Latest articles by Amit Sharma
"Instrumental albums are often made by musicians for musicians, so we wanted to keep things tuneful and hold the listener’s attention" How Animals As Leaders broke the mould with The Joy Of Motion
The story of the Washington instrumental trio's third album, 2014's The Joy Of Motion
How Alice In Chains came to terms with their dark past on The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
Alice In Chains’ unexpected comeback continued with 2013’s The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
The chaotic story of Black Sabbath, the band who did more than anyone to invent heavy metal
No Black Sabbath, no heavy metal as we know it
Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt loves metal, but he doesn’t always take it seriously
Opeth released their classic 11th album Pale Communion on this day in 2014 – and Mikael Åkerfeldt didn’t care whether the gatekeepers liked it or not
32 of the greatest onstage moments in the entire history of the rock guitar
Celebrating the pioneering, the spectacular, the unexpected and the unrepeatable
Muse's Matt Bellamy: "We always had this love for eighties metal"
Matt Bellamy on how Muse's explosive Will Of The People album was created – with inspiration coming from Iron Maiden
The story of Coheed & Cambria's The Afterman: Ascension
New York proggers Coheed And Cambria discuss the concept behind sixth studio album The Afterman: Ascension
Slash: 10 albums that changed my life
This is what it sounds like inside Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash‘s head
Philip Anselmo: the albums that changed my life
The former Pantera frontman on the music that made him the man he is
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Decapitated – Blood Mantra album stream
Listen to the new album from Decapitated!
Jeremy Irons & The Ratgang Malibus: Spirit Knife
Puzzlingly-named Swedish psych mob bare their souls
