The wild and deadly story behind the 1979 World Series of Rock By Joe Daly 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
The 20 greatest horror movie themed metal anthems By Merlin Alderslade, Chris Chantler, Joe Daly, Dom Lawson, Adam Rees 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
Asagraum's Dawn Of Infinite Fire is an instant black metal classic By Joe Daly Dutch black metallers Asagraum weave potent new magick from the old school with new album Dawn of Infinite Fire
Why Sacred Reich's Awakening was worth waiting twenty three years for By Joe Daly The Politically charged thrash originals Sacred Reich break a near-quarter-century silence wand prove thrash metal is still alive and well
Death masks and redemption: Inside Static-X's Wisconsin Death Trip tour By Joe Daly Static-X are currently on the road with their controversial Wisconsin Death Trip tour - we went along to see what it's all about
The wild tale of what happened when Jackass star Steve-O met Motley Crue By Joe Daly We look back on what happened when Jackass alumnus Steve-O met his heroes Motley Crue for the very first time
The story behind the song: Black Gives Way To Blue by Alice In Chains By Joe Daly The Seattle legends’ emotional tribute to Layne Staley would require them to dig deeper than ever – and get some unexpected help from Sir Elton John
LoG guitarist Mark Morton’s Anesthetic album is an all-star show of force and soul By Joe Daly Randy Blythe, Alissa White-Gluz and the late Chester Bennington elevate Lamb Of God man’s debut solo album
Anthrax’s Scott Ian takes us inside his insanely rare Stephen King collection By Joe Daly When he’s not busy heading up the mighty Anthrax, Scott Ian collects rare Stephen King books
How the entire f**king world jumped on the Slayer bandwagon By Joe Daly Kendall Jenner, Rita Ora, rappers, Hot Topic – everybody wants a piece of Slayer
Snot: the tragic story of nu metal’s great lost band By Joe Daly Snot were destined to be one of the great bands of the late 90s – until a car crash ended singer Lynn Strait’s life
Avenged Sevenfold’s Jimmy ‘The Rev’ Sullivan remembered by his parents By Joe Daly Barbara and Joe Sullivan look back at the late drummer’s life and legacy with Avenged Sevenfold
Wardruna: Skald album review By Joe Daly Wardruna offer a solo summoning from the outskirts of time with Skald
Meet Mike McKenna: The world's most metal hockey player By Joe Daly Mike McKenna isn't just a star of the NHL, he's a die-hard metalhead too
Tom Morello – The Atlas Underground album review By Joe Daly Ex-Rage Against The Machine axe hero Tom Morello finds fertile new pastures on The Atlas Underground
Busting the vinyl myths: does 180g vinyl sound better? And more... By Joe Daly From 180g LPs to, er, Adolf Hitler’s greatest hits, these are the burning vinyl questions answered.
Alice In Chains – Rainier Fog album review By Joe Daly Seattle’s elder statesmen Alice In Chains reach a majestic new turning point with Rainier Fog
The 10 best Ghost songs of all time By Joe Daly The best songs from everyone's favourite occultist party band Ghost
Why Daron Malakian has resurrected Scars On Broadway By Joe Daly Ten years on from their debut, Daron Malakian has resurrected Scars On Broadway for new album Dictator. We dig into the mind of a guitar genius and ask: why now? And what does this mean for System Of A Down?
Bulletbelt release new video for Faster Than Death By Joe Daly Watch Bulletbelt's latest video for Faster Than Death, featuring new vocalist Scott Spatcher-Harrison
Skeletonwitch – Devouring Radiant Light album review By Joe Daly Eclectic thrashers Skeletonwitch click into high gear with Devouring Radiant Light
Ivar Bjørnson & Einar Selvik – Hugsjá album review By Joe Daly Nordic visionaries Ivar Bjørnson and Einar Selvikfind new worlds to explore with Hugsjá
Boss Keloid – Melted On The Inch album review By Joe Daly Wigan’s eclectic subgenre alchemists Boss Keloid return with Melted On The Inch
Here Lies Man – You Will Know Nothing album review By Joe Daly NYC’s Afro-Sabbath groove wizards Here Lies Man expand their vision with You Will Know Nothing
