Latest articles by Paul Travers
10 A-list Hollywood directors who have directed music videos
Zack Snyder, Michael Bay and David Fincher have all sprinkled a little Hollywood magic on some classic music videos. And a couple of stinkers
"A rush of almost spiritual ecstasy": Death Cult find joy in dragging skeletons from the closet on 40th anniversary tour
The Cult's Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy resurrect Death Cult, summoning old ghosts to powerful effect
The best metal albums of 2023 so far
From Metallica to Babymetal, Cattle Decapitation to Sleep Token, these are the best metal albums of the year to date
"There was always an undercurrent of youthful exuberance, violence and piracy": Why The Cult's Billy Duffy and Ian Astbury aren't scared of summoning the ghosts of their past by resurrecting Death Cult
The Cult's guitarist Billy Duffy explains why he and vocalist Ian Astbury have resurrected Death Cult for a 40th anniversary tour
The second biggest hits by 10 one-hit wonders
Believe it or not, but Iron Butterfly, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown and The Buggles all released more than one song
Rising UK doom stars Green Lung say their upcoming album This Heathen Land is their Number Of The Beast
Green Lung's This Heathen Land comes in November - and marks a massive change for the rising doom stars
10 rock stars who have appeared in ridiculous TV ads
Lemmy flogging milk? Iron Maiden pushing road safety? Dokken hawking anti-virus software?! Here are 10 times rock stars have appeared in crazy TV ads
Jailbreak shows that, despite the chaos of their lineups, Brazilian thrashers Nervosa are still a powerful force to be reckoned with
They may have suffered all manner of turbulence with their lineups, but Nervosa are still one of thrash's modern leaders
"There’s a lot of similarities in watchmaking and Anthrax." Here's what members of some of your favourite metal bands went and did after quitting the music industry
From the Anthrax guitarist who is now a master watchmaker to the death metal bassist who hung out with "sweary Muppets", these are the most unique post-music career paths of metal musicians
From channeling Converge and Fantomas to Slayer legend Dave Lombardo's incredible drum work, Biffy Clyro side-project Empire State Bastard just put out one of 2023's best extreme metal albums with Rivers Of Heresy
Empire State Bastard's Rivers Of Heresy is the heavy album Biffy frontman Simon Neil has been waiting years to make
"We don’t take our brotherhood for granted now": Max and Iggor Cavalera on mending fences, Sepultura and the legacy of global metal
From blinding each other as kids to meeting Pelé and Javier Bardem, Max and Iggor Cavalera reflect on 40 years of music
“We have got to get that monkey out of the office before he kills us all.” How metal (mostly) united against George W. Bush in the 2000s
Years before Trump dragged US politics into the gutter, George W. Bush's Presidency caused outrage amongst many prominent metal bands
10 rock stars who missed out on their dream movie roles
David Bowie in The Lord Of The Rings? John Lydon in Quadrophenia? WASP’s Blackie Lawless as The Terminator? These are the Oscar-winning performances that never were
The 50 best metal albums of the 2000s
From nu metal classics by Slipknot, Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit to metal legends like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest bouncing back in style, these are the albums that defined the 2000s
These are the rock and metal songs that have achieved a billion or more streams on Spotify
Queen, AC/DC, Nirvana, Journey, and who else? The rock tracks that have achieved over one billion streams on Spotify
10 non-famous bands who have the same name as a way more famous band
The psychedelic Nirvana, the thrash Poison and the early 70s Iron Maiden - come on in, your time is now
“Led Zeppelin write weak, unimaginative songs”: 10 original reviews of classic albums that got it completely wrong
Everyone from Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath to Iron Maiden and Guns N’ Roses had their haters
13 bands keeping occult rock alive who aren’t Ghost
Ghost might be bringing Satan to the masses, but these bands are putting the 'cult' in occult rock and metal
The story behind every cover version on Ghost’s new Phantomime EP
Everything you need to know about Ghost’s covers of classics by Iron Maiden, Genesis and Tina Turner
The top 20 best Tenacious D songs ever
The 20 best songs by the greatest band on earth – these are Tenacious D’s most epic anthems
Babadooks, drag kings and The Devil’s Arse: inside the world’s first Ghost convention
The world's first fan-organised Ghost convention was a gloriously OTT event held in a cave called The Devil's Arse
"I had been running, numbing and self-medicating": How The Interrupters turned abuse, trauma and depression into triumph on Into The Wild
The Interrupters' Aimee Allen and Kevin Bivona reveal how laying some life-long demons to rest resulted in the most essential, emotional ska punk album of recent times
20 killer metal albums turning 10 in 2023
From Bring Me The Horizon’s Sempiternal to Ghost’s Infestissumam, happy birthday to these absolute montsers
