Latest articles by Liz Scarlett
Fleetwood Mac fans! Can we finally all admit that Tango In The Night is better than Rumours?
Here's why I think Tango In The Night is Fleetwood Mac's greatest record
I’ve listened to every single King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard album and I can tell you that these are their five very best
Want to get into Australian psych-wizards King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard but intimidated by their 26 album-strong catalogue? Fear not, we've whittled down the lot to their finest five for your listening pleasure in this definitive list
“I think he did it to take the p*** out of it and it blew up in his face": Toto guitarist Steve Lukather isn't so keen on Weezer's cover of their hit Africa
Toto guitarist Steve Lukather shares what he thinks of Weezer's take on their 1982 classic Africa, says that he tried to reach out to Rivers Cuomo but "it just got weird"
“I should have been dead that night!”: Ace Frehley looks back on Kiss' wild on-stage mishaps, including the trick that doctors warned could have left him in a wheelchair
Former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley fell down many, many times...and once even almost died on stage
"After shaking her hand, I went out and had like five cigarettes in a row just to calm myself down. I get starstruck easily": Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt on the time he met ABBA's Agnetha Fältskog and had dinner with her
Mikael Åkerfeldt looks back on the time he was starstruck after meeting fellow Swedish legend, Agnetha Fältskog from ABBA
"You sound sexy": Watch Kid Rock once again prove to be one of the most cringeworthy rockers on the planet as he attempts to flirt with a BBC News reporter during a live TV interview
During an appearance on BBC News ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration, Kid Rock couldn't quite contain himself over hearing the sound of a female journalist's voice and invites said professional skiing
"Or are we too addicted we can’t log off even for one week?": R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe encourages fans to stay off social media in protest of the "gross" far-right
R.E.M frontman Michael Stipe is calling for a boycott of all Meta-owned social media platforms due to policies allegedly enabling a rise of far-right content across America
Alter Bridge’s Myles Kennedy names his favourite British TV shows
You know about Myles Kennedy’s work with Alter Bridge and Slash. You probably don’t know about his love for quaint UK TV programmes, though.
Bonnie Tyler’s Total Eclipse Of The Heart was originally written for a Nosferatu musical: “If anyone listens to the lyrics, they're really like vampire lines. It's all about the darkness, the power of darkness and love's place in the dark"
Jim Steinman wrote Bonnie Tyler’s smash power ballad Total Eclipse Of The Heart - once titled Vampires In Love - for an abandoned Nosferatu musical, before it once again found its home in another fang-toothed Broadway show
Metal Hammer's 50 best albums of 2024
From Judas Priest's Invincible Shield to Nightwish's Yesterwynde and Opeth's return to extremity, these are the metal albums that ruled 2024
"Slash comes up to me and gives me a hug, and that was a moment that I will take to my grave." We asked Myles Kennedy to make us a playlist, and what he gave us is pure gold
From rock icons like Guns N' Roses and Queens Of The Stone Age to metal behemoths Gojira, it's safe to say Myles Kennedy knows his way around a riff
"I've always existed between two cultures." Meet Lowen, 2024's breakout prog metal sensation inspired by System Of A Down and Akercocke
Lowen's Nina Saedi is reclaiming a cultural heritage she is exiled from through a stunning mix of doom and prog metal
Oli Sykes says Bring Me The Horizon are considering going on hiatus: "We need time to recharge our batteries and have that time away"
Metalcore heroes Bring Me The Horizon may be taking a break soon, frontman Oli Sykes says he's "so fried"
Gojira share official music video for Grammy-nominated Olympic single Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)
French metal heavyweights Gojira have released the official music video for their Grammy-nominated single Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!)
The 10 best prog metal albums of 2024
Leprous, Opeth, Slift and others have presented some truly forward-thinking excellence this year
Cyber Monday CD player deals: Save a bundle on a top CD player - even though the big sales day is over
We've picked out a selection of excellent discounted CD players that are still on sale - but these discounts could end at any moment
Cyber Monday CD deals 2024: There's still time to grab a CD bargain but you're going to have to be quick
The Cyber Monday CD sales are officially over, but there's still a handful of tasty price drops
Black Friday streaming deals 2024: These streaming deals are still live
Black Friday brought a wide range of excellent deals on TV, film & music streaming services - and these awesome options are still alive and kicking
Cyber Monday streaming deals 2024: There's still time to find a new music, film or TV streaming service for less
Here's our pick of the best streaming deals you can still get - even though Cyber Monday is over for another year
Black Friday Marshall speaker and headphones deals 2024: You can still get your hands on Marshall audio gear for a discount
Just because Black Friday has come to an end doesn't mean you can't still get Marshall speakers and headphones for less. Here's our pick of the best deals that are still live
Cyber Monday Marshall speaker and headphones deals 2024: Raise the roof with the best Marshall audio gear discounts that are still live
Stacks of Marshall's audio gear was heavily discounted for Cyber Monday - and the good news is that some deals are still going strong
Black Friday record player deals 2024: There's still deals to be found even though Black Friday is over for another year
Black Friday is over but there's plenty of turntable discounts still going strong. Here's our pick of the best deals still available
Cyber Monday record player deals 2024: This is your last chance to grab a turntable discount
Cyber Monday is over but there are still a number of discounts on turntables, but you'll need to be quick to pick up a bargain
