
Alec Chillingworth
Alec is a longtime contributor with first-class BA Honours in English with Creative Writing, and has worked for Metal Hammer since 2014. Over the years, he's written for Noisey, Stereoboard, uDiscoverMusic, and the good ship Hammer, interviewing major bands like Slipknot, Rammstein, and Tenacious D (plus some black metal bands your cool uncle might know). He's read Ulysses thrice, and it got worse each time.
Latest articles by Alec Chillingworth

10 essential rock and metal purchases this Record Store Day
By Alec Chillingworth published
The best rock and metal releases coming Record Store Day 2016

Why you should never listen to the Grief Police
By Alec Chillingworth published
Apparently there are rules for grieving, only enforced by idiots

A Metalhead's Guide To... PlayStation 1 Games
By Alec Chillingworth published
"I prefer the older stuff" doesn't just apply to metal, but the world of gaming too!

10 things we'd like to see on The Pope's new album
By Alec Chillingworth published
Pope Francis is releasing an album this month and this is what we want...

New Blood: Dead Soul
By Alec Chillingworth published
Want to discover your new favourite band? Then check out our New Blood column, every Monday on TeamRock.

Why you should still care about Cradle Of Filth
By Alec Chillingworth published
Not yet ratedCradle embark on a full UK tour and prove they're still the British black metal masters

The 12 best Devin Townsend songs, by Devin Townsend
By Alec Chillingworth published
The best of everything, every day on TeamRock.com

Lifelover: One Last Laceration
By Alec Chillingworth published
Lifelover are laid to rest in London

Rammstein In Amerika: 10 things we learned
By Alec Chillingworth published
Find out what happens when a band refuses to compromise and sets themselves on fire

In The Studio: Polar
By Alec Chillingworth published
Polar are putting the finishing touches to their third album so we thought we'd see what they've got in store...

Deafheaven: Cats, Blankets & Black Metal
By Alec Chillingworth published
Talking to Deafheaven's frontman about hipsters, Mayhem and the future

10 Heavy Bands To Watch At Reading & Leeds
By Alec Chillingworth published
Which bands should any discerning metal fan watch at Reading and Leeds?

The 10 best Sabaton songs released before 2008
By Alec Chillingworth published
The best of everything, every day on TeamRock.com

The 10 best Rammstein songs from 1997-2002
By Alec Chillingworth published
The best of everything, every day on TeamRock.com

Breaking down Bring Me The Horizon's Throne video
By Alec Chillingworth published
We analyse the new Game Of Thrones-tinged video from Bring Me The Horizon

Misfits: the story behind Static Age
By Alec Chillingworth published
Static Age was supposed to be the album that put the Misfits on the map – but it was shelved for 20 years. Jerry Only looks back on the US punk masterpiece that nearly wasn’t

Bloodstock Festival: A History Of Heaviness
By Alec Chillingworth published
The rise and rise of UK's premier heavy metal festival

Nine Reasons Why Metalheads Are The Happiest People On The Planet
By Alec Chillingworth published
Now it's official, we look at why we're such a happy bunch of bastards

Buyer's Guide: Cradle Of Filth
By Alec Chillingworth published
A step-by-step guide to Cradle's entire discography

BMTH: The Curious Incident Of The Brolly In The Summertime
By Alec Chillingworth published
What on Earth are Bring Me The Horizon up to?

Hellfest 2015: Day Three
By Alec Chillingworth published
Not yet ratedHellfest comes to a close in mindpopping style

Hellfest 2015: Day Two
By Alec Chillingworth published
Not yet ratedEverything that happened on the second day of Hellfest!

Hellfest 2015: Day One
By Alec Chillingworth published
Not yet ratedAll the hellish action from the first day of Hellfest
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