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/Gone Is Gone’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
Gone Is Gone’s Troy Sanders: “80s pop energy is essential to us” By Stephen Hill Mastodon/Killer Be Killed frontman Troy Sanders parks metal and prog for a totally different approach with his other band Gone Is Gone’s upcoming second album
DevilDriver’s Dez Fafara: My Life In 10 Songs By Stephen Hill From nu metal anthems to groove metal neck-snappers, these are the 10 songs DevilDriver/Coal Chamber frontman Dez Fafara is proudest of writing
Every Mastodon album ranked from worst to best By Stephen Hill Mastodon can lay claim to having the greatest back catalogue of any 21st century metal band. And here it is in order of greatness
We asked Dez Fafara one question about 2020, and his answer was heartbreaking and inspiring By Stephen Hill However hard the last year has been for you, chances are it’s been even harder for DevilDriver’s Dez Fafara.
10 bands who wouldn’t exist without Korn By Stephen Hill 10 artists who show the huge influence Korn have had on metal and beyond
The Top 10 best Mr Bungle songs By Stephen Hill 10 times Mike Patton and co out-weirded the competition
