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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Sorry Sammy Hagar and Gary Cherone. The Steel Panther vocalist only has ears for the Diamond Dave era of Van Halen

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Talking to Pain mainman Peter Tagtgren about conspiracy theories and mad scientists

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The DevilDriver frontman on drugs, nu metal and religion

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The musical firsts of Zakk Wylde

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Blackberry Smoke frontman Charlie Starr's record collection reads like a who's who of rock'n'roll. Here are the discs that have soundtracked his life...

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King 810's David Gunn salutes the Nine Inch Nails mastermind

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Twisted Sister's frontman on four decades of rock, the importance of family and what happened when he first met Lemmy

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The Descendents/FLAG drummmer on punk rock, Black Flag and love

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Your alphabetical guide to the musical revolution that is Rage Against The Machine

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Drummer Bill Stevenson on the evolution of Milo through their studio albums

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Airbourne aren't the only rock 'n' roll animals from Down Under, here are their six homeland favourites

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Rage Against The Machine's Tim Commerford on politics and destroying modern music

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Andy Cairns rates the Northern Ireland trio's albums in order of greatness

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Ten memorable clips from the Southern Californian pop-punk heroes

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Joey Tempest, frontman of Swedish glam-metal-ambassadors-turned-hard-rock-blues-revivalists Europe, picks his ten band tracks that aren't, you know, that one

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Anti-Flag frontman Justin Sane rates the Pennsylvanian punks' entire back catalogue

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Chad Gilbert rates the pop punk quartet's albums in order of greatness

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Wes Borland on his new album Crystal Machete, Limp Bizkit's legacy and why his home is full of cats

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The Darkness' frontman Justin Hawkins on family, fame, and Terry Nutkins

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Nu Metal's favourite eccentric talks Manson, marriage and moggies…

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Guitarist Adam D rates every Killswitch Engage album in order of greatness

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The Halestorm vocalist on fame, family and rock'n'roll

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The man dancing to Nightwish at Download festival has been found!
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