Latest articles by Matt Mills
"I talked one of the guys into doing magic mushrooms and he spent the whole night talking to the wallpaper." Dani Filth shares his life lessons from 30+ years on extreme metal's frontlines
From tripping on a battlefield to becoming penpals with black metal legend Euronymous, Dani Filth has certainly led an interesting life
You’ve never heard of this space rock band, but they just put on one of the loudest, craziest and most incredible festival sets I’ve seen in my life
Though French cosmonauts Slift are very much a cult prospect, it’s only a matter of time before their mesmerising live shows make them superstars
Bruce Dickinson reveals 2027 solo album plans, says Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris loves it
Iron Maiden have plenty of things planned for 2026, but their singer is already looking even further into the future
I took my mum to one of Europe’s heaviest metal festivals, and her reviews of the bands are glorious
My mum joined me at Bloodstock Open Air to watch Gojira, Machine Head, Emperor and many more – this is what she thought of their shows
Killswitch Engage’s Jesse Leach knows what Meat Loaf wouldn’t have done for love
Killswitch Engage’s Jesse Leach answers the question that’s bothered rock fans for more than 30 years
Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale opens up about breaking up with alcohol: “I was looking for an escape in all the wrong places”
Halestorm’s singer/guitarist explains why she turned her back on booze in December 2023
Robert Trujillo weighs in on Metallica’s potential residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere
After Lars Ulrich neither confirms nor denies rumours that Metallica will play Las Vegas’ famous Sphere, their bassist imagines what their shows there would look like
Iconic metal drummer says Ozzy Osbourne’s death has made just as big an impact as John Lennon’s
Mike Portnoy of progressive metal luminaries Dream Theater weighs in on the widespread mourning following the Prince Of Darkness’ death last month
"They have a fanbase so ardent that one fella has rocked up in a band-branded suit of armour." Heriot battle technical issues but eventually win big at Bloodstock
One of the UK's most promising young metal bands put on a great show - but it wasn't without some hiccups
Lamb Of God, Slaughter To Prevail and Judas Priest to headline Bloodstock festival 2026
The four-day heavy metal festival will celebrate its 25th anniversary at Catton Park, Derbyshire from August 6 to 9
BBC to broadcast new Ozzy Osbourne film documenting the last three years of his life
The 60-minute standalone documentary will air on BBC One and via BBC iPlayer on August 18
Metallica’s Lars Ulrich looks back on Black Sabbath’s retirement show, Back To The Beginning
Metallica’s drummer says Sabbath were “great, if not better than ever” at their final show, which took place just 17 days before singer Ozzy Osbourne’s death
Hear Trivium return with Ascendancy-coded new single Bury Me With My Screams
The Florida metal mavens headline Bloodstock festival on Friday and will release a new EP, Struck Dead, on October 31
Halestorm finally scale rock's summit on Everest
US hard rockers Halestorm bring on-stage ferocity into the recording studio
Jack Osbourne posts emotional tribute to late father Ozzy on social media
Ozzy’s youngest child has taken to Instagram to pay tribute to his father, who died aged 76 last month
Metallica announce one of their most intimate shows ever, playing to just 250 people later this month – and you can win a ticket
The biggest band in metal will play their smallest gig in decades on August 28
See Davey Havok turn into goth rock Frank Zappa in new AFI video
The newly mustachioed frontman and his band will put out their next album Silver Bleeds The Black Sun in October
How heavy metal fell in love with the Devil
For as long as it’s existed, heavy metal has been obsessed with the Devil. We investigate why.
Lemmy Kilmister reviewed Ozzy Osbourne’s first solo album in 2011 – this is what he said
One late metal legend looks back on the masterwork that launched the solo career of another late metal legend
Watch Opeth pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne with heartfelt cover of Black Sabbath’s Solitude
The prog metal mavens offered an excellent tribute to the Prince Of Darkness at a festival last weekend
Metallica producer Bob Rock looks back on controversial Load and Reload albums
Rock is “glad” he and Metallica didn’t imitate the metal stars’ blockbuster Black Album when making its divisive follow-ups
Hatebreed enlisted a Spider-Man director for a music video, then got banned from MTV
Jamey Jasta says he had to “infiltrate the system” for the hardcore band’s song I Will Be Heard to make the airwaves
I never listened to Black Sabbath growing up – this is why I got an Ozzy Osbourne tattoo the day after he died
It took a while for me to appreciate the Prince Of Darkness’ true influence on heavy metal, but after his death, I needed something to reflect how big a part of me he’d become
