folk resurgence
How Sylvester Stallone turned Survivor from no-hopers to heavyweight champions of AOR
The story behind the biggest song of 1982
A brilliant and bonkers interview with Motorhead's Phil Campbell
Equine pranks, epic benders and a million-dollar tantrum: This is what it was like being the (second) longest-serving member in rock'n'roll's greatest band
Bottled offstage by Alice Cooper's audience. Derailed by a death in The Pretenders. How Big Country made The Crossing
In an exclusive extract from a new book about the life of Stuart Adamson, we look at the hidden story behind The Crossing
Music
A fake murder, a lawsuit and a very weird phone call: the story of Slipknot's Purity
Fans were left confused when this early Slipknot favourite suddenly disappeared from their debut album
How Nightwish merged science and music with Richard Dawkins
Thomas Holopainen studied biology before a career in music came calling, but never forgot his passion for the subject, or his admiration for the evolutionary biologist
The miraculous rise of Porcupine Tree, the modern prog superstars who started out as a joke
An archive interview with the band whose modern take on progressive rock brought the genre out of the past and gave it a future
Nine albums by The Mission to listen and one to ignore
Goth’s bleak misanthropy was upcycled and infused with hippiefied glam by The Mission, who celebrate their 40th this year
Tech
Soundboks raise the roof once again with their latest heavyweight Bluetooth speaker
The Soundboks Mix is the latest in the Danish brand’s ever-growing range of speakers - and this one isn’t messing around with a max volume of 121dB
Pro-Ject E1.2 turntable review: A stellar turntable that's simply hard to beat for the price
The Pro-Ject E1.2 is a phenomenal entry-level turntable, that dares to offer more through less
Audio-Technica AT-LP120XUSB review
The AT-LP120XUSB is more than a budget-friendly, DJ-friendly record player; it’s a great shout for solid performance at the entry level
Audio-Technica AT-LP70XBT review: an automatic turntable all-but guaranteed to go the distance
This automatic record player is the gold-standard for entry level turntables, with beginner-friendly operation and hi-fi friendly fidelity
With huge savings on a range of Amazon devices, Spring Deal Days is the perfect time to upgrade your home entertainment set-up
Amazon's big Spring sale comes to a close just before midnight on March 16 - so there's still a bit of time left to grab a discount on everything from smart speakers to firesticks
One of our highest-rated Audio-Technica turntables has a brilliant 20% discount for Amazon Spring Deal Days - but you'll have to be quick to grab it
The clock is ticking on Amazon Spring Deal Days - but there's just enough time to get up to 24% off Audio-Technica turntables
Latest Reviews
Melissa Auf der Maur's 90s rock memoir Even the Good Girls Will Cry is a frank, fearless and fabulously revelatory read
You won't read a better '90s music biography than former Hole / Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf der Maur's new memoir
Pro-Ject E1.2 turntable review: A stellar turntable that's simply hard to beat for the price
The Pro-Ject E1.2 is a phenomenal entry-level turntable, that dares to offer more through less
Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart and The Mothers' Bongo Fury, revisited and expanded
A six-disc, 57-track edition of the legendary 1975 collaboration, featuring live recordings and outtakes
The Legendary Edition of Aerosmith's debut album expands the original with live and session tracks
American rock giants’ debut album, with added Harmonica Jam Bass Jelly
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How Metallica went to the edge and made one of the greatest documentaries ever
Metallica’s Some Kind Of Monster remains the benchmark for heavy metal documentaries
Pearl Jam's Mike McCready announces rock opera about the history of grunge in Seattle
Mike McCready's Farewell to Seasons will also be published as a graphic novel
Ghostly keychains, vinyl box sets & classic tees: Ditch the chocolates and discover an alternative take on Mother's Day gifts
Mother's Day takes place on March 15 and if you're struggling for a present, I've picked out a pile of rock and metal-themed gifts that are far from boring
Nine Jim Steinman albums you should listen to and one to avoid
His musical vision was rejected by everyone. Then, like a bat out of hell, he went from a nobody to being hailed as a musical genius
