
Matt Mills
Louder’s resident Gojira obsessive was still at uni when he joined the team in 2017. Since then, Matt’s become a regular in Metal Hammer and Prog, at his happiest when interviewing the most forward-thinking artists heavy music can muster. He’s got bylines in The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Independent, NME and many others, too. When he’s not writing, you’ll probably find him skydiving, scuba diving or coasteering.
Latest articles by Matt Mills

Sepultura’s Iggor Cavalera: “We didn’t like how metal was made in Europe or in America”
By Matt Mills published
Sepultura’s original drummer explains why the Brazilian metal scene was so enamoured with the Devil in the 1980s

Listen to metalcore heroes Loathe’s first new song in three years, Gifted Every Strength
By Matt Mills published
The Liverpudlians have returned to their metal roots in teeth-gnashing fashion

Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler and Soundgarden members have been added to Black Sabbath’s farewell show, Sharon Osbourne reveals
By Matt Mills published
The legends will join Metallica, Slayer, Guns N’ Roses and other rock/metal stars at Villa Park in Birmingham on July 5

Propagandhi are as confused about the state of things as everyone else on vital new album At Peace
By Matt Mills published
Canada’s punk/metal iconoclasts aren’t sure what to do about the chaos across the globe, but their eighth album is poignant and poetic all the same

Ozzy Osbourne will only sing five solo songs at his final show this summer, support act Sammy Hagar reports
By Matt Mills published
And one of them will be No More Tears

Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson has 18 songs demoed for new solo album, will record it next year
By Matt Mills published
The Mandrake Project was Bruce’s first solo album in 19 years, and he seems to have no intention of taking that long again

The best new metal bands you need to hear in May 2025
By Rich Hobson published
Meet "denture-core" maniacs Melted Bodies, marine biology-inspired post-black metallers Dawn Of Ouroboros, Lady Gaga-inspired industrial metallers Tayne and melodic hardcore heroes Bloom

The five most metal Sleep Token songs
By Matt Mills published
The detractors say, “Sleep Token aren’t metal” – these songs reply, “Yeah, right!”

Sharon Osbourne remembers first thoughts when she laid eyes on Ozzy: “What the f*ck?!”
By Matt Mills published
Sharon Osbourne first saw her husband at a Black Sabbath show when she was 18 – and it was unlike anything she’d experienced before

Metallica are going to re-release their Load
By Matt Mills published
The metal titans’ controversial sixth album is getting remastered and reissued via an expanded package, featuring demo versions and live recordings

Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale says it’s an “honour” to be the only woman performing at Black Sabbath’s farewell show
By Matt Mills published
The singer/guitarist believes that other leading women in rock and metal will “be there in spirit”

Take a sneak peek at Ghost’s phone-free world tour thanks to new music video Peacefield
By Matt Mills published
The song is taken from the Swedish devil church’s new album Skeletá

Jerry Cantrell has an amazing solo song on the Sinners soundtrack and no one seems to be talking about it
By Matt Mills published
Listen to the Alice In Chains guitarist/singer’s raspy and overlooked new track In Moonlight here

Slayer’s Kerry King admits he isn’t close with Tom Araya
By Matt Mills published
King says that Slayer’s singer/bassist is “a very different person” compared to when they started the band together in 1981

Code Orange are on hiatus: “It’s on the shelf for a good reason, for many reasons”
By Matt Mills published
Singer Jami Morgan confirms that the US metalcore hopefuls are on ice for the foreseeable future

Hear power metal wardogs Sabaton dive into mediaeval history with new song Templars
By Matt Mills published
The armour-plated Swedes have signed to Better Noise Music and are readying their next album

Watch Korn’s Jonathan Davis sit in a ‘haunted’ chair that apparently makes him hallucinate and feel like he’s high
By Matt Mills published
The Korn frontman will be the guest presenter on a new episode of US TV show Ghost Adventures next week

Ghost’s Tobias Forge may have just revealed how Papa V Perpetua’s tenure will end
By Matt Mills published
Ghost’s mastermind drops some serious hints in a new interview

Babymetal’s new album, Metal Forth, has been delayed
By Matt Mills published
Japan’s kawaii metal sensations have pushed their upcoming release back by two weeks

Watch Trivium react to a music video so bad they didn’t release it for 20 years
By Matt Mills published
Trivium made two versions of the video for Dying In Your Arms – the first try was so dreadful that it’s only now seeing the light of day

Ozzy Osbourne has started “endurance training” ahead of final Black Sabbath show
By Matt Mills published
The Prince Of Darkness will step onstage for the last time at Birmingham’s Villa Park on July 5

Heriot’s Debbie Gough reveals which Billie Eilish song inspired the metalcore hellraisers’ new album (no, seriously)
By Matt Mills published
The Eilish song was a “reference point” for one of UK's most celebrated young heavy bands

Ghost fans are selling fake money dropped during the band’s Skeletour dates in exchange for real money
By Matt Mills published
Why not spend £50 on some Frater Imperator banknotes that have no cash value? We can think of a few reasons why not…
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