Latest articles by Merlin Alderslade
Ex-American Head Charge singer Cameron Heacock has been found living on the streets
Cameron Heacock, whose band American Head Charge toured with Slipknot and Rammstein and worked with Rick Rubin, says he has been homeless for years
"This isn’t just a screening; it’s a full-scale adrenaline rush." Iconic sci-fi action sequel Terminator 2: Judgement Day will be getting a live concert screening - and its premiere will take place in London
He told us he'd be back!
From drug hell to Stranger Things - the story behind Metallica's Master Of Puppets
Metallica's most celebrated song helped define a generation of thrash metal and found new meaning decades later with a certain TV show
Dave Mustaine wants Megadeth's final show to be in space
Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine has lofty ambitions for the band's final ever show. Like, seriously lofty
"I came in like, ‘Doc, I know you like Rush. I’m in a metal band, we’re flying out in a week to go do one of our biggest shows in a long time. Any way you can help me out?’" An interview with metal's busiest man, Matt Heafy
Trivium frontman, streamer, dad, jiu-jitsu black belt... Matt Heafy is a man of many talents
Here's who I'd put on my Mount Rushmore of nu metal (three spots were easy, one was excruciatingly hard)
Nu metal has produced some of heavy music's biggest bands - and here are the four artists I'd hold up as the genre's Big 4
"Lemmy goes and sees his doctor, and the doctor is like, ‘Holy ****! If you’d waited another week, you’d have died!'" How Motörhead legend Lemmy Kilmister shrugged off his health issues for years
Some of Lemmy's closest allies share warm stories of the typically bullish way Lemmy would deal with any health problems
Black Friday streaming deals 2025: Music, TV and movie streaming discounts are only a click away
Black Friday always brings excellent deals on TV, film & music streaming services – here's my advice on how to make the biggest savings, plus the latest offers
The Osbournes speak out against liars, grifters and "nutters" taking advantage of Ozzy's death
Unsurprisingly, some people have used the death of Ozzy to spread nonsense - and toenails, apparently
Dogma have imploded amidst a ton of allegations. Here's everything we know
Various Dogma alumni have released statements about the way the band is run - and the statements keep coming
Every Predator movie ranked from worst to best, from the original classic to Badlands
With Predator: Badlands getting rave reviews and taking the franchise in a fun new direction, we rank every entry in the series so far from bore-some to awesome
The Osbournes share their emotional response to the world mourning Ozzy
Rock's First Family share their candid reactions to the "overwhelming' outpouring of grief following Ozzy Osbourne's death in July
How Public Enemy and Anthrax united to create a whole new genre
How thrash kingpins Anthrax and hip hop titans Public Enemy created the greatest rap-metal song of all
What happened when Avenged Sevenfold threw caution to the wind and made A Little Piece Of Heaven, an eight-minute necrophiliac symphony
From the lyrics to the saxophones and the Oingo Boingo collaboration, A Little Piece Of Heaven is an unabashedly zany classic
A video of New York fantasy metallers Castle Rat staging a live battle on stage has gone viral
It's Castle Rat's domain, we're just battling in it
How an AC/DC legend and a heavyweight guitarist covered Led Zeppelin at a baseball player's wedding
We reckon a lot of wedding guests couldn't believe their own eyes seeing this!
Killswitch Engage's Jesse Leach on the turmoil behind one of their biggest anthems
Killswitch Engage's My Last Serenade might have sparked the 2000s metalcore boom, but there was a darkness behind the scenes
Marmozets just released their first new song in seven years - and it absolutely slays
Marmozets are back with a thunderous new single and a UK tour!
Robert Plant explains how Wales and Tolkien influenced Led Zeppelin
Robert Plant channelled Tolkien into his lyrics - even if his Led Zep bandmates didn't realise it at the time
Limp Bizkit, Guns N' Roses and Linkin Park to headline Download 2026: over 90 bands confirmed for next year's lineup
Next year's Download lineup has officially been revealed and it's packing rock icons, nu metal legends and a lot more
AC/DC announce 2026 tour with 21 new dates confirmed
AC/DC will hit up North and South America next year, with over 20 dates confirmed
Two Metallica fans have been arrested after climbing over part of the band's set at a show in Perth, Australia on Saturday
"I've always hated it. I sound like a little kid!" From label interference to an acrimonious split, the story behind the classic Evanescence song that Amy Lee (eventually) learned to love
It's one of Evanescence's biggest songs, but it's safe to say Amy Lee was not keen on it at first
