Latest articles by Paul Travers
Fucked Up’s One Day: 24 hours in the life of the world’s most ambitious punk band
Canadian hardcore experimentalists rise to the challenge of writing and recording an album in a single day
The 50 best metal albums of 2022
From Ghost and Slipknot to Zeal & Ardor and Ithaca, these are the best albums of the last 12 months
The true meaning behind Ghost’s Mary On A Cross
How Ghost made 2022’s breakout hit – and exactly what it means
In Memoriam: remembering the musicians we lost in 2022
Remembering those we lost this year from the world of music
"If people think we’re a heavy metal band...I don't really care": how Load and Reload changed Metallica forever
Metallica were already one of the world's biggest bands in the mid-90s. Then came a chapter in their career that'd change many fans' perceptions of them for good
"We were at each others throats": Inside the intense, freaky, fairytale world of Palaye Royale
Meet Palaye Royale, three brothers from Las Vegas, with a bold new album, a unique worldview and big, big dreams
Every The White Stripes album ranked from worst to best
Ranking the studio albums of The White Stripes, the little band from Detroit who became a very big noise
10 things to look out for at this weekend's When We Were Young festival
The 'World's Biggest Emo-Fest Ever!' aka When We Were Young is set to take over Las Vegas this weekend: here are 10 things worth getting over-emotional about
"Overcoming darkness is a beautiful thing": How My Chemical Romance battled ghosts, addiction, the Daily Mail and Kasabian to take over the world with The Black Parade
The story behind My Chemical Romance's transformation from cult punks to global superstars with the gloriously ambitious The Black Parade
The story of Metallica and the ‘obscene’ punk cover that got them banned from MTV
“It just felt good to blast the words ‘cock’ and ‘fuck’”: the story behind Metallica’s shocking cover of Anti-Nowhere League’s punk classic So What?
Bob Rock thinks “the rules of metal are very confining”, says “Metallica stretched the boundaries” on Load and Reload
Mega-producer Bob Rock, who worked with Metallica on Load and Reload, has some interesting thoughts on their mid-90s output
