Alexi Laiho: “I do it for the music and the love of playing. End of f**king story.” By Joel McIver published 4 January 21 The life and times of Children Of Bodom frontman and fully paid-up wild child Alexi Laiho
The Story Behind The Song: Bring The Noise by Anthrax and Public Enemy By Joel McIver published 19 November 20 Anthrax’s Scott Ian and Public Enemy frontman Chuck D look back on the birth of a rap metal landmark
Cigarettes, alcohol and heroin: the inside story of Black Sabbath’s Paranoid By Joel McIver published 18 September 20 Black Sabbath’s debut album staked their claim as the Godfathers Of Metal. But follow-up Paranoid turned them into stars
Cannibal Corpse’s Gallery Of Suicide: the symphony of cruelty that kept death metal alive By Joel McIver published 4 September 20 Death metal looked to have exhaled its last by 1997. And then Cannibal Corpse released Gallery Of Suicide and the monster rose up again
Slayer’s Tom Araya: My Life Story By Joel McIver published 22 July 20 Satan, serial killers and Slayer – Tom Araya looks back on a life on metal’s frontlines
What happened when the Big Four played together for the very first time By Joel McIver published 28 June 20 In June 2010, Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax played together for the very first time as the Big Four. We were there to watch history being made
Rammstein’s Christoph ‘Doom’ Schneider: My Life Story By Joel McIver published 25 June 20 An audience with enigmatic Rammstein drummer Christoph ‘Doom’ Schneider
How Deep Purple's classic In Rock was made By Joel McIver published 3 June 20 In 1970, Deep Purple introduced a new era of loud music, with the seminal In Rock album. Here's the story of the making of the album that ushered in heavy rock
Kreator’s Pleasure To Kill: the brutal 80s masterpiece that put Euro thrash on the map By Joel McIver published 29 February 20 How Germany’s most vicious thrash metal band took on the Big Four – and almost won
Duff McKagan: The 10 Albums That Changed My Life By Joel McIver published 4 December 16 From Kiss and Iron Maiden to the Germs and Prince, this is the soundtrack to Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan’s life
Rob Zombie: My Life Story By Joel McIver published 22 November 16 The heavy metal horror icon Rob Zombie reflects on his life full of guts and glory
Bloody But Unbowed: How Slayer Turned The World Red By Joel McIver published 3 November 16 Dave Lombardo had rejoined the band, Tom Ayara was losing his sister to cancer and Kerry King was still as reassuringly angry as ever. Little wonder that Slayer's World Painted Blood roared...
Into The Dark: Emperor - Black Metal's Most Important Band By Joel McIver published 21 October 16 Burning churches, jail time, a slew of landmark albums and then they broke the band up before a surprise reformation. What were Emperor thinking?
Dave Lombardo: 10 Albums That Changed My Life By Joel McIver published 16 October 16 Former Slayer/Fantomas drummer Dave Lombardo delves into his record collection and pulls out Kiss, Judas Priest, The Prodigy and Beethoven
The 1000 days that changed Metallica By Joel McIver published 12 August 16 Metallica spent the time between ...Justice and the Black Album in a drink-and drug-induced fog. In the same period they went from thrash heroes to the biggest metal band in the world...
The 10 Essential Funk Rock Albums By Joel McIver published 24 July 16 The world of funk rock was a fusion of genres, that opened its doors to riffs, grooves and even hip-hop. Get down!
Johnny Winter With Dr John: Live In Sweden 1987 (MVD Entertainment) By Joel McIver published 1 July 16 Veteran bluesmen on peak form for Euro-TV session’s first release.
Chuck D and Scott Ian: How we made Bring The Noise By Joel McIver published 20 June 16 Anthrax and Public Enemy legends Scott Ian and Chuck D shoot the shit on rap metal, Bring The Noise, groundbreaking tours and the song that changed it all
The Rides: Pierced Arrow By Joel McIver published 9 May 16 Album two from the renowned supergroup – but does the arrow hit the target?
The Castillians: You & Me By Joel McIver published 9 May 16 Insolent, fuzzed-out garage blues for people who like headbanging.
Blackberry Smoke, Black Stone Cherry and Southern Rock’s new generation By Joel McIver published 9 May 16 Southern rock has never been healthier thanks to the likes of Blackberry Smoke, Black Stone Cherry and Gov’t Mule.
Supersonic Blues Machine West Of Flushing, South Of Frisco By Joel McIver published 22 February 16 Heartfelt blues-rock songs with high-calibre guests.
Under The Influence: Mark Morton By Joel McIver published 18 February 16 Lamb Of God’s guitarist takes time out from earbleeding heavy metal for a salute to the blues axemen who first inspired him.
The Allman Brothers Band – 5 Classic Albums By Joel McIver published 15 January 16 The good ol’ boys, never meaning no harm, all boxed up
