Latest articles by Jonathan Selzer
Linkin Park, Body Count and Oranssi Pazuzu made camping in the blistering heat worth it
From Iron Maiden to Metallica, Slayer to Guns N' Roses, these are the 'dud' albums that deserve a second look
Dimmu Borgir were decried as sell outs from their first single, but they broadened the scope of black metal to impossible new heights
Commemorating the metal and hardcore heroes who disbanded with so much more to give
Wardruna: Tracking Birna gives us a look inside the band's incredible live shows and unique creative process
From Throbbing Gristle to Ministry, industrial became one of the defining sounds of the 1980s
Attila Csihar is an extreme metal pioneer and has the wild stories to prove it
Mystifier proved that Norway didn’t have the monopoly on blasphemous black metal in the early 1990s
The Hammer team name their greatest gigs of the year, from stadium extravaganzas to sweaty basement dust-ups
From chart-toppers Ghost and Sleep Token to rising stars Lorna Shore and Spiritbox, 2025 has been a massive year for metal
Godflesh are far from metal’s most famous band, but they’ve influenced Metallica, been asked to tour with Danzig and almost had one of their members hired by Faith No More
Drone visionaries Sunn 0))) continued their journey into the heart of darkness with 2009’s Monoliths & Dimensions
Burned out in 2021, Big Brave's Robin Wattie looked to accounts of "women, people of colour and queers" to draw strength and inspiration to keep going
From Judas Priest's Invincible Shield to Nightwish's Yesterwynde and Opeth's return to extremity, these are the metal albums that ruled 2024
Mikael Åkerfeldt spills the tea on Opeth's prog metal rock opera The Last Will And Testament
Hamferd's latest album Men Guðs Hond Er Sterk explores a maritime disaster that befell a whaling ship in their native Faroe Islands
Twelve years before they played the Olympic opening ceremony, Gojira released their classic fifth album, 2012’s L’Enfant Sauvage
From founding fathers like Black Sabbath, Rainbow and Judas Priest to metal's modern leaders such as Ghost, Sleep Token and Spiritbox, these are the songs that have defined a genre
The story of Dimmu Borgir’s Enthrone Darkness Triumphant, the album which drew up the blueprint for symphonic black metal
The story behind The Devin Townsend Project’s 2009 debut album, Ki
Dutch prog metallers Dool tackle issues of liminality and fluidity on new album The Shape Of Fluidity
From Japanese Samurai metallers Ryujin to 'bimboviolence' pioneers BRAT, rising alt metal stars Alt Blk Era and mysterious black metallers The Sun's Journey Through The Night, these are the bands you need to hear in 2024
Sleep Token, Creeper, Within Temptation: 2023 has been a massive year for metal, and these 50 records represent the very best the year has had to offer
