Latest articles by Matt Mills
Hear Judas Priest and Ozzy Osbourne team up on cover of Black Sabbath’s War Pigs
Proceeds from the all-Brummie collab will go to The Glenn Tipton Parkinson’s Foundation and Cure Parkinson’s
Watch Ghost frontman Tobias Forge apologise onstage for last-minute concert cancellation
The Swedish hard rock band cancelled the first night of a planned concert trilogy in Mexico City due to Forge contracting food poisoning
“It’s a cartoon, it’s Looney Tunes”: Gwar singer responds to conservative backlash over onstage Donald Trump ‘killing’
“The idea that Gwar is normalising violence is patently absurd,” says frontman Blöthar The Berserker
Paramore and Hayley Williams join No Music For Genocide initiative, removing their music from streaming services in Israel
The likes of Massive Attack and Fontaines D.C. have already signed up for the campaign, protesting Israel’s military actions in Palestinian territories
Watch Sleep Token cover Bruce Springsteen’s Dancing In The Dark during sold-out American tour
Vessel performed The Boss’s 1984 hit by himself during his band’s show in Philadelphia on Wednesday
Heavy metal nuns Dogma to battle oppressive American “doctrines” on autumn US tour
The costumed five-piece, who sing about the Devil and sexual liberation, will play 22 US dates in October and November
Ghost cancel show last-minute due to Tobias Forge having food poisoning
The Swedish hard rockers still hope to play in Mexico City on September 24 and 25
Judas Priest’s Rob Halford says America is “incredibly” homophobic
The Metal God, who has homes in both the UK and USA, is “angry and upset” over the homophobia that persists in American culture
Ghost have put a spooky mariachi band on a boat to promote this week’s Mexico City shows
Watch the Swedish hard rockers’ single Lachryma get a mariachi overhaul in their latest TikTok video
Every Paradise Lost album ranked from worst to best
From debut album Lost Paradise to the brand-new Ascension, we revisit and re-order the back-catalogue of one of metal’s most despondent bands
Right-wing Twitter is up in arms about Gwar “disembowelling” Donald Trump
The intergalactic heavy metal warlords from the planet Scumdogia are being accused of having Democratic sympathies and inciting political violence
How Into The Void is bringing heavy metal’s human stories to the mainstream
We talk to Jason Eisener and Evan Husney – co-creators of new eight-episode series Into The Void: Life, Death & Heavy Metal – about bringing some of metal’s darkest days to TV screens
Kid Rock is banned from performing in California
Governor Gavin Newsom says the American Bad Ass singer makes “horrific music”
Emmy-nominated actor apologises for having picture taken with Marilyn Manson
Chloë Sevigny says she’s “truly sorry” for posing for a photo with Manson, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women
Hear four classic Kittie songs re-recorded on new EP Spit XXV
The Canadian alt-metal four-piece have celebrated 25 years of their debut album by revisiting four of its songs
Metallica may have ‘stolen’ Spinal Tap’s album art, but the comedy-metal legends aren’t bitter about it
David St Hubbins downplays the idea of a feud between Spinal Tap and the world’s biggest metal band
Massive Attack to remove their music from Spotify in protest against CEO’s AI military investments
The trip-hop pioneers are also joining the No Music For Genocide campaign, blocking their songs from all streaming services in Israel
Nine classic deep cuts Iron Maiden need to dust off for their 2026 Run For Your Lives shows
Iron Maiden are returning to Europe for the second stint of their 50th-anniversary tour next year. These are the obscure tracks we’d love them to play.
Iron Maiden announce more European shows for 2026, including phone-free Paris concert and secret UK date
The UK metal heavyweights will continue the Run For Your Lives tour with a second European leg in the summer
Your essential guide to every At The Gates album
We revisit and review every entry in the death metal maestros’ game-changing discography
Paramount Plus to stream feature-length documentary about Ozzy Osbourne’s final years next month
Ozzy: No Escape From Now will be streaming from October 7
Sleep Token kicked off their sold-out US tour and performed two never-before-played songs last night
The masked metal superstars put on a 15-song show at Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia
System Of A Down add second UK date to European tour with Queens Of The Stone Age and Acid Bath
The alt-metal band will play a second show at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on July 15
