Latest articles by Matt Mills
Here's everything you need to know about Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne's final ever show
Still confused about the details of this weekend's epic final Black Sabbath show? We got you
"Korn got ripped off a lot." Shavo on System Of A Down, nu metal, deathcore and more
Shavo Odadjian is back in the metal world after 20 years with Seven Hours After Violet - but how will he fare against reader questions?
How Ghost Of Perdition became the defining Opeth anthem
Opeth might've ditched the concept record idea for Ghost Reveries, but Ghost Of Perdition still tells a story
Tom Morello looks back on the first time he heard Black Sabbath
The Rage Against The Machine guitarist was petrified when he first heard Black Sabbath as a kid – now he’s the musical director for the band’s almighty finale
The ‘popularity’ of an AI-generated rock band was inevitable – and it highlights a depressing fact about success in the music streaming age
A seemingly non-existent band have more than half a million Spotify ‘listeners’, but the numbers they’re piling up are just as shallow and meaningless as the computer-generated music they spit out
Foo Fighters release 80-second cover song recorded across three decades
Listen to the post-grunge icons’ take on I Don’t Wanna Hear It by hardcore legends Minor Threat
Wes Borland cosplayed as James Hetfield during Limp Bizkit’s last concert with Metallica
Limp Bizkit’s run of North American shows supporting Metallica wrapped up last week
Black Sabbath’s Bill Ward has two new solo albums on the way
The seminal drummer says he doesn’t “give an ‘F’” as he records his first solo efforts in 10 years
Turnstile announce UK/Europe tour dates with The Garden and High Vis
Hardcore’s good time boys will trek across Europe in October and November
Deftones appear to be teasing the release of new music next week
The nu metal-era stars put up a graphic at their London concert on Sunday, hinting towards something going down on July 10
Iron Maiden return to London’s East End for a gloriously flamboyant 50th birthday party
Iron Maiden come back to their birthplace and – armed with a new drummer, a stacked setlist and some extravagant visuals – show 75,000 people just how much they’ve grown
Why heavy metal is turning its back on booze
Metal stardom has long been synonymous with drinking and excess. However, the genre’s musicians are giving up alcohol younger and younger. We investigate why.
Black Sabbath offer first glimpse of rehearsals as they prepare for bow-out concert Back To The Beginning next week
“Hello from rehearsals!” frontman Ozzy Osbourne writes on social media
Metal Hammer writers name the albums they’d listen to during a zombie apocalypse
As 28 Years Later lurches its way towards box office success, we suggest the rock and metal albums that would best soundtrack a zombie killing spree
Watch Muse jam a Gojira riff during recent headline performance at Hellfest in France
Matt Bellamy’s hard rock powerhouse played a short snippet of Stranded at one of Europe’s biggest metal festivals last weekend
Matt Tuck names the song that “encapsulates what Bullet For My Valentine is”
And no, it’s not a track from The Poison
“The ultimate anti-everything symbol”: How heavy metal found its fashion sense
From denim vests to bullet belts and drawer after drawer of black t-shirts, this is how metal music developed its signature dress code
Local council leader hopes to cancel Bournemouth date of Marilyn Manson UK tour due to sexual misconduct allegations
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole’s Millie Earl wants to “reinforce the message that violence against women and girls isn’t something that’s acceptable in our community”
James Hetfield says that Mama Said was never meant to be a Metallica song
The Load country ballad was supposed to be a personal piece that Metallica’s frontman kept to himself, according to a recently unearthed 1996 interview
Paradise Lost discuss religion, depression and new album Ascension
Singer Nick Holmes talks to Metal Hammer about Paradise Lost’s new music, dealing with depression, and why the band aren’t returning to electronica any time soon
Javier Bardem once saw a Bruce Springsteen show with Brad Pitt after being invited by Bono
The No Country For Old Men star also reveals the long list of metal bands he loves, after being spotted at a Judas Priest concert last year
Korn say Sleep Token “shut up” the haters with Download festival headline set
Brian “Head” Welch and James “Munky” Shaffer think that Sleep Token proved the doubters wrong with their show at the UK’s biggest rock/metal extravaganza last week
Why your favourite British metal bands are breaking up
UK metal beloveds Svalbard, Orange Goblin and Ithaca will all split in the coming months. Their reasons why hint at a grim future for the country’s alternative artists.
