Latest articles by Joe Daly
Ten things we learned from the emotional new Ronnie James Dio film, Dreamers Never Die
From Dio's school days to his final hours, here are our takes from this year's must-see metal documentary
The Hu’s Rumble Of Thunder: Mongolian folk-metal heroes’ unstoppable march continues
Album review: Mongolian folk metal sensations The Hu add a touch of the 21st century on new album Rumble Of Thunder
The Top 20 best Five Finger Death Punch songs
The songs that have turned Five Finger Death Punch into one of modern metal’s biggest bands
Farewell to Kings: how Kiss built and sustained The Greatest Show on Earth for 50 years
Kiss are preparing to close the door on their remarkable career. As with all the greats, we will never see their like again...
Watch Rob Halford be the classiest guy in the room on a 1994 TV debate about obscene lyrics
When Judas Priest's Rob Halford appeared on Australian TV for a censorship debate, he was the personification of charm and thoughtfulness
We asked Tobias Forge how much he uses social media and he gave us a mini-lesson in how brains work
Ghost mastermind Tobias Forge is no fan of social media - and he gave us a very scientific explanation as to why
Why Heavy Trip is the funniest metal movie since This Is Spinal Tap
Director Juuso Laatio reveals the challenges of making a film featuring grave robbers and a band called Impaled Rektum
A love letter to Airheads: one of the great metal cult classics of the 90s
Michael Lehmann's 1994 comedy Airheads bombed on release, but has since been embraced by metalheads the world over
Watch the heartwarming moment Avenged Sevenfold's M Shadows took a stage dive - and got a very special t-shirt as a result
Avenged Sevenfold and their fans created a spontaneous but heartfelt tribute to The Rev
The Decline Of Western Civilization Part II's infamous Chris Holmes pool scene was a dark glimpse inside 80s metal excess
Inside W.A.S.P.'s Chris Holmes' infamous appearance in Penelope Spheeris's documentary
Watain’s The Agony & Ecstasy Of Watain: savage, brutal and… catchy?!
Album review: Watain take black metal into stellar new realms on The Agony And The Ecstasy of Watain
Kirk Hammett steps away from Metallica and metal on epic new Portals EP
Review: Kirk Hammett flexes his prog and soundtrack-influenced muscles with new EP Portals
From the Devil to Def Leppard: how Ghost made the best album of 2022 so far
From the influence of Def Leppard and Andrew Lloyd Webber to the inspiration of Rammstein, Ghost’s Tobias Forge reveals the secrets behind blockbusting new album Impera
Watch Ian Anderson offer Coldplay some career advice: you guys need more flute
Video: Ian Anderson admits to being embarrassed about introducing the flute to rock, but that doesn't mean Coldplay can't be improved by using it
Video: The sadness and confusion of Keith Moon revealed in his final TV interview
A month before his tragic death, Keith Moon gave an interview that presented a very different side to the normally ebullient drummer, his roguish charm all but gone
Slash feat. Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators' 4: setting the bar high for rock in 2022
Slash's fourth album feat. Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators hits all the right beats to be a modern rock classic
The 15 best Ghost songs of all time
The best songs from everyone's favourite occultist party band Ghost
Spritworld's Pagan Rhythms: 'Death Western' rites from the Las Vegas wildlands
Las Vegas rockers Spiritworld take a bloody dive into the Wild West with new album, Pagan Rhythms
Kerry King teases post-Slayer comeback: “It will be f**king good!”
Exclusive Kerry King may have regrets about Slayer quitting too soon, but he’s looking to the future and promising good things ahead
Busting the vinyl myths: does 180g vinyl sound better? And more...
From 180g LPs to, er, Adolf Hitler’s greatest hits, these are the burning vinyl questions answered.
Every Gojira album in their own words
Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier reflects on his band's incredible six-album history
Alice Cooper’s Detroit Stories is a love letter to rock’n’roll’s spiritual home
Shock rock OG Alice Cooper pays tribute to his hometown on new album Detroit Stories
Rob Halford Q&A: sobriety, spiked heels and the future of Judas Priest
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
