Latest articles by Dave Everley
The WTF hip hop collaboration that Metallica don’t talk about any more
The one time Metallica dabbled in hip hop didn’t end well
Bin Jousting is the insane heavy metal festival sport that the Olympics needs right now
How Bin Jousting went from after-dark guerrilla sport to Bloodstock fixture
H.E.A.T's Kenny Leckremo on the state of rock and why Swedes write songs in the dark
Kenny Leckremo talks Erik Grönwall, big hair, ice hockey and the brilliance of cheese
The story of the Black Sabbath gig that changed history
At a gig just outside Birmingham on August 1, 1969, music changed forever
How a street musician who played with Frank Zappa inspired one of grunge’s greatest songs
Inspiration came from an unlikely place for one of the biggest 90s grunge hits
"Ozzy goes, 'I thought it was some ***hole dressed as the guy from Kiss!'" Anthrax's Scott Ian reveals his most hilarious memory of the Prince Of Darkness
Scott Ian recalls a funny encounter with Ozzy Osbourne that took place at one fateful Halloween show
Duff McKagan: "Sabbath were there for me before punk."
Guns N' Roses legend Duff McKagan shares what Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne mean to him
Tom Morelllo on how Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath changed his life
Rage Against The Machine's mercurial guitarist helped curate the Back To The Beginning spectacular. It was a job he'd been training for his whole life
The epic story of the stolen song that could be the next Stranger Things hit
Deep Purple's Child In Time has a long and complicated history – and now a whole new audience are hearing it for the first time
10 bands that will fill the Black Sabbath-shaped hole in your life
Black Sabbath may be no more, but there are still plenty of bands they’ve inspired out there
“If you don’t get it, you’re all idiots!” He conquered the charts and now he wants to compete with the greats. Is Yungblud the rock star we need right now?
Yungblud collabs with Louder to discuss new album Idols Pt 1 and taking his seat at the 'big boys' table'. "Rock music has got such a turned-up nose…”
The metal band who made history by playing one of England’s biggest cathedrals despite accusations of ‘blasphemy’
Symphonic metal band Plague Of Angels became the first metal band to play the 800-year old York Minster
Shuyler Jansen on near-death experience, broken ribs and Elton John's piano
Meet Neil Young-influenced Canadian Shuyler Jansen, who's looking to spread his success outside Canada
The stories behind the three most obscure Black Sabbath covers played at the Back The Beginning gig
Metallica and Guns N’ Roses threw in some curveball covers at the Back To The Beginning show
Sharon Osbourne on Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning all-star blowout
Sharon Osbourne on Ozzy, Randy Rhoads, Bill Ward and Tom Morello, and why she won't be borrowing Dave Grohl's throne
The final Black Sabbath interview: Ozzy, Tony, Geezer and Bill look back
Soon there will be no more comebacks, no more tours, and no more ‘final’ shows: Ozzy, Tony, Geezer and Bill look back at their incredible career
The incredible story of King’s X, the greatest band the world doesn’t know about
Jesus, grunge and near death experiences – the story of cult Texan rockers King’s x has it all
“After King Crimson ended there was inertia”: Jakko Jakszyk’s return with Son Of Glen
The guitarist/vocalist found his way back to music with help from his partner Louise Patricia Crane. Now he has several projects brewing, including Crimson-related material
How Nightwish become the planet’s most epic symphonic metal band with Endless Forms Most Beautiful
Nightwish endured line-up changes and self-doubt to swing for the fences with 2015’s Endless Forms Most Beautiful
"There’s a lot less ‘James Hetfield strangling a goat’ in the singing department."
Volbeat know their formula and stick to it well - for better and worse
Brilliant new metal bands you need to hear in June 2025
From heavygaze hard-hitters Love Is Noise and Blasphemer-sporting black metallers Ruim to Calgary goths Poltergeist and nu-gen punk Bex, these are the bands you need to hear in June 2025
How Judas Priest rose above darkness and death to make Turbo, their most divisive album
1986’s Turbo remains the most underrated album Judas Priest’s catalogue
Love/Hate frontman Jizzy Pearl on new album Punk Rock Fiesta and rock'n'roll's magic carpet ride
Although Love/Hate coulda, maybe shoulda, but didn’t, everpresent frontman Jizzy Pearl is happy with his/their lot
