Latest articles by Paul Travers
How Korn launched nu metal – and got in legal hot water – with their incendiary debut single Blind
When Jonathan Davis brought Blind from an old band to Korn, it kick-started a genre, not to mention a bit of controversy
The two millennial classics that turned Jimmy Eat World into low-key emo royalty
Jimmy Eat World’s Clarity and Bleed American should be in every post-hardcore fan’s record collection
Iron Maiden have thrown open their archives for their Eddfest museum – and it looks incredible
One of the main attractions at Eddfest is the Infinite Dreams Experience – a display of classic Maiden props and memorabilia. Here’s a taste of what to expect…
The 25 best goth metal albums
From HIM to Evanescence, Type O Negative to Misfits, these are the greatest albums released in the goth metal pantheon
The story behind Ghost's Mary On A Cross - and what it really means
The story behind Ghost's viral mega-hit, and what its lyrics mean, in Tobias Forge's own words
How Metallica rewrote their script – and irritated countless metalheads – with Load and Reload
When the former thrashers cut their hair and took influence from the blues, they didn’t emerge unscathed, but they remained heavy music’s biggest band all the same
John Garcia reflects on Kyuss, stoner metal and a life in music
From Kyuss to Hermano, Slo Burn and Unida, John Garcia helped define a genre. Just don't call him a stoner metal legend.
What its like being in a major metal band before they blow up
It's a long way to the top, if you play rock'n'roll
The 30 best metal albums of the decade (so far)
From legends like Iron Maiden and Metallica to rising stars such as Bloodywood and Spiritbox, these are the metal albums that have defined the 2020s so far
The ultimate Motorhead playlist (as picked by Metallica, Judas Priest and more)
We asked some of metal's biggest names to share which Motorhead songs mean most to them
Dream Theater, A7X, Rush: Mike Portnoy takes reader questions
Mike Portnoy is one of metal's most revered drummers - and now he's back home in Dream Theater
The 50 metal albums you need to hear in 2026
Digging deep on announcements, rumours and pure speculation to find the 50 metal albums you should be keeping an eye out for in 2026
Soen continue to become more metal and less prog with Reliance
Sticking to compositions of around four minutes, the musicianship and production remain exemplary. But it’s too often funnelled into predictable patterns
The best new metal bands you need to hear in January 2026
From 'nu deathcore' pioneers Autumn Lies Buried to Finnish black metallers Svarta Havet, Black Label Society side project Dark Chapel and psychedelic sludgers Witchrot, these are the metal bands you need to hear in January 2026
Metal Hammer's albums of the year: 2025
From chart-toppers Ghost and Sleep Token to rising stars Lorna Shore and Spiritbox, 2025 has been a massive year for metal
Dream Theater’s Quarantième: Live À Paris is a fitting monument to their 40 years
A set of classics is ideal for an anniversary release, which also celebrates the return of Mike Portnoy
Viral mosh starters Malevolence might be Sheffield's next breakout band
From violent early gigs to clawing their way into the UK charts, Malevolence have fought hard for their time in the sun
"I found myself at 52, going through my third divorce and fourth financial collapse – from ‘I’m a millionaire’ to ‘I live in my car.'" J.K. Simmons, Ozzy Osbourne, Limp Bizkit and the adult industry: the wild and unpredictable career of Evan Seinfeld
From shivving Oscar winners to being mates with Ozzy Osbourne, Biohazard's frontman shares the lessons he's learned
"I showed up with Tibetan Singing Bowls, some percussion instruments and champagne, and asked them permission to do some experiments." The strange story behind Deftones and Maynard James Keenan's incredible collab, Passenger
One of the best metal collaborations of the 2000s featured two unique creative forces joining forces
Sex, vampires and black lipstick: the story of Type O Negative's Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare-All)
Allegedly written about a self-obsessed goth Peter Steele was infatuated with, there's a reason Black No. 1 is still on every self-respecting Halloween playlist
Pupil Slicer have just made one of the most diverse, engrossing and essential heavy albums of 2025
Roping in hardcore, mathcore, doom, black metal, industrial, post-rock...Pupil Slicer do it all in style on new album Fleshwork
Lunatic Soul’s The World Under Unsun concludes eight-album circle-of-life story
Riverside’s Mariusz Duda concludes his circle-of-life-and-death story with eighth instalment (that takes place between the fifth and fourth)
An oral history of Iron Maiden's iconic mascot Eddie the 'Ed
An oral history of Iron Maiden's iconic Eddie the 'Ed by those who know him best
