Latest articles by Stephen Hill
Every Mastodon album ranked from worst to best
Re-acquaint yourself with the Atlanta behemoth’s back-catalogue before Marrow Deep comes out in August
10 times rock bands totally ruined (and also improved) Top Of The Pops
From Nirvana refusing to mime properly to Manic Street Preachers inadvertently sparking IRA hysteria, Top Of The Pops hosted some unforgettable moments for rock bands
Every System Of A Down album ranked from worst to best
As the nu metal-era giants prepare to rock Tottenham Stadium, we review and rank their five studio albums
The greatest Alice In Chains songs ever, picked by Kerry King, Max Calavera, Lzzy Hale and more
The grunge icons’ best songs, chosen by 22 of today‘s biggest musicians
How British metal didn’t quite rule the 90s
Bands from Cradle Of Filth to Paradise Lost seemed ready to thrust British metal back to the forefront. But then nu metal kicked off and swung the pendulum back to the States. This is the story of the takeover that didn’t happen.
From Foos to Turnstile, these are the 15 greatest Glastonbury festival sets ever
Glasto is the biggest festival on Earth - and these are its very best moments
How horror punk prince Wednesday 13 built a career beyond Murderdolls
I Walked With A Zombie proved Wednesday 13 could go it alone - and the approval of his young daughter sealed the deal
How the bizarre Eat You Alive video brought an end to Limp Bizkit's golden era
Limp Bizkit were the biggest band on Planet Earth by the end of 2000. Less than three years later, things had gone terribly wrong
Nowhere2Run uphold Code Orange's boundary-pushing mentality
Code Orange is dead. Long live Nowhere2Run
How Metallica and Marianne Faithful united for one of the metal icons' most controversial hits
When Marianne Faithful got a phone call from Lars Ulrich asking her to collaborate with Metallica, she didn't believe it
“A loss of feeling in their hands after only one song”: When Tesseract played on a stage made of ice
Lapland show at minus 20 degrees presented unique problems – and they weren’t even sure anyone would be there to watch
8 totally wildcard artists that we'd love to see play Download 2027
With Download now booking everything from Scooter to Five, here are eight other out-of-the-box ideas for artists that could be booked for next year
Zakk Wylde talks Ozzy, hot sauce and turning Mark Wahlberg on to metal
A fun, frantic five minute interview with Black Label Society leader Zakk Wylde
Guns N' Roses' Download set is a slog , but when they lock in, they still show greatness
Shave an hour off this set and we could have had something special
Napalm Death vocalist Barney Greenway on Lemmy, free speech and lessons learned on the frontline of grindcore
Barney reflects on his life in music and fighting the good fight for almost four decades. Don’t call Napalm Death political, though.
From Metallica surprise shows to Slipknot triumphs, these are the 13 greatest Download festival sets ever
For over two decades, Download has been the premiere rock and metal festival in the UK. These are its finest moments
10 brilliant bands that broke up far too soon
Commemorating the metal and hardcore heroes who disbanded with so much more to give
How Coheed And Cambria turned a tumultuous break-up into landmark prog metal song Welcome Home
Thanks to its venomous lyrics and hard, screeching riff, the 2005 single became a Platinum-selling breakthrough moment
“They had become genuine rock stars, with all the excess and trappings that go with it”: Why Korn’s most divisive album is way better than everybody thinks
The campaign to rehabilitate Korn’s divisive fourth album Issues album starts here
How Mastodon overcame moments of self-doubt and rebuilt themselves on The Hunter
In 2011, Mastodon wrote an album that would fly in the face of everything we thought we knew about them. but they had to fight hard to make it happen...
10 terrible metal albums with one classic song
These metal albums were pretty much all stinkers – apart from one absolute banger that saved the day
How Dave Grohl, Ben Stiller, and Maynard James Keenan helped Tenacious D unleash Tribute
Tenacious D had friends in high places, and they used them to bring this 2000s smash hit to life
