Latest articles by Merlin Alderslade
Megadeth roll back the years with a fiery showing at Sonic Temple
Rumours of Megadeth going quietly are clearly unfounded
Meet the metal singer-turned vicar who wants Iron Maiden to play her church
Emily Kolltveit will be known to many UK metalheads as the former frontwoman of Pythia, but her life took a surprising turn
The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear this week
Anthrax, Green Lung, Sicksense and Warning lead this week’s heavy picks – vote for your favourite here
Ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted opens up on recent cancer battle
Jason Newsted recently got the all-clear from throat cancer
Why founding Korn bassist Fieldy left the band in 2021, according to guitarist Munky
Korn guitarist Munky opens up on why Fieldy left Korn for an extended hiatus five years ago, and whether he's kept in touch since
How In Flames influenced generations of metal bands - but took a while to get the credit they deserved
How one band helped craft a new sound that changed the fate of metal forever
Watch former Alissa White-Gluz make her live debut with Dragonforce
See the Alissa White Gluz-led Dragonforce play their first show at Welcome To Rockville 2026
Sleep Token have just surprise-released a brand new version of Even In Arcadia
Ever wanted to hear what Sleep Token's biggest album would sound like without Vessel crooning all over it? Have we got news for you!
Amy Lee looks back on her internet-breaking collab with Poppy and Courtney LaPlante
When the three modern metal icons united, it was a special moment - and Amy hasn't taken it for granted
Slipknot's Clown reveals how rock icons Kiss changed his life forever
You might not be surprised to find that Clown's sense of showmanship is inspired by the showiest rock band of them all
Get an exclusive blue vinyl edition of new Evanescence album Sanctuary
Evanescence's new album is imminent, and you can bag yourself a beautiful vinyl variant right here
How much-missed Huntress singer Jill Janus found her true calling in heavy metal
Much-missed Huntress singer Jill Janus had one of the most unusual career paths in heavy metal history
From Nirvana fan to metal icon, life lessons from Within Temptation's Sharon den Adel
Fronting one of Europe's biggest metal bands has given Sharon a special kind of insight through her career. Here's what she's learned
Inside Thailand's passionate but overlooked metal scene, from alley bars to open air festivals
We head inside the Thai metal scene via the country's biggest rock festival, Rock Alarm. Our hosts? Bangkok metalcore crew Defying Decay
Five Finger Death Punch announce UK tour with Lamb of God and Bleed From Within
Arena metal main eventers Five Finger Death Punch will be bringing some US and UK riff monsters with them for the ride when they hit the UK and Europe in 2027
"We're not a bunch of poodles." Why Iron Maiden stayed hands-off with their new film
You might assume that Iron Maiden wanted strict creative control over the definitive telling of their story. You'd be wrong
How Beast And The Harlot transformed Avenged Sevenfold from metalcore upstarts into rock’n’roll stars
How Avenged Sevenfold wrote their 2005 banger Beast and The Harlot
How Wicked 2 ruined one key plan for new Foo Fighters album Your Favorite Toy
Dave Grohl reveals a surprising fact about the new Foos record - and it's all down to last year's Wicked sequel
Ville Valo reveals some of the surprising influences behind Him
From beloved pets to a definitely not metal US singer-songwriter, Ville opens up on what helped Him find their identity
How Benji Webbe became a British metal icon
Benji Webbe has faced his share of hardships - and come out as a resilient force of positivity in British metal
How Twin Temple bewitched the metal scene - without playing a single note of metal
Twin Temple are one of the most unlikely breakouts of the 2020s metal scene. This is their story
Why Amy Lee is embracing having a platform in an increasingly dangerous world
Evanescence's leader is keenly aware that the world is going to hell, but she sees a light at the end of the tunnel
Every metal album to get to number one in the UK - and the story behind them all
From Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden to Skindred and Sleep Token, here's every single time metal topped the album charts in the UK
“Metallica have tried some crazy things, some which have worked better than others. That’s a part of being an artist”: Twenty thousand people, an 80-piece symphony and the world’s biggest metal band – the epic story behind rock’s greatest orchestral gig
Metallica’s S&M2 remains the ultimate meeting of metal and classical music
