
Chris Chantler
Chris has been writing about heavy metal since 2000, specialising in true/cult/epic/power/trad/NWOBHM and doom metal at now-defunct extreme music magazine Terrorizer. Since joining the Metal Hammer famileh in 2010 he developed a parallel career in kids' TV, winning a Writer's Guild of Great Britain Award for BBC1 series Little Howard's Big Question as well as writing episodes of Danger Mouse, Horrible Histories, Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed and The Furchester Hotel. His hobbies include drumming (slowly), exploring ancient woodland and watching ancient sitcoms.
Latest articles by Chris Chantler

The 10 weirdest Primus videos
By Chris Chantler published
You want videos featuring lobsters, dancing chickens and massive plastic cowboys? These Primus promos have it all...

Seasons Of Arrows - Give It To The Mountain album review
By Chris Chantler published
Nashville’s mystic doomsayers transcend the heavy

The 10 Worst Kiss Songs
By Chris Chantler published
A Kiss playlist that should be thrown into a volcano then detonated

The Young Ones' Vyvyan Basterd: The 6 Best Bands According To His T-Shirts
By Chris Chantler published
Check out the sartorial choices of The Young Ones' most dangerous housemate

The 10 Worst Slayer Songs
By Chris Chantler published
The Slayer songs should you avoid like a rotting animal carcass

T.O.M.B. album review – Fury Nocturnus
By Chris Chantler published
Harrowing rites from the basement realms of the psyche

Pelander album review – Time
By Chris Chantler published
Witchcraft frontman travels further down the solo path with new Pelander album

Hail Spirit Noir album review – Mayhem In Blue
By Chris Chantler published
Avant-garde Greeks Hail Spirit Noir get infected with Norway’s mutant strain on new album

Devilment album review – II: The Mephisto Waltzes
By Chris Chantler published
Dani Filth strides across the goth/groove rope bridge with new Devilment album

The 10 best songs about Dracula
By Chris Chantler published
If you've got blood... he wants it

T.O.M.B. - Fury Nocturnus album review
By Chris Chantler published
Harrowing rites from the basement realms of the psyche

Pelander - Time album review
By Chris Chantler published
Witchcraft frontman travels further down the solo path

Cardinal Wyrm album review – Cast Away Souls
By Chris Chantler published
Underground doom with some delectable sonic twists from Cardinal Wyrm

Sons Of Balaur album review – Tenebris Deos
By Chris Chantler published
Graphic novel-born black metallers prove a little bit sketchy

Sonata Arctica album review –The Ninth Hour
By Chris Chantler published
Finland’s fearless power metallers Sonata Arctica explore new realms of cheese with new album

Kroh album review – Altars
By Chris Chantler published
Brummie miscreants Kroh experience deliverance through doom with new album

Why SubRosa are taking doom metal into bold new waters
By Chris Chantler published
Hailing from Salt Lake City, SubRosa’s struggles with faith and freedom has see them emerge as one of the most celebrated and original bands on the doom scene

10 songs inspired by serial killers
By Chris Chantler published
A handful of the world's most evil people have inspired some of the world's biggest bands

Top 10 Oddest Covers Of Guns N' Roses' Sweet Child O’ Mine
By Chris Chantler published
Ten of the oddest, most interesting cover versions of Guns N' Roses' Sweet Child O' Mine, ranging across the musical spectrum from jazz to house, ska to goth, electro to metalcore

The 10 Worst Songs By Queen
By Chris Chantler published
Of course, Queen have written more classics than most bands. But that's not to say their entire discography is without fault...

The Top 10 Best Songs About Coffee
By Chris Chantler published
Savour your morning cup with these 10 supercharged anthems

The Top 11 Best Songs About Motorbikes
By Chris Chantler published
The essential playlist for all motorbike enthusiasts and those too chicken to get one

Svvamp – Svvamp album review
By Chris Chantler published
Swedish retro-rockers Svvamp have taken an over-familiar route on their new album
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