Latest articles by Joe Daly
“A mechanic charged our producer £666. He was so freaked out he insisted he pay £667.” Inside the legend that Iron Maiden’s The Number Of The Beast was cursed
Spooky goings-on and controversy in the US have inspired rumours that Iron Maiden’s magnum opus was cursed by supernatural forces. Are they right? Probably not…
“If it’s my time, it’s my time – I’m ready to die.” Revisiting Heavy Metal In Baghdad, the most gripping metal documentary ever made
In the 2000s, directors Suroosh Alvi and Eddy Moretti went to war-torn Iraq and met thrash band Acrassicauda. The documentary they made is a stunning testament to the power of music in life-threatening times.
"Ever wondered how Slipknot might sound if they brought Slash into the fold?": Corey Taylor's second solo album CMF2 is bolder, heavier and "utterly exhilarating"
Corey Taylor's second solo album CMF2 explores everything from glam and rap metal to country and punk
10 thrash metal bands from the ’80s that should have been absolutely massive
These speed freaks from thrash metal’s golden age fell by the wayside when they should have been megastars
"We weren't trying to replace Layne Staley": How Dave Grohl and Elton John helped a reborn Alice In Chains pay tribute to their fallen frontman on Black Gives Way To Blue
Recorded in Dave Grohl's studio, 2009's Black Gives Way To Blue resurrected Alice In Chains and allowed them to pay tribute to Layne Staley - with guest contributions from Elton John
“The idea was a girl in a leather jacket, holding a Flying V guitar, surrounded by cows.” The story of Metalhead – the most authentic heavy metal movie to feature Metallica, Megadeth and buckets of existential dread
2013’s Metalhead understands heavy music better than any other film – and features nods to Metallica, Megadeth, Judas Priest and Venom along the way
“We wanted to challenge all the ideas. We had no rules, no limits, no laws”: why Oliver Stone’s The Doors is the most influential rock biopic ever made
Oliver Stone’s The Doors divided the critics – and the surviving band members. But it made Jim Morrison a star all over again and laid down the template for the modern rock biopic
“I played Sweet Home Alabama, and that became part of Metallica’s The Four Horsemen”: The Four Horsemen vs Mechanix – how Metallica and Megadeth released two warring versions of the same song
Megadeth leader and ex-Metallica guitarist Dave Mustaine wrote a thrash metal classic called The Mechanix in the early ’80s. Today, both bands lay claim to vastly different versions of the song.
The 10 best cover songs by Ghost
Metallica, Tina Turner, Abba – here are 10 times Ghost completely owned someone else’s song
"All the things that happen during any revolutionary time brings out the best music": Vintage Trouble's Ty Taylor is ready for the revolution
They’ve been off the radar for a while, but Vintage Trouble have returned with new album Heavy Hymnals, and this time their blazing rock’n’soul is fuelled by heartbreak, social commentary and racial injustice. Just don’t call it a comeback
9 legendary bands who are playing farewell tours in 2023
This year will be your last chance to see Kiss, the Eagles, Foreigner ever play live
10 metalheads in movies and TV that break all the cliches
Hollywood likes to portray metalheads as either bullies or dimwits. These 10 movie and TV characters smash all the stereotypes.
“He gave metal bands the exposure that a mainstream act would murder for”: Why Conan O’Brien is metal’s greatest unsung champion
From spotlighting Linkin Park and Lamb Of God in their prime to pulling pranks on a Slipknot crowd, the former Late Night host truly is one of us
10 metal b-sides and bonus tracks so perfect that they should have been classics
These bangers by Metallica, Linkin Park and more never got an album or single release – but, in hindsight, they really deserved one
Ten songs that fought back against the PMRC
In 80s America, the Parents Music Resource Center sought to censor music by imposing a series of draconian rules. Here’s how a group of rock, metal and punk bands fought back
The 50 greatest Guns N’ Roses songs ever, and the stories behind them
Guns N' Roses changed the shape of rock'n'roll when they emerged in the mid-eighties. Here's a half-century of their very best, and the stories behind them.
The night The Beatles were guarded by Christ and Moses
In August 1966, The Beatles played their second to last show at LA’s Dodger Stadium – and they had a couple of familiar names on their security team
Demons, hair metal and Ozzy Osbourne playing a priest: Why Trick Or Treat is the 80s’ unsung metal horror classic
In 1986, director Charles Martin Smith made an underrated horror movie lambasting the PMRC – and he got Gene Simmons, Ozzy Osbourne and Motörhead to help.
The strange story of the song that some people thought ‘inspired’ Enter Sandman (but probably didn’t)
In 1991, some people noticed a similarity between Metallica’s Enter Sandman and a skatepunk song that had come out two years earlier
Hostile Tool crowds, a demonic Dave Grohl, pirvate jet rides with Slash and pissing off Lemmy: How Tenacious D became the world's most successful comedy metal band
Jack Black and Kyle Gass look back on how Tenacious D became pop culture phenomenons - and reveal the real inspiration behind Tribute
"I'm really starting to get the itch. I want to headline arenas" - Rival Sons on the album that should take them to the next level
After six albums in 15 years and touring alongside a raft of A-listers, new album Darkfighter finds Rival Sons ready to take it to the next level
How Tenacious D's satanic stoner comedy The Pick Of Destiny went from box office bomb to cult classic
What Tenacious D's comedy rock opera The Pick Of Destiny lacked in box office returns, it made up for in heart and star cameos
Here are Metallica's ten fastest songs, ranked by BPM
Here's all the proof you need that when they fancy it, Metallica know how to put the pedal to the metal
