Latest articles by Matt Mills
Yungblud’s career-affirming cover of Black Sabbath’s Changes is now available to stream
The UK rocker stole the show with his take on Sabbath’s 1972 track at Back To The Beginning, and the performance can now be relived again and again
Masked metal enigmas President announce six-track debut EP, release new single Rage
The anonymous one-man project will give their inaugural address with King Of Terrors in September
“Hardcore innovators, soulful rockers and, frankly, the best band in the world you’re not listening to”: Every Thrice album ranked from worst to best
From scrappy debut Identity Crisis to refined latest album Horizons/East, we rank the back-catalogue of one of the most underrated bands on the planet right now
How The Summoning turned Sleep Token into metal’s most surprising breakout band
Sleep Token seemed to be too weird for mainstream success – then The Summoning turned them into overnight sensations
What is the metal song in the Stranger Things season 5 trailer? The TV show has championed another pioneering rock band
After inserting Metallica’s Master Of Puppets into season four, Stranger Things has used another hard rock classic to soundtrack the announcement of season five
This is what it’s like to be jailed by a repressive regime for playing in a metal band
Confess frontman Nikan Khosravi was imprisoned by the Iranian authorities for being a metal fan
Deftones confirm 2026 European tour dates with Denzel Curry and Drug Church
The nu-metal-but-not-really superstars will play the UK and mainland Europe from January to February
Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi issues update on long-awaited solo album: “I’m trying to finish off what I started”
Now that Back To The Beginning is in the rear-view mirror, heavy metal’s foundational guitarist is returning to work on his first solo album in 20 years
Ozzy Osbourne is doing retirement the right way – by painting abstract art with chimpanzees
Pieces co-painted by The Prince Of Darkness and his primate pals are now up for auction
Ozzy Osbourne to release new memoir Last Rites, centred around his recent health struggles
The Prince Of Darkness’ second and final memoir will come out in October
Rob Halford insists he didn’t quit Judas Priest in the 1990s
The Metal God reveals that a technicality in his contract led to him stepping away from Judas Priest for 11 years
The Nine Inch Nails lyric that made Zeal & Ardor’s Manuel Gagneux quit his job
A line from Nine Inch Nail’s 2005 album With Teeth inspired Manuel Gagneux to give up the 9-to-5 for good
Tony Iommi compared Bill Ward to a Lord Of The Rings monster at Black Sabbath’s epic farewell gig: “You look like Gollum!”
As Ward issues a heartfelt thank you to his bandmates and fans, Sabbath’s guitarist admits he likened the drummer’s appearance when topless to an emaciated hobbit
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
