Articles by: Ali Cooper

New Years Day’s Ash Costello: “I try not to give a f**k, like Marilyn Manson”

By Ali Cooper last updated 3 September 21

The lessons life has taught New Years Day frontwoman Ash Costello

Amon Amarth’s Johan Hegg: “I started growing a beard in 1992 and haven’t shaved since”

By Ali Cooper last updated 10 August 20

Amon Amarth’s Viking-in-chief Johan Hegg answers your burning questions on mythology, modern metal and beard maintenance

Emmure crank the menace up to maximum on new album Hindsight

By Ali Cooper published 23 June 20

New album Hindsight is unpredictably ferocious even for Emmure

Delain’s Charlotte Wessels: “Speaking out against the ‘female-fronted’ genre has been frowned upon”

By Ali Cooper published 11 June 20

Delain singer Charlotte Wessels on the lessons she’s learned from a life in music – and why’s never going to stop fighting the ‘female-fronted metal’ tag

Wednesday 13: “Murderdolls is just resting in the grave”

By Ali Cooper published 3 June 20

Dracula vs Godzilla, remaking The Addams Family and the last time he spoke to Joey Jordison – Wednesday 13 answers your burning questions

5 minutes alone with… Soilwork’s Björn ‘Speed’ Strid

By Ali Cooper last updated 2 June 20

He loves Frank Sinatra and cried at Bohemian Rhapsody – step into the mind of Soilwork’s Björn ‘Speed’ Strid

In This Moment’s Maria Brink: “Trent Reznor would be a dream to work with”

By Ali Cooper published 27 May 20

In This Moment’s Maria Brink answers your questions on fantasy collaborations and just what’s the correct number of costume changes

5 minutes alone with… Betraying The Martyrs’ ‎Aaron Matts

By Ali Cooper last updated 25 May 20

Betraying The Martyrs’ frontman Aaron Matts talks tour van fires and drug-induced near death experiences

Satyricon’s Satyr: “Metal is the most vain movement I know”

By Ali Cooper published 19 May 20

Satyricon frontman Satyr answers your burning questions on wine tasting, Christian black metal and the joys of Nickelback

5 minutes alone with… HammerFall’s Oscar Dronjak

By Ali Cooper published 17 May 20

HammerFall guitarist, MMA fan, video game abuser – inside the mind of power metal overlord Oscar Dronjak

5 minutes alone with… Anthrax’s Scott Ian

By Ali Cooper published 11 May 20

Is it OK to cry at an Avengers movie? Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian has the answer

Lzzy Hale interview: “A guy asked me to sign his ass. It was sweaty down there”

By Ali Cooper published 5 May 20

Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale faces the ultimate interviewers – you lot

5 minutes alone with… Crowbar’s Kirk Windstein

By Ali Cooper published 4 May 20

Crowbar frontman and sludge metal godfather Kirk Windstein answers life’s big questions

Dani Filth interview: ‘We had a bouncy castle on stage. It was f**king ridiculous’

By Ali Cooper published 21 April 20

Cradle Of Filth fiend-in-chief Dani Filth faces the ultimate interrogators – YOU!

Sabaton’s Joakim Brodén: “Tanks vs sex? Tanks!”

By Ali Cooper published 15 April 20

You grill Sabaton frontman Joakim Brodén about tank injuries, fake six-packs and the Eurovision Song Contest

Alter Bridge's Myles Kennedy: My Life Lessons

By Ali Cooper published 25 February 20

The Alter Bridge frontman knows a thing or two about the rock’n’roll industry, but even he’s still amazed by what it sometimes throws up

Arch Enemy's Alissa White-Gluz: My Life Lessons

By Ali Cooper published 24 February 20

Turns out Arch Enemy’s frontwoman Alissa White-Gluz has learned a few things along the road: Hard work is metal. But being a messy f*cker definitely isn’t

Devin Townsend: “People want me to reform Strapping Young Lad. That’s a huge honour”

By Ali Cooper last updated 1 September 20

You grill Devin about everything from Ziltoid and Strapping Young Lad to banjos, farts and GWAR

John 5: "I have Kiss stuff Gene Simmons doesn't even have"

By Ali Cooper published 21 September 19

Gallery John 5 has worked with everyone from Marilyn Manson to Rob Zombie. We got him to show off his favourite and most unique guitars

Wednesday 13 VS Jason Voorhees: The Ultimate Friday 13th showdown

By Ali Cooper published 13 September 19

What would happen if we united horror metal icon Wednesday 13 with Friday The 13th slasher hero Jason Voorhees? Only one way to find out…

1994: The albums that changed the world

By Chris Chantler, Alex Chillingworth, Ali Cooper, Connie Gordon, Stephen Hill, Dom Lawson, Dannii Leivers, Matt Mills, Dayal Paterson, Jonathan Selzer, Jon Wiederhorn published 24 August 19

1994 was the year when metal came of age, bands twisting heavy music into new forms that would echo through the ages. We take a look back at the year's essential releases

The harsh reality of being a metal band from India

By Ali Cooper published 20 March 19

Demonstealer, frontman of Indian metal band Demonic Resurrection, reveals the reality of trying to make it in a country where heavy music struggles to be heard

This is what it’s like getting to shoot Metallica and Ozzy Osbourne

By Ali Cooper last updated 20 September 22

We talk to Herring & Herring, the photography company who have shot some of music’s biggest names

New Years Day invited us into the studio to talk about their new album

By Ali Cooper published 5 March 19

“I’m tired of slicing open a vein and bleeding everywhere for a record. I’m starting to realise I don’t have to.”

The People vs Nergal: “When are you going to stop being an emo?”

By Ali Cooper published 8 February 19

We asked you to grill the Behemoth frontman. And you grilled him