Faith No More's The Real Thing: From obscure to epic By Rich Hobson With new singer Mike Patton in the ranks, Faith No More’s The Real Thing took them from obscure alt-metallers to international sensations
Bands don’t owe us new music, and it’s time to get over it By Rich Hobson With many still pining for a new System Of A Down album, do we really need legendary bands putting out music for the sake of it?
Zakk Wylde, Lzzy Hale, Zoltan Bathory and Ben Bruce: Four guitar heroes, one interview By Merlin Alderslade, Rich Hobson, Matt Mills We united four of the scene’s most prominent modern guitarists for a look at the current state of guitar music, the evolution of the guitar hero, and what it takes to be a true rock star in the modern era. Here’s what they had to say…
How Scorpions ended Bloodstock 2019 on a high By Rich Hobson This year's Bloodstock Sunday headliners rocked Catton Park like a hurricane
Bloodstock Open Air 2019: The Ultimate Review By Alice Pattillo, Merlin Alderslade, Stephen Hill, Rich Hobson, Jonathan Selzer Live We're on-site at BOA and we're bringing you the lowdown on the biggest and best performances all weekend
Why metal needs multiculturalism more than ever By Rich Hobson Metal is producing killer bands from all around the globe – and it’s about time
Jesse Leach: “The new Killswitch Engage album is the most difficult record I’ve written” By Rich Hobson Killswitch Engage are making a rager of a new album, but it is taking its toll on frontman Jesse Leach
Clutch reveal the stories behind the songs on Book Of Bad Decisions By Rich Hobson Maryland rockers Clutch returned in 2018 with Book Of Bad Decisions, another album full of weird shit and tall tales. We asked them to school us on the songs
How Skeletonwitch found the strength to carry on By Rich Hobson When Skeletonwitch parted ways with singer Chance Garnette, they didn’t know if they could carry on. Now they’ve got a whole new lease of life – and a kickass album to prove it
New Band Of The Week: Hangman's Chair By Rich Hobson Hangman's Chair have survived tragedy and turmoil to become one of the best doom bands in metal
New Band Of The Week: Khemmis By Rich Hobson Doom metal with melodies so rich they’d make Iron Maiden look twice? Khemmis are toying with one of metal’s most ancient formulas
How Alestorm quietly became one of the biggest metal bands in the UK By Rich Hobson In 2008, a pirate metal band from Scotland broke into the metal scene with one of the most ridiculous debuts in history. A decade later, Alestorm are still here. How did this happen?!
New Band Of The Week: Wolftooth By Rich Hobson They may have arrived to the party a little late, but Wolftooth might just be the best pureblooded heavy metal band in the world right now
New Band Of The Week: Couch Slut By Rich Hobson Megan Osztrosits isn’t here to toe the line. And, with their vitriolic blend of punk and metal fury, neither are Couch Slut
New Band Of The Week: Haggard Cat By Rich Hobson From the ashes of one of the UK’s greatest live bands, Heck, comes Haggard Cat – a balls-out, batshit, rock ’n’ roll freight train
