Latest articles by Liz Scarlett
"Intense. Beautiful. Devastating." Seven bands who defined Desertfest London 2025
Desertfest 2025 took over five venues in Camden, north London at the weekend, and crushed our tiny brains into jellied chunks
"System Of A Down made me feel like I belonged in metal."
Lowen vocalist Nina Saeidi picks the 10 records that changed her life
Power-stances at the ready, because Ghost have dropped their most 80s-coded single to date with the fist-pumping, hope-filled Peacefield
Ghost have shared the latest single from their forthcoming new album, Skeletá
Stand aside Jesus - Ghost’s devilish Skeletour show is the perfect Easter resurrection
Ghost return to London after three years in Satanic style, with new songs, a new look and a ban on phones
"I will not just ask you for money but I will drop some merch with these lil' cutie pies and you will buy it. All money will go to them": Slaughter To Prevail frontman Alex Terrible has adopted two bear cubs and our hearts might just explode
Alex Terrible (Bearable) is now looking after two baby bears and is hoping to raise money to help with their care
Watch Slipknot's Corey Taylor perform a cover of Chappell Roan's Pink Pony Club at a horror convention in Florida
Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor played through an acoustic set of mostly covers during his appearance at this weekend's Spookala horror convention event in Florida, and performed tracks by pop superstar Chappell Roan, Foo Fighters, Nine Inch Nails and more
Watch Courtney Love cover Bob Dylan classic Like A Rolling Stone in London
Courtney Love performed Bob Dylan's Like A Rolling Stone this week at London’s Royal Geographical Society
"People had issues with how he treated people – he was emotionally abusive, he was physically abusive." Prince documentary director addresses Netflix cancellation, says the star's representatives were unable to "confront his humanity"
Director Ezra Edelman was working on a new Prince documentary for Netflix, however it has since been axed, allegedly due to disagreements over how the late musician was to be depicted
Eric Clapton announces run of US 2025 autumn tour dates
Guitar legend Eric Clapton will play a select number of US shows this September
The Offspring announces every punk rock-lover's dream tour with Jimmy Eat World and New Found Glory
Californian rockers The Offspring will be hitting the road this summer across North America with special guests Jimmy Eat World and New Found Glory as part of their 2025 Supercharged tour
"She’s so kind to do this. She’s one of the biggest stars in the world right now": Watch a pink sparkly cowboy hat-wearing Elton John perform Pink Pony Club with Chappell Roan at his Oscars viewing party
Elton John shared some very kind words for Chappell Roan before duetting on her massive hit Pink Pony Club
Slipknot's Corey Taylor and Bad Omens' Noah Sebastian have covered Kansas' Dust In The Wind and it's the most gorgeous song you'll hear all week
Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor and Bad Omen's Noah Sebastian perform a stunning duet on the soundtrack for the upcoming wrestling film Queen Of The Ring
Kurt Cobain's hair and GG Allin’s blood-signed used underwear is going up for auction
The Punks, Monsters, Smut & Madmen: A Countercultural Cross-Section auction has listed a number of rare items, including strands of Kurt Cobain's hair, a signed CD by Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey and GG Allin's blood-signed underwear
Stranger Things star Jamie Campbell Bower shares gorgeous cover of Sleep Token’s Euclid
Jamie Campbell Bower, who plays Vecna in Stranger Things, has unveiled a cover of the Sleep Token track Euclid
Cradle Of Filth's Dani Filth compares Spotify to "daylight robbery", says he "owes it" to his fellow metal artists to not have an account on the platform
Cradle Of Filth frontman Dani Filth slams Spotify: "I want my bands to be paid because if they’re not paid, they’re not bands anymore"
John Lydon is "pissed off" about the Sex Pistols replacing him with Frank Carter: "they’re trying to trivialise the whole show to get away with karaoke"
Former Pistol John Lydon says he's annoyed that the punk icons reunited without him
Placebo frontman Brian Molko charged after labelling Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni a "piece of s***, fascist, racist” and a "Nazi" during festival appearance
Brian Molko has been hit with a defamation charge after calling the Italian PM a "Nazi" during a performance at Sonic Park festival in 2023
Tool, Guns N' Roses and Rival Sons added to Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning final show line-up
New bands have been added to Black Sabbath's all-day festival in July
"Thank you so much for really changing my life with your music": Watch Paramore's Hayley Williams do a surprise performance of crushcrushcrush with Finneas at his show in Nashville
Hayley Williams performed Paramore classic crushcrushcrush with Finneas in Nashville last night
Kiss' Gene Simmons says there are no more big rock bands: "They don't exist. Name one, if you can think"
Kiss bassist Gene Simmons says rock music isn't as "fashionable" as it once was because of the popularity of popstars, such as the "fabulous" Ariana Grande and the 'Jesus-like' Taylor Swift
"He smashed his iPad. He smashed headphones. My lyrics got torn up and thrown on the ground – he goes: ‘F*** off, Brandi": Elton John threw some "classic" temper tantrums during the volatile making of his new collaborative album with Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile shared many tense moments with Elton John during the recording sessions for their new collaborative album Who Believes In Angels?
The Smashing Pumpkins announce 2025 UK tour including a huge London show at Gunnersbury Park with Skunk Anansie and White Lies
The Smashing Pumpkins are set to play a series of incredible venues on their Aghori tour this summer with shows in Gunnersbury Park, Colchester Castle and more
The best new metal bands you need to hear in February 2025
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