
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

Guns N’ Roses, Foo Fighters, My Chemical Romance, Bring Me The Horizon, Poppy, Turnstile, Rise Against and more than 150 other rock and metal bands have just been announced for Welcome To Rockville festival 2026
By Matt Mills published
Florida’s largest rock, metal and punk festival will return to Daytona Beach in May

Jack Osbourne discusses “shock” of his father Ozzy’s death during latest episode of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
By Matt Mills published
“We knew he was sick for a while, but we didn’t think it’d be that quick,” the TV personality admits during a conversation with soap opera actress and fellow contestant Lisa Riley

Wolfgang Van Halen details his spiritual struggle following the death of his father Eddie
By Matt Mills published
The Mammoth singer/multi-instrumentalist says that losing his father left a “black hole” that made him question his spirituality

Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta names the essential hardcore bands everyone needs to hear
By Stephen Hill published
If you need someone to guide you through the world of hardcore, you won’t find a bigger aficionado than the frontman of Hatebreed

Nu metal kids, rejoice! Full videos of classic Deftones and Linkin Park festival sets have just been released online
By Matt Mills published
Dutch festival Pinkpop has released pro-shot footage of Deftones’ 2006 show and Linkin Park’s 2012 headline set

Halestorm describe what it was like backstage at Ozzy Osbourne’s retirement show Back To The Beginning
By Matt Mills published
Pennsylvania’s hard rockers were one of the dozens of iconic heavy bands who played at Ozzy’s swansong in July

Svalbard, one of British metal’s best underground bands, have just released their final song
By Matt Mills published
The four-piece’s farewell UK tour kicks off on Wednesday

As campaign to save seven grassroots UK venues enters final days, organisers urge fans to donate whatever they can
By Matt Mills published
The charity Music Venue Properties hopes to secure the future of clubs in Bedford, Stoke-On-Trent, Bedford, Nottingham, Brighton, Leeds, Sheffield and Newcastle by making them community-owned

The unlikely story of the last classic nu metal album
By Matt Mills published
Nu metal was considered dead by 2005 – but one band from Australia ensured that the genre would bow out in a blaze of glory

Jake E. Lee explains why he felt like a “forgotten footnote” in Ozzy Osbourne’s legacy until Back To The Beginning
By Matt Mills published
The guitarist was part of Ozzy’s solo band from 1982 to 1987 and played on two of his albums: Bark At The Moon and The Ultimate Sin

The woman who sang death metal at Miss World Chile has just won the competition
By Matt Mills published
Ignacia Fernández beat 19 others to claim the crown and sash at the televised final over the weekend

The story of the Black Sabbath song that kicked off heavy metal
By Matt Mills published
Black Sabbath didn’t plan to start a new genre when they debuted in 1970, but their self-titled track is now seen as the place where metal began

How an AC/DC legend and a heavyweight guitarist covered Led Zeppelin at a baseball player's wedding
By Matt Mills published
We reckon a lot of wedding guests couldn't believe their own eyes seeing this!

Ozzy Osbourne was working on a new solo album before he died – this is what it would have sounded like, according to Zakk Wylde
By Matt Mills published
“It’s heavy but it’s more melodic, it’s not pummelling heavy”

Sleep Token, Deftones, Linkin Park, Ghost, Spiritbox, Nine Inch Nails and more among 2026 rock and metal Grammy Award nominees
By Matt Mills published
The 66th Annual Grammy Awards will take place in Los Angeles on February 1

This footage of Indian metal sensations Bloodywood playing Halla Bol will convince you they’re the funnest thing in rock right now
By Matt Mills published
Check it out as the New Delhi trio continue their European tour with Halestorm

Will Ramos was ready to quit music before joining Lorna Shore
By Matt Mills published
“I was like, ‘I need to start thinking about real jobs,’” the deathcore singer reveals in a new Metal Hammer interview

Metallica gave Wolfgang Van Halen a ‘Perfect Attendance Award’ for playing every venue on their 2023 and 2024 tours
By Matt Mills published
Wolfgang’s band Mammoth supported Metallica on every leg of their M72 world tour for two years

This is what it’s like when your song goes viral a decade after release, according to Sabaton
By Matt Mills published
2016 single The Last Stand has racked up some impressive numbers through social media, despite not being the album’s biggest hit when it came out

The story of every song Dave Mustaine co-wrote for Metallica – and what Megadeth did with those riffs
By Matt Mills published
From The Four Horsemen to The Call Of Ktulu, this is everything you need to know about the six (maybe seven) Metallica songs with Dave Mustaine’s name on them

Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister once rammed a cheeseburger into a $2,000,000 mixing desk because he lost an argument
By Matt Mills published
“Can we get a repair man? Lemmy from Motörhead’s just trashed our desk with a cheeseburger.”

Sabaton’s singer wants to do a gig on the beaches of Normandy, on the anniversary of D-Day
By Matt Mills published
The events of Operation Overlord inspired the Swedish power metal battalion’s 2005 fan-favourite single, Primo Victoria

What it’s like collaborating with Corey Taylor, according to Ho99o9’s Yeti Bones
By Matt Mills published
The grime-punk duo joined forces with Slipknot’s frontman for their song Bite My Face in 2022
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