Latest articles by Matt Mills
How the death of a loved one, pig squeals and TikTok helped crown a modern metal classic
It also officially introduced the world to one of the best vocalists in metal today
Sharon Osbourne is in talks about bringing Ozzfest back
She’s hoping for a return next year, with a lineup that goes beyond rock and metal
Ice-T explains why he changed lyrics from Body Count’s Cop Killer to ‘ICE Killer’ last year
United States Immigration And Custom Enforcement agents have fatally shot two people on the streets of Minneapolis this month
Dave Mustaine doesn’t want to reunite with certain former Megadeth members because they bad-mouthed him in interviews
It doesn’t help that other ex-members have apparently given up their instruments, as well
Watch the trailer for Paul Di’Anno documentary Di’Anno: Iron Maiden’s Lost Singer, featuring Metallica, Slayer and Kiss members
Written and directed by Lemmy’s Wes Orshoski, the rock doc is due to come out later this year
Every solo album by Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson ranked from worst to best
Even if you take The Beast out of the equation, Bruce Dickinson has had a magical career. Here are his seven albums in reverse-order of excellence.
Basketball fan goes viral after suggesting their team lost because a Ghost concert cursed the arena
One Reddit user implies that the Charlotte Hornets embarrassed Orlando Magic on the court last week thanks to a recent show filled with “Devil imagery”
Ghost frontman Tobias Forge reveals what the band have in common with Lady Gaga
The singer also sheds more light on the issues his masks have given him over the years
Lamb Of God, Converge and other leading metal bands speak out following fatal ICE shootings in Minneapolis
Lamb Of God singer Randy Blythe lambasts the “open moral collapse” of the US government, joining the chorus of voices criticising Immigration And Customs Enforcement’s actions in Minnesota
The story of the post-hardcore takeover that didn’t quite happen
As nu metal’s commercial power began to wane, major labels desperately signed a bunch of bands with hardcore backgrounds, from My Chemical Romance to Cave In. A lot of them didn’t work out.
The guy who just climbed that skyscraper live on Netflix listened to a lot of Tool on the way up
Alex Honnold made a playlist of his favourite rock songs for his free solo climb up the 11th-tallest building on Earth last weekend
Awards and no-shows: inside the depressing night Metallica split with Jason Newsted
By the time Jason took to the stage with Metallica near the end of 2000, it was so clearly already over
Jinjer’s Tatiana Shmayluk takes aim at the term “female-fronted band”
The progressive metal singer is sick and tired of being pitted against other women in the scene
Carpenter Brut’s new album has a bad guy inspired by Elon Musk
The French artist says he sold his Tesla after the world’s richest man became part of Donald Trump’s cabinet last year
AC/DC threw Taylor Momsen a bat-themed birthday party, after she got bit halfway through a show
“When AC/DC give you a nickname, you stick with that!”
From the Crimean War to the Stranger Things finale, the story of Iron Maiden’s The Trooper
It didn’t live up to prior singles’ chart success, it was banned when it came out, and it’s got the band booed onstage. But, The Trooper is a song that Iron Maiden have never left behind.
Watch Motörhead drummer Mikkey Dee react to fans’ stories about the heavy metal trailblazers
Mikkey Dee remembers life with Lemmy Kilmister while watching tributes from Motörhead super-fans
Steve Harris reveals the song he wants to bring back to Iron Maiden’s setlist
The second European leg of the band’s 50th-anniversary tour kicks off in the spring
With Sober, Tool attracted mainstream attention – and the ire of one of rock’s greatest frontmen
Sober, the seminal single from 1993’s Undertow, made Maynard James Keenan and co. a quick success story, but not everybody was a fan
Myles Kennedy looks back on the time he refused to audition for Slash and Velvet Revolver
After being diagnosed with tinnitus, the Alter Bridge singer/guitarist shot down the chance to audition for Velvet Revolver and their lineup of then-former Guns N’ Roses members
Ice Nine Kills have finished writing their horror film The Slashin’ Of The Christ and want to cast some familiar faces
The script for the horror hounds’ first foray into feature filmmaking is done, and despite its title, Spencer Charnas insists it won’t annoy Christians
The 10 best doom and stoner metal albums of 2025
2025 might have been the year we said goodbye to Black Sabbath, but these 10 albums prove their influence still looms large
The story of Rats and Ghost’s ascent to arenas
One year after their singer was sued by his ex-bandmates, Ghost regrouped and released a song which catapulted them to the next level
Dave Mustaine doesn’t know what he’ll do with himself after Megadeth call it quits
What will MegaDave get up to after retiring? Turns out, not even he’s sure
Slipknot’s Clown defends AI, breaking rank from other high-profile metal musicians
The Nine’s co-founder and percussionist asks, “What’s the difference between me pulling out my pocket producer… or me trying to get a famous producer that might not even work with me and could potentially cost me $150,000?”
