As Judas Priest release an epic new photo book, we talk to Rob Halford about life in lockdown, diamond-encrusted high heels and heavy metal sea shanties

Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, Richie Faulkner and Scott Travis look back on half a century of defending the faith

It's memorial weekend in 1983, and the US Festival is about to change the musical landscape forever

Tribulation guitarist Jonathan Hultén stares down mortality with mesmerising solo project

Adult Swim has made all four series of Metalocalypse free to stream. Here are the all-time best moments from the most metal show ever made...

He was a visionary, he was a hellraiser… but beneath it all, he was a man who simply loved to create. Ten years after the death of Avenged Sevenfold’s most beloved member shocked the metal world, we explore the life and legacy of The Rev

Ten of the sickest skaters in the world of metal

Back in '15 we caught up with Coal Chamber frontman Dez Fafara to discuss the birth of nu metal and how it shifted music

We chart the rise and rise of Ghost, from a group of Occult-peddling outsiders to arena-smashing global stars

With Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, Journey, Thin Lizzy and AC/DC lined up to play, chaos reigned in the streets and backstage... and five people were shot

Metal’s history with horror movies goes back decades. We count down the 20 greatest anthems inspired by the screen, from the gruesome, to the grizzly, to the straight-up glorious