Latest articles by Eleanor Goodman
Avatar’s Johannes Eckerström: 10 albums that changed my life
Avatar ringmaster Johannes Eckerström dives into his record collection and pulls out Marduk, Helloween and Beethoven
Papa Roach’s Infest: Jacoby Shaddix looks back at a nu metal classic
Jacoby Shaddix’s track by track breakdown of Papa Roach’s breakthrough album Infest
Puscifer’s Maynard James Keenan: “What are you gonna do? Lay around and whimper?”
The world is crazier than ever right now – and Puscifer have the perfect soundtrack
Killer Be Killed’s Max Cavalera: “The Pope should listen to our new album”
We got metal all-stars Killer Be Killed to do our job for us and interview each other. Cue tales of bus crashes, bar brawls and bacon binges
How trap metal anti-icon Ghostemane became the new king of the misfits
He grew up on Korn and Nine Inch Nails, and has worked with Ross Robinson. Now Ghostemane wants to drag metal into the 2020s
Mastodon: “Fans think all we do is sit around and listen to heavy metal. We just don’t”
Mastodon’s Brann Dailor and Bill Kelliher talk us through Medium Rarities and 20 years of prog-metal madness
We played Pat Sharp from Fun House metal’s most fun songs and these are his thoughts
We got former Fun House star and 90s TV legend Pat Sharp to give us his thoughts on some of metal's most fun songs. You're welcome.
Puscifer: “We can get swallowed in the burning hellfire of social media or we can take a step back”
Puscifer’s Maynard James Keenan and Carina Round reveal all about their new album, Existential Reckoning
Therapy, rebirth and the ghosts of the past: the inside story of Deftones’ Ohms
“We had to bring it back to life”: how Deftones rediscovered their sweet spot to make Ohms
Bloodywood: the Indian metal stars who broke the internet
Indian mavericks Bloodywood are the missing link between metal and Bollywood. And now they’re out to take over the world
First reaction: Linkin Park's Pictureboard, the song fans waited 20 years to hear
First reaction Linkin Park have finally released their long-lost song Pictureboard – after 20 years, was it worth the wait?
Blue is the new black: inside the otherworldly universe of A.A. Williams
AA Williams is the death-gospel singer-songwriter bewitching metal’s underground
How Oceans Of Slumber went to the edge and back to make the most vital prog metal record of 2020
Oceans Of Slumber are redefining what it means to be a prog metal band in 2020. But the future remains uncertain for them
The planet is f**ked and Avatar are seriously pissed about it
Think Avatar are just about loud costumes and OTT gimmicks? Wrong. And now it’s time to get serious
Oceans Of Slumber - Oceans Of Slumber review
Not yet ratedTexan prog metallers rebuild themselves on album number four.
Lacuna Coil were the first metal band caught up in the pandemic. This is how they made it through
When COVID-19 forced Lacuna Coil to cancel shows in March, little did they know what was coming next. Singer Cristina Scabbia looks back on the most disorientating year of her life
Bring Me The Horizon’s new single Parasite Eve is bizarre, baffling and brilliant
Robotic voices? Eight armed nurses? The return of riffs? We crack open BMTH’s new single Parasite Eve
Korn’s Brian ‘Head’ Welch: “Go and do pop or hip hop. It's the only thing that’s selling”
Korn guitarist Head answers your questions on success, sobriety and SpongeBob Squarepants
We went to see Rammstein's stadium show and it blew our tiny minds
We went to check out Rammstein's show at Stadium MK and were met with unbelievable pyro, an exploding baby and the best stage show in modern metal
Ihsahn: why a black metal visionary has gone back to his roots
We join Emperor frontman Ihsahn at home in Norway to find out why he’s finally reconnected with black metal
Alien Weaponry: Three Māoris and an entire nation of Navajo metalheads
What happens when you follow the most exciting young metal band in the world into the heart of the Navajo Nation? We join teenage sensations Alien Weaponry on an adventure like no other
Does metal have a sexism problem?
We speak to some of the most prominent industry figures and musicians in heavy music to find out whether it’s difficult for women to break through
10 things we learned at Norway’s by:Larm Festival
From Viking trap metal to a new Sub Pop movie, these are all the things we learned when we headed to Norway to attend the by:Larm festival
