
Hannah May Kilroy
Hannah May Kilroy has been writing about music professionally for over a decade, covering everything from extreme metal to country. She was deputy editor at Prog magazine for over five years, and previously worked on the editorial teams at Terrorizer and Kerrang!. She currently works as the production editor for The Art Newspaper, and also writes for the Guardian, Classic Rock and Metal Hammer.
Latest articles by Hannah May Kilroy

'Got any Puddle Of Mudd?' Why 00s rock clubs ruled
By Hannah May Kilroy last updated
Rock and metal clubs were once a haven for local greebos looking for a place to mosh the night away – and while many haven't survived the last 10 years, their legacies are far from forgotten

“Sometimes you just need rock’n’roll to save you”: Neurosis' Steve Von Till picks his top tracks
By Hannah May Kilroy published
Neurosis guitarist and co-vocalist Steve Von Till gives us a glimpse inside his record collection

Skindred's Benji Webb: "punk rock was born in Newport"
By Hannah May Kilroy published
Skindred frontman Benji Webbe on loving vinyl, coping with lockdown, the Pope’s bling, and not wearing a feather boa to go to Asda

Watch Blackmore’s Night discuss new album Nature’s Light
By Hannah May Kilroy last updated
Exclusive Richie Blackmore and Candice Night discuss their new album Nature’s Light in exclusive video interview

Alice In Chains’ Jerry Cantrell finishes work on new solo album
By Hannah May Kilroy published
Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell has completed his first solo album in nearly 20 years

Blackberry Smoke's Charlie Starr: The soundtrack of my life
By Hannah May Kilroy published
Blackberry Smoke’s Charlie Starr picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals a song so powerful it makes him well up

Nu-metal lovers rejoice! Love And Death revive memories of parachute pants on Perfectly Preserved
By Hannah May Kilroy published
Love And Death's Perfectly Preserved is a polished lesson in melodic alt.metal

Clutch's mood-enhancing back catalogue thrills on Weathermaker Vault Series Vol. I
By Hannah May Kilroy published
Clutch's Weathermaker Vault Series album of re-recordings, covers and previously digital-only singles is more than just a stopgap

Black Stone Cherry: "We had to fight for our integrity, stand up for our sound"
By Hannah May Kilroy published
They’ve rejuvenated southern rock, enjoyed huge successes and crippling disappointment, weathered internal storms and survived. This is the story of Black Stone Cherry... so far

Rob Halford: why I love Away In A Manger, and other Christmas songs
By Hannah May Kilroy last updated
Metal God Rob Halford has released a new Christmas album, Celestial, and it might be just the thing the world needs

Meet the women redefining what it is to be metal
By Hannah May Kilroy published
We talk to Chelsea Wolfe, Louise Lemón and AA Williams about what they have in common, what they don't, and what they really think about that 'death gospel' tag

Why aren't Rotting Christ the biggest band in extreme metal?
By Hannah May Kilroy published
Their incredible albums have helped define black metal across three decades, and their legacy is only growing. Is The Heretics the record that's finally brought Rotting Christ to the masses?

Alter Bridge – Live At The Royal Albert Hall album review
By Hannah May Kilroy published
US arena rock heroes give themselves an orchestral makeover

Welshly Arms - No Place Is Home album review
By Hannah May Kilroy published
Radio-friendly pop-rock with the charts in its sights from Welshy Arms

Orange Goblin - The Wolf Bites Back album reviewed
By Hannah May Kilroy published
Doom rockers Orange Goblin give their sound added bite on their riffy, riveting ninth album

Robert John Godfrey returns to take The Enid forward
By Hannah May Kilroy published
The Enid release statement announcing Robert John Godfrey's return to front the band.

Black Stone Cherry - Family Tree album review
By Hannah May Kilroy published
Are the Southern-fried Kentucky rockers poised to take Skynyrd’s crown?

Sammal premiere Ylistys ja kumarrus video with Prog
By Hannah May Kilroy published
Rustic Finnish proggers Sammal premiere their music video for Ylistys ja kumarrus from their new album Suuliekki with Prog.

Arcane Roots to play Space Rocks
By Hannah May Kilroy published
Arcane Roots will play an exclusive synth set at the inaugural Space Rocks in London this April, completing the live music line-up alongside Charlotte Hatherley & Lonely Robot.

Myles Kennedy - Year Of The Tiger album review
By Hannah May Kilroy published
Alter Bridge frontman sings the blues

Steel Panther at Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London - live review
By Hannah May Kilroy published
LA glambusters stand firm in a post-Weinstein world

New Issue Of Prog On Sale Today
By Hannah May Kilroy published
Prog 85 features Jethro Tull, The Moody Blues, Tony Banks, Roxy Music, Kino and more...

W.A.S.P. - Reidolized album review
By Hannah May Kilroy published
The songs remain the same, but not the performances
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