Matt Stocks
DJ, presenter, writer, photographer and podcaster Matt Stocks was a presenter on Kerrang! Radio before a year’s stint on the breakfast show at Team Rock Radio, where he also hosted a punk show and a talk show called Soundtrack Apocalypse. He then moved over to television, presenting on the Sony-owned UK channel Scuzz TV for three years, whilst writing regular features and reviews for Metal Hammer and Classic Rock magazine. He also wrote, produced and directed a feature-length documentary on Australian hard rock band Airbourne called It’s All For Rock ‘N’ Roll, and in 2017 launched his own podcast: Life in the Stocks. His first book, also called Life In The Stocks, was published in 2020. A second volume was published in April 2022.
Latest articles by Matt Stocks

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The best of Skunk Anansie, in Skin's own words

By Matt Stocks Published
This isn't a record, it's a crime scene

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10 songs which shaped Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland's life and music

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Rush's Geddy Lee on his favourite funny people

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Against Me!'s Laura Jane Grace gives us 10 reasons to love The Replacements

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NOFX launch their '40 years, 40 Cities, 40 Songs Per Day' European tour in Barcelona, and remind us why they're the greatest punk band of their generation

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The Bronx's Matt Caughthran nominates five bangers from the LA punks

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Former Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison once shared the top 10 drummers who inspired his iconic style

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Kiss Kruise 2022 was the ultimate Kiss party, and we got to sneak onboard to see it all go down

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From doo-wop bangers to people in the crowd enjoying themselves a little, ahem, TOO much, Twin Temple brought fun and frolics to LA

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Danny Elfman's show at the Hollywood Bowl is a dizzying, career-spanning triumph

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Need a guest vocal from a metal A-lister? There’s only one person to call

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Rob Trujillo went from covering Ozzy's songs to recording and playing with the Prince Of Darkness, here the Metallica bassist pays tribute to his former boss

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Lower Than Atlantis frontman Mike Duce says why he stumped up his pocket money for Foo Fighters' third album

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California's Red Hot Chili Peppers' best songs about being Californian in California

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Celebrating the life of the late Ramones frontman with 10 bursts of effervescent punk genius

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In 2015 we asked Children Of Bodom vocalist/guitarist Alexi Laiho to pick the 10 songs that best represented the Finns' legacy

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Dennis Dunaway knows a thing or two about Alice Cooper songs, as he helped write some of the best. Here's his ten favourites

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The albums that made everyone’s favourite daredevil the batsh*t crazy lunatic he is

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How System Of A Down became one of modern metal’s greatest bands in 10 songs

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Thunder guitarist and "Free obsessive" Luke Morley on the band's best moments

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The Melvins albums you really need to hear – straight from the horse’s mouth
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