Ginger Wildheart: my life in 10 songs By Rich Hobson The Wildhearts frontman and man of many musical projects Ginger Wildheart talks us through his 10 songs that mean the most to him
No More Tears: how Ozzy Osbourne left a decade of mayhem behind and healed By Rich Hobson Come the end of the 80s, Ozzy was in tatters, but by 1991 he was back, sober and fit again
Dee Snider's Leave A Scar: fist-pumping fun set to a soundtrack of heavy metal thunder By Rich Hobson Dee Snider's fifth solo album Leave A Scar is a healthy dose of PMA from the PMRC-bashing metal legend
The Story Behind The Song: Clutch's The Mob Goes Wild By Rich Hobson Clutch's raucous hit The Mob Goes Wild from Blast Tyrant was inspired by the Iraq War and helped Clutch break out of the last chance saloon with a Jackass-starring music video
"It was like Simon & Garfunkel meets Morbid Angel": behind Opeth's 2001 masterpiece Blackwater Park By Rich Hobson Ten years in, Swedish prog metallers Opeth were tired of toiling in obscurity. Then Blackwater Park put them on the map and changed extreme metal forever
Alive and kicking: why the return of live music is everything in 2021 By Rich Hobson With the UK opening up on July 19, one Metal Hammer writer looks towards the return of live shows and what might happen next
At The Gates' Tomas Lindberg: 10 albums that changed my life By Rich Hobson From Bathory to Judas Priest, these are the records that shaped Tomas Lindberg of At The Gates
The story behind the Clash Of The Titans tour: when thrash metal conquered the world By Rich Hobson What happened when Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Testament and more hit the road in the early 90s for an epic package tour
"I was completely hooked": Musicians discuss the impact of Opeth's Blackwater Park By Rich Hobson Opeth's masterpiece Blackwater Park changed extreme metal forever. Three young musicians discuss how it influenced them
The 10 things we missed most about festivals By Rich Hobson Following Download Pilot, we look at the ten things we missed the most about festivals – from daft costumes to surprise sets
Powerwolf lead the pack with new single, album and tour By Rich Hobson German heavy metal giants Powerwolf partner with e-commerce titans EMP for exclusive merch bundles befitting their status as one of Europe’s most important metal bands
Enslaved’s Cinematic Tour 2020: Viking metal icons revisit their own epic saga on live box set By Rich Hobson Enslaved celebrate their career on new four-disc live-in-lockdown collection Cinematic Tour 2020
Download Pilot as it happened: Music, moshing and a whole lotta rain By Stephen Hill, Merlin Alderslade, Eleanor Goodman, Rich Hobson, Matt Mills, Elizabeth Scarlett Updated! Here’s what happened as it happened at Download Pilot Festival – the return of bands, fans and some classic Download weather
Inside the Metal Galaxy: why Babymetal have the most devoted fans on the planet By Rich Hobson There are fans and then there are Babymetal fans – and these are some of their most hardcore devotees
Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt: My Life In 10 Songs By Rich Hobson From Opeth and Storm Corrosion to Bloodbath, Mikael Åkerfeldt reveals the stories behind 10 classic songs
Gojira’s Mario Duplantier: 10 drummers who changed my life By Rich Hobson From Lars Ulrich to Pete Sandoval, these are greatest drummers in the metal according to Gojira’s percussive kingpin Mario Duplantier
In the studio with Spiritbox: “A lot of our new record is about dealing with depression” By Rich Hobson We check in with Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante to get the lowdown on the most anticipated debut of 2021
The Story Behind The Song: Faith No More’s Epic By Rich Hobson The rap-metal classic that turned Faith No More from alt-rock’s awkward squad into the hottest new band of 1990
Sevendust’s Lajon Witherspoon: “I met Alice Cooper when I was tripping on mushrooms” By Rich Hobson Sevendust singer Lajon Witherspoon talks starstruck memories, solo ventures and staying positive
"They had no idea what was coming for them": new photobook goes behind the scenes on Bullet For My Valentine's rise to fame By Rich Hobson The epic photobook by music photographer James Sharrock captures the first ten years of Bullet For My Valentine
The Story Behind The Song: Metallica’s Nothing Else Matters By Rich Hobson How James Hetfield's heartfelt power ballad Nothing Else Matters shot Metallica to mainstream success
Lindemann Live In Moscow: a pervert's disco hosted in hell By Rich Hobson Lindemann's Live In Moscow concert movie is a breakneck tour of debauchery, chaos and the unrivalled joy of live music
‘My dad was my biggest supporter’ says Eddie Van Halen’s son Wolfgang By Rich Hobson Wolfgang Van Halen pays tribute to his dad Eddie, shares Van Halen memories
Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe: “It took years of trying for me to get sober” By Rich Hobson Lamb Of God singer Randy Blythe on the highs, lows and personal battles that have made him who he is
10 bands we want to see reunite in 2021 By Rich Hobson Mudvayne are getting back together in 2021. From White Zombie to Slayer, here are 10 more bands we hope join them on the comeback trail soon
