Latest articles by Matt Mills
The Hu's Enkush Batjargal shares his life lessons
From growing up in Communist Mongolia to revolutionising folk metal, The Hu's Enkush Batjargal shares his wisdom (and why swordfighting with a horsehead fiddle is a bad idea)
Bruce Dickinson would rather Iron Maiden “do another album” than head back on the road right away
The metal legends are booked to play 91 gigs in 2026 alone
Police investigating couple allegedly caught in ‘intimate act’ on Download festival Ferris wheel
Footage that seems to depict the interaction has circulated on social media
Linkin Park react to becoming first band with female singer to headline Download festival
The nu metal hit-makers, now co-fronted by Emily Armstrong, closed the Donington weekender on Sunday
The 10 greatest final albums in heavy metal history
These masterpieces by Black Sabbath, Motörhead and White Zombie made sure their careers ended on flawless form
The 10 bands who won Download festival 2026
From historic headliners to exciting new bands, Download 2026 was one for the books. Here are the 10 best sets from this year's festival
Faith No More set social media abuzz as they release teaser image featuring live audience
The alternative metal luminaries haven’t played together since 2016
Sebastian Bach was apparently a fan of Lzzy Hale’s performances with Skid Row
The Halestorm frontwoman led the glam metal stars for a handful of shows in 2024
"My stroke was caused by stress." An audience with Tarja Turunen
In 2023, the original queen of symphonic metal shared some reflections on her past
Rare UK TV footage of Metallica playing The Memory Remains unearthed after almost 30 years
Just in time for the metal behemoths’ reissue of their 1997 album at the end of the month
How Sepultura made their technophobic final statement, The Cloud Of Unknowing
As Brazil’s groove metal heroes prepare to call it quits, we speak to guitarist Andreas Kisser about their swansong EP
How Coheed And Cambria turned a tumultuous break-up into landmark prog metal song Welcome Home
Thanks to its venomous lyrics and hard, screeching riff, the 2005 single became a Platinum-selling breakthrough moment
Sharon and Jack Osbourne defend AI Ozzy avatar amidst “cash grab” allegations
The mother and son say that the project is about making sure the Prince Of Darkness is “remembered” following his death last July
OG black metal mask-wearer Mortiis never wanted to be anonymous like Ghost and Sleep Token
The dungeon synth innovator didn’t enjoy pretending that he wasn’t Mortiis
Songs by Ghost, Babymetal, Red Hot Chili Peppers and more to appear in new rhythm game from company behind Guitar Hero
Stage Tour, from Guitar Hero’s RedOctane Games, will be released for PC and consoles in the autumn
Watch Mastodon give new single Your Ghost Again its live debut and dedicate it to late guitarist Brent Hinds
The Atlanta band played their latest song at their European tour kickoff last week
Bring Me The Horizon cancelled a 2006 festival appearance for fear of being attacked
The ‘MySpace metal’ poster boys were one of the most controversial bands of their generation
The 25 best goth metal albums
From HIM to Evanescence, Type O Negative to Misfits, these are the greatest albums released in the goth metal pantheon
How Tomas Lindberg pioneered a whole new school of death metal
From dabbling in occultism to pioneering a whole new school of death metal, Tomas Lindberg was a figure unlike any other
10 amazing covers by massive metal bands that you’ve (probably) never heard
Iron Maiden going full prog! Ghost doing the Beatles! Black Sabbath smashing Smoke On The Water! Only completists have heard these extraordinary covers
Slift score an immediate, dizzying masterpiece with new album Fantasia
The cosmonauts have shortened their songs for their fourth full-length, but they’re every bit as immersive and disorienting as before
Bulgarian president touts Iron Maiden as “remarkably down-to-earth people”
We’re not sure whether Iliyana Yotova is a metalhead, but she seems to like Iron Maiden all the same
Watch Metallica tear through Creeping Death and King Nothing during first concert of 2026 in Athens, Greece
The metal superstars are currently traipsing their way through European stadiums and will hit the UK towards the end of the month
