Latest articles by Chris Chantler
The departure of guitarist Brent Hinds in 2025 might've spelled disaster for Mastodon, but the prog metal pioneers are ambitious as ever
The Denver trio care about four things: weed, riffs, amps and weed
From HIM to Evanescence, Type O Negative to Misfits, these are the greatest albums released in the goth metal pantheon
In this 2015 audience with Ghost mastermind Tobias Forge, he reflects on the band's rise - and admits he doesn't think they'll stick around forever
Tomas Lindberg recorded his vocals for The Ghost Of A Future Dead the day before surgery, but still captures the magic that made melodeath a global movement
Jet Jaguar are one of their country's few old school heavy metal bands, but they're not planning on staying
We asked some of metal's biggest names to share which Motorhead songs mean most to them
The story of Nile’s monstrous Black Seeds Of Vengeance
US occultists Coven were praising Satan on record a year before Black Sabbath
Hardcore ragers, occult metal classics, Southern rock anthems
From chart-toppers Ghost and Sleep Token to rising stars Lorna Shore and Spiritbox, 2025 has been a massive year for metal
Heavy metal doesn't come much better than this absolute classic
Deathcore newcomers Face Yourself, NWOBHM revivalists Seven Sisters, bone-faced black metallers Abduction and videogame inspired alt metallers Luna Kills, these are the new metal bands you need to hear in November 2025
Ever asked the question 'What if someone did Powerwolf but with zombies?' No? Well, Dominum have answered it anyway! And they're great!
With the likes of Morbid Angel, Deicide and Death leading the charge, death metal blew up in Florida in the late 80s and early 90s
Spinal Tap weren’t the first spoof heavy metal band
They were as infamous as they were influential, inspiring everyone from Venom to Ghost. This is how Death SS became a cult metal legend
Emperor’s landmark debut In The Nightside Eclipse is one of the most important metal albums of the 1990s
From playing to a room filled with nuns to losing a drum battle against a teddy bear, these moments helped make Iron Maiden Britain's most iconic metal band
Members of Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Halestorm and more choose the best songs featuring the Prince Of Darkness
Ever wondered who'd win in a fight between Vikings and Saxons? Biff Byford has the answer
How a bunch of kids from Florida took metal into extreme new realms
Fourteen albums in, Cradle Of Filth reconnect with their roots to produce an expansive, era-encompassing epic
