Andy McDonald
Latest articles by Andy McDonald

Soilwork are better than ever
By Andy McDonald published
Swedes team up with Chuck Billy for best material yet

Serious Black announce debut album
By Andy McDonald published
Supergroup's material will surface in January 2015

Asking Alexandria go live by torrent
By Andy McDonald published
They call new filesharing service "admirable and exciting"

Jericho defends Metallica’s Lulu
By Andy McDonald published
Fozzy frontman didn’t like Lou Reed collab album either - but he’s glad it was made

Sammy Hagar happy in The Circle
By Andy McDonald published
Red Rocker sees advantages over Chickenfoot - but doesn’t want to record with latest band featuring Anthony and Bonham

Flynn bites back at Bodom ‘Hate Crew’
By Andy McDonald published
Machine Head mainman slams Alex Laiho’s “little bitch-ass response” to tour call-off

Anselmo promises 'upbeat' pantera book
By Andy McDonald published
Singer vows to focus mainly on the good side of the band in upcoming memoir

Devo to unveil long-lost live set
By Andy McDonald published
Vinyl and CD release for 1977 gig recorded in 'dive biker bar'

Amaranthe Elize's sexism struggle
By Andy McDonald published
Singer struggles to deal with haters, but adds that positive comments outweigh the bad

Tate won’t write for radio
By Andy McDonald published
Ex-Queensryche singer says he’s delighted to escape commercial constraints of older material

Slayer album is business as usual says King
By Andy McDonald published
Kerry dismisses pressure of working without Hanneman and Lombardo: “I’ve been making this music for 30 years”

Alice Cooper drops Nightmare video
By Andy McDonald published
Clip taken from his Wacken live DVD

Linkin Park offer free track
By Andy McDonald published
Download White Noise from Joe Hahn's first movie Mall

Devin Townsend Project launch Rejoice video
By Andy McDonald published
View lyric promo for track from long-awaited Z2 album

Slayer’s King came close to Pantera tie-up - Anselmo
By Andy McDonald published
Phil tells of Kerry’s influence on his band - but stops short of saying he wanted to join

Blink 182 DeLonge scoffed at fame promise
By Andy McDonald published
Punk trio struggled to convince label they were any good – before bigwig vowed they'd be superstars

Chrissie Hynde confirms short UK tour
By Andy McDonald published
Pretenders star lines up four dates for December

Crowbar release Symmetry promo
By Andy McDonald published
View video for track from Kirk Windstein and co’s 10th album

Amon Amarth tour with Huntress
By Andy McDonald published
They aim to “pillage smaller clubs” in 14-stop UK visit in January

Fleetwood Mac chaos has calmed with age
By Andy McDonald published
And drummer Mick says he's thrilled with McVie's return
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