Latest articles by Matt Mills
Ex-Arch Enemy singer Alissa White-Gluz’s new band Blue Medusa release debut single Checkmate
The death metal vocalist makes a fresh start and teases that the heavy new song is also one of the “lightest” things her new band have been working on
Dee Snider opens up about health issues that made him step away from Twisted Sister
A planned reunion tour was scrapped after the singer walked away due to health concerns, though the band are now coming back with Sebastian Bach on vocals
Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl addresses infidelity and social media fallout in new interview
The singer/multi-instrumentalist says he’s had 430 therapy sessions in the past 70 weeks and suggests that fathering a child with a woman outside of his marriage in 2024 is part of the reason why
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine’s memoir In My Darkest Hour, looking back on his cancer battle, to come out in September
The book will detail the thrash singer/guitarist’s life after being diagnosed with a squamous cell carcinoma at the back of his tongue in 2019
Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt on 25 years of Blackwater Park and why he might stop growling again
We caught up with the progressive metal mastermind and made him begrudgingly talk about his band’s magnum opus
Papa Roach have just named the best nu metal songs of all time – and, yes, one of them picked Last Resort
No false modesty here
Jack Osbourne and wife Aree welcome baby daughter and name her after the Prince Of Darkness
The couple had their second child together last Thursday
Ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson responds to Dave Mustaine’s jab at former members’ “past behaviours”
Mustaine recently said that Megadeth won’t reunite with former members on their farewell tour due to one particular person’s past
The ultimate Motorhead playlist (as picked by Metallica, Judas Priest and more)
We asked some of metal's biggest names to share which Motorhead songs mean most to them
Devin Townsend has finally announced his life’s work, The Moth
Devin Townsend has reached peak Devin Townsend, unveiling a 24-track behemoth with choirs, orchestras and a song called We Don’t Deserve Dogs. Listen to maximalist preview Enter The City.
How this thrash singer became the new frontman of Children Of Bodom
Samy Elbanna of Finnish speedsters Lost Society talks about fronting his country’s biggest extreme metal band for two glorious nights last month
Former Arch Enemy singer Alissa White-Gluz launches new band Blue Medusa
Guitarists Alyssa Day and Dani Sophia join the ex-Arch Enemy frontwoman in hew newest musical endeavour
Steven Wilson and Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt are going to make another album together
The celebrated prog musicians previously collaborated on 2012 album Storm Corrosion, and many fans are hankering for a follow-up
Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt reveals why collaboration with Dream Theater’s Mike Portnoy hasn’t happened yet
Dream Theater’s drummer has said multiple times that he wants to make music with Opeth’s frontman. So, we asked Åkerfeldt what’s taking so long.
My Chemical Romance, Tool, Limp Bizkit and Pierce The Veil to headline Aftershock festival 2026; The Offspring, Queens Of The Stone Age, Babymetal and more than 130 other acts also confirmed
The Sacramento festival will return to Discovery Park from October 1 to 4
Every Sabaton album ranked from worst to best
What’s the most bulletproof entry in the Swedish wardogs’ back-catalogue?
Watch Slipknot’s Corey Taylor and Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale sing Black Sabbath covers at Geezer Butler and Paul Rodgers tribute show this week
Taylor sang Paranoid and Hale took on lead vocals for a version of Neon Knights, with Butler playing bass for both performances
How Alter Bridge rebuilt after the demise of Creed
Velvet Revolver's loss was Alter Bridge's gain when Myles Kenendy helped his bandmates shake off the bad taste of Creed
Ozzfest will “absolutely” return in 2027
Sharon Osbourne has confirmed that the successful travelling metal festival will come back nine years after its last edition took place
Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine claims Metallica and others held him back during early career
The singer/guitarist now believes “there’s no reason why we shouldn’t be friends”
Iron Maiden announce final two gigs before stepping away from the live stage until 2028
The band haven’t announced every show of 2026 yet, but they’ve revealed the last ones they’ll play before taking a well-earned break from the road
The 50 metal albums you need to hear in 2026
Digging deep on announcements, rumours and pure speculation to find the 50 metal albums you should be keeping an eye out for in 2026
Worm are the wildest new band in black metal
Inspired by infamous documentary Until The Light Takes Us, the musician known as Phantom Slaughter launched an unhinged project – and now Megadeth’s Marty Friedman is involved
