Latest articles by Alex Deller
The None are more than the sum of their parts, with members of Bloc Party, Youth Man, Cassels and Frauds in their ranks
Before Killswitch Engage, Bring Me The Horizon or Architects brought metalcore to new commercial heights, Converge were shaping the genre for the future
Testament, Marvel's What If...?, an upcoming biography: Chuck Billy is a man of many talents
We asked some of metal's biggest names to share which Motorhead songs mean most to them
From chart-toppers Ghost and Sleep Token to rising stars Lorna Shore and Spiritbox, 2025 has been a massive year for metal
Mixing extreme metal, Visual Kei and a lot of attitude, Deviloof might just be your new favourite band
From Chepang's philosophical grindcore to Slung's sleek doomgaze, screamo revivalists Static Dress and chaotic metalcore mob Idle Heirs, these are the bands you need to hear in October 2025
Blöthar on the alarming return of Gwar's adopted dinosaur, Trump props and when things have gone too far, even for them
Drawing on Shinto, sci-fi and traditional Japanese folk, Kuunatic are one of metal's most fascinating new bands
Italian doom metallers Messa are probably the coolest band you'll hear this week
Venamoris' second album To Cross Or To Burn explores the darker side of the human psyche
Divide And Dissolve’s Takiaya Reed has made the leap to composing symphonies – with some help from the BBC
As one of the leading figures behind the Nordic folk renaissance, Einar Selvik returns to claim the crown with Birna
From Judas Priest's Invincible Shield to Nightwish's Yesterwynde and Opeth's return to extremity, these are the metal albums that ruled 2024
Mixing death metal, prog, krautrock and a dozen other ingredients besides, Blood Incantation made one of 2024's most essential records with Absolute Elsewhere
The Finnish blackened psychonauts dive to new depths of sonic depravity on album six
Heilung's awe-inspiring live show is captured marvellously on this latest release
As Vended announce their self-titled debut, read our exclusive interview with singer Griffin Taylor and drummer Simon Crahan
Former Made Out Of Babies and Battle Of Mice vocalist Julie Christmas offers a bizarre, bold new vision on new album Ridiculous And Full Of Blood
From sword'n'sorcery loving power metallers All For Metal to Will Putney's all-star metalcore mob END, these are the bands you need to hear in June 2024
After dipping their toes in the prog pool with 2020's Forgotten Days, Arkansas doom-mongers Pallbearer embrace experimental sounds with new album Mind Burns Alive
After working on movie soundtracks, Chelsea Wolfe returns to the wellspring for a bold new vision on She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She
From Middle Eastern black metallers Trivax to crusty death metal from Fuming Mouth, Dundee post-hardcore troupe To Kill Achilles and Canadian thrashers Hyperia, these are the new bands you need to hear in February 2024
