Latest articles by Liz Scarlett
Primus are officially on the hunt for a new drummer. Could it be you?
Primus have announced a open call across the universe for a "well-mannered, affable" new drummer. Here's how to submit your application
Linkin Park to screen live performance film in cinemas in 2025
Newly-reunited nu metal giants Linkin Park are set to screen their From Zero release show in cinemas worldwide in 2025
Spiritbox announce long-awaited new album Tsunami Sea, share the ethereal new single Perfect Soul
Metalcore heavyweights Spiritbox share details of their highly-anticipated second studio album, Tsunami Sea, and unveil the new single Perfect Soul
Brian May opens up about Queen's doubts on having Freddie Mercury as their frontman in their early days: "He did a lot of running around the place and screaming his head off. So we thought, ‘Is this going work?’"
Queen guitarist Brian May reveals how the band used to find working with Freddie Mercury "a little unnerving"
The time My Chemical Romance's Gerard Way hit out at nu metal: "It set us back to the stone age...it's like a bunch of neanderthals had a microphone for 8 years and everybody had to deal with it"
In a newly-resurfaced 2007 interview, the My Chemical Romance frontman aired his ill-feelings towards nu metal, and said that he thought certain bands within the genre encouraged sexism, homophobia and "other forms of ignorance"
"People would vomit when they saw it": Shawn 'Clown' Crahan on the worst injury he ever sustained with Slipknot
Percussionist Shawn 'Clown' Crahan reveals how he lost 25 percent of his arm and opens up about that mysterious Slipknot album from 2008 that's still yet to be released
Incubus will perform Morning View in full at 2025 headline London show
Incubus are set to play their iconic 2001 album Morning View in full next year at one very special show at London's 02
Watch Bruce Springsteen open his Halloween show in Montreal with a fun cover of Ghostbusters
The Boss celebrated Halloween in Montreal with a performance of Ray Parker Jr.'s spooky chart-topper Ghostbusters alongside his full band
According to science, metal is the most “intelligent” genre of music you can listen to - and these are its most intelligent bands
Metalheads are boffins, actually, and these bands prove it
Fontaines D.C. announce headline US tour for 2025
Irish post-punk rockers Fontaines D.C. share details of their 2025 run across the US
Alex Van Halen reveals that David Lee Roth asked Eddie Van Halen to play fewer guitar solos: "He couldn’t handle the fact that Eddie was getting more attention than he was"
In his new memoire, Brothers, Alex Van Halen says that David Lee Roth was "convinced he was going to be a movie star" so didn't want the spotlight to shine too long on anyone else
"Happy Halloween for all who believe, and much love to all who don't": Black Sabbath's Bill Ward shares the eerie new poem, It's Near
Former Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward unveils his latest original poem, It's Near, in time for Halloween
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard drop new track Phantom Island and announce that they'll be heading out on tour with an orchestra
"We have an orchestra now haha"
Paul Stanley defends Kiss' "wholesome" history of groupies: "Nobody got hurt. Nobody ever walked away feeling disrespected or diminished”
Kiss' Paul Stanley says that the band had a very "wholesome" relationship with their many groupies
Lankum's Hammersmith Apollo show is spellbinding and dread-drenched. What a shame the crowd can't shut the hell up
In spite of their particularly shouty crowd, Lankum give a dazzling performance at their biggest UK show to date
Goat deliver a "primal, free-flow of noise" for "a night of dizzying dance-filled fun" at their sold-out Troxy show
Swedish troupe Goat get the room moving to their unique fusion of Pagan rock, afrobeats and tantric psychedelia
Stevie Nicks opens up about why Lindsey Buckingham was fired from Fleetwood Mac: "He wasn’t very nice to anybody; he wasn’t very nice to Harry Styles"
Stevie Nicks revisits the moment she knew she didn't want to be in a band with Lindsey Buckingham anymore: "I dealt with Lindsey for as long as I could. You could not say that I did not give him more than 300 million chances.”
Kate Bush reveals her plans to return to music: "I'm very keen to start working on a new album"
The news arrives with Kate Bush's new self-directed video, Little Shrew, released in aid of charity War Child
Liam Gallagher hits back at "entitled" fans complaining about Oasis not picking young bands to join them on tour: "Everyone is soooo fussy these days"
"To all the folk who are crying about us not showing love to the young bands and not letting them support there’s LEVELS to this game and I’m afraid 99% of ya are way off"
Knocked Loose announce UK / EU 2025 tour, including their biggest ever UK headline show to date
Kentucky hardcore punks Knocked Loose will be hitting the road across the UK and EU next Spring, with special guests Basement, Harm's Way and Pest Control
Thom Yorke says he "doesn't give a flying f***" if fans want Radiohead to reunite
The Radiohead frontman states he has "earned the right" to work on whatever projects he wants to
"The best part about this song is that a squirter can be anybody’s genitals": Watch Amyl & The Sniffers’ explicit new video for Jerkin'
Aussie punks Amyl & The Sniffers celebrate nudity with their NSFW video for new potty-mouthed single, Jerkin'
Bad Omens announce Australian tour dates with Poppy and House Of Protection
Metalcore giants Bad Omens will head down under for a run of shows next year with Poppy and House Of Protection
Alex Van Halen on why he was "not interested" joining Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony on The Best Of All Worlds tour: "They're not doing the band justice"
Alex Van Halen explains why he didn't join his former bandmates on the road for The Best Of All Worlds tour, performances which focused on Sammy Hagar's time in Van Halen
