Matt Mills
Louder’s resident Gojira obsessive was still at uni when he joined the team in 2017. Since then, Matt’s become a regular in Metal Hammer and Prog, at his happiest when interviewing the most forward-thinking artists heavy music can muster. He’s got bylines in The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Independent, NME and many others, too. James Hetfield once told him to stop smiling.
Latest articles by Matt Mills

By Merlin Alderslade Published
From golden era classics to 80s slashers and the elevated offerings that have dominated the last decade, these are the greatest horrors of them all

By Matt Mills Published
Cult Of Luna’s Johannes Persson recalls how a track by his old band made it into David Fincher’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

By Matt Mills Published
The metal guitarist embraces the technology, even if he thinks “it will absolutely kill us all”

By Matt Mills Published
The four-day festival returns to Florida’s Daytona International Speedway in May

By Matt Mills Published
The rock legends have extended their touring plans with 12 shows, including two dates at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

By Matt Mills Published
It’ll be their first with the Brazilian on drums, and their first following longtime turntablist Sid Wilson’s dismissal in August

By Matt Mills Published
The frontman joined the progressive metal masters after somebody challenged him to put up or shut up regarding the state of the local scene

By Matt Mills Published
Re-live Black Sabbath’s blockbuster retirement gig at any time, without getting up from the sofa

By Matt Mills Published
The metal giants’ horror hound presents The Raven, as his band continue their residency at the Sphere

By Matt Mills Published
The nu metal pioneers are continuing their European tour with six dates in the British Isles

By Matt Mills Published
An estimated 60,000 people attended the punk rock superstars’ free show in the US capital over the weekend

By Matt Mills Published
The frontman has detailed a long list of dates for the summer, autumn and winter

By Dave Everley, Matt Mills Published
To mark 40 years of Slayer’s Reign In Blood, here are 40 facts about the landmark thrash album

By Matt Mills Published
Featuring three Liverpool Institute For Performing Arts graduates, the Norwegian collective reveal how sleep paralysis inspired their stunning third album The Other Side

By Matt Mills Published
Mike Overton of Cali rockers Trauma pays tribute to his “stage buddy”, who died in a bus crash 40 years ago

By Matt Mills Published
The Dutch vocalist fielded a question on her pre-Nightwish band from a fan in a recent Metal Hammer interview

By Matt Mills Published
The duo will release their debut single soon

By Matt Mills Published
Ivar Bjørnson, guitar player in progressive black metal luminaries Enslaved, still regrets saying no to the late god of goth metal

By Matt Mills Published
The singer/guitarist says he and his bandmates didn’t hear about Ozzy Osbourne’s final gig until after it had been put together

By Matt Mills Published
The 80s gunslinger took part in Grohl’s heavy metal supergroup Probot, and showed up to the sessions ready to drink at 10:30am

By Matt Mills Published
The heavy metal giants have dusted off plenty of deep cuts since kicking off their Life Burns Faster residency at the start of the month

By Matt Mills Published
The School’s Out superstar doesn’t let his faith stop him from admiring some of the evilest music in history

By Matt Mills Published
The rhythm guitarist recalls truly “learning how to drink” while on the road with the cowboys from Hell in ’97 and ’98
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