Myles Kennedy’s The Ides Of March: one of rock’s great voices soars over so-so songs By Stephen Hill Alter Bridge singer Myles Kennedy wrings stellar performances from sometimes less-than-stellar material on new album The Ides Of March
Skindred’s Benji Webbe: “I went to A&E cos I thought I was dying” By Stephen Hill Skindred and Dub War riotstarter Benji Webbe on health scares, outlaw country side projects and the legendary ‘Newport Helicopter’
Capra’s In Transmission serves up metallic punk exhilaration with attitude to spare By Stephen Hill US metallic punks Capra unleash a fiery opening salvo with debut album In Transmission
Architects’ Sam Carter: “I don’t think this generation is going to save the planet” By Stephen Hill Architects frontman Sam Carter opens up about the turmoil and strife that influenced their first No.1 album, For Those That Wish To Exist
Pupil Slicer’s Mirrors: grind meets mathcore on one of 2021’s most exciting debut albums By Stephen Hill Grind meets mathcore meets doom on Pupil Slicer’s savage debut album Mirrors
LG Petrov was the ultimate metalhead who got to live the ultimate metalhead’s dream By Stephen Hill Late Entombed AD frontman LG Petrov was more than just a death metal legend – he was one of us
Architects’ For Those That Wish To Exist: modern metal with the grandest of ambitions By Stephen Hill Modern metal heroes Architects continue their upward swing with new album For Those That Wish To Exist
Conjurer: “We’ve been so f**ked off with the state of everything” By Stephen Hill Brit metal malcontents Conjurer check in from the studio as they work on “vile and disgusting” second album
Brian ‘Head’ Welch: “Korn inspired some big bands and some crappy bands” By Stephen Hill The world according to Korn and Love And Death guitarist Brian ‘Head’ Welch
Harakiri For The Sky push post-black metal exploration to the limit on new album Mære By Stephen Hill More is more for post-black metal visionaries Harakiri For The Sky on 85-minute new album Mære
Harakiri For The Sky: The story behind Mære By Stephen Hill Harakiri For The Sky's latest album, Mære, is a statement from a band who refuse to compromise – in this video interview, we go deep on how the record came to life
Loathe’s The Things They Believe: Brit-metal hopefuls tear up the rulebook By Stephen Hill Electronic soundscapes, ambient atmospheres, euphoric highs – Loathe’s surprise-released new album The Things They Believe is dazzlingly ambitious
The Story Behind The Song: Forever Failure by Paradise Lost By Stephen Hill How Charles Manson and 80s metal inspired the anthem that would propel doom merchants Paradise Lost towards the big time
Every Architects album ranked from worst to best By Stephen Hill A deep dive into the back catalogue of modern metal heroes Architects as we rank their albums from worst to best
Brian ‘Head’ Welch: “Our Justin Bieber cover came out better than I could ever imagine!” By Stephen Hill Korn’s Brian ‘Head’ Welch has reactivated his long-dormant side band Love And Death. And he's got some surprises up his sleeve
Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta: “My whole career is about raising heavy music’s profile” By Stephen Hill Jamey Jasta has spent nearly 30 years manning the barricades in music. Here’s what he’s learned
The Last Days Of Pantera By Stephen Hill Pantera kept metal’s fire blazing in the 1990s. But as the decade came to a close, they were headed for an almighty flame-out
Mr Bungle’s Mike Patton: “We wanted this to be the most f**ked-up reunion ever” By Stephen Hill How art-metal pranksters Mr Bungle pulled off the year’s most unexpected comeback, with a little help from Scott Ian and Dave Lombardo
Ghostemane: 10 albums that changed my life By Stephen Hill NIN, Darkthrone and Dr Dre – this is the soundtrack to trap-metal star Ghostemane’s life
The Story Behind The Song: Sepultura’s Roots Bloody Roots By Stephen Hill Former Sepultura frontman Max Cavalera on one of 90s metal’s most iconic anthems
Deftones’ Black Stallion: a remix album within touching distance of White Pony By Stephen Hill Alt-metal icons Deftones bring in the remixers on stellar White Pony update Black Stallion
Mastodon’s Troy Sanders: 10 albums that changed my life By Stephen Hill The soundtrack to Mastodon frontman Troy Sanders’ life
10 bands who wouldn’t exist without Tool By Stephen Hill The prog metal icons have influenced some of music’s greatest artists. And Justin Bieber
Killer Be Killed’s Reluctant Hero: stellar return from modern metal’s greatest supergroup By Stephen Hill Metal all-stars Killer Be Killed stake their claim as the greatest supergroup of the last 10 years with Reluctant Hero
The Top 20 best metalcore albums By Stephen Hill Metal and hardcore got it together in the mid-90s, and haven’t looked back since
