Latest articles by Stephen Hill
How Korn broke the charts with a smutty song, a controversial look and a truly deranged video
Anyone who grew up with nu metal has a very different idea of what the letters A, D, I, D, A and S mean
The crazy forgotten project featuring a host of rap and metal superstars
This could have been incredible, but it was an absolute flop
Inside the top secret HQ of Sabaton, power metal's biggest band
20 years on from their debut, Hammer joined Sabaton in their hometown of Falun to dive into the band's history
The surprising influences behind Metallica's most successful single (and no, it isn't Enter Sandman)
With a new look, a new attitude and a dizzying new set of musical influences, Metallica crafted one of their most controversial singles. It was also their best-selling
Why Sabaton don't sing about modern conflicts
For 20 years Sabaton have sung about battles and warriors, but they admit there's lines they won't cross
How a Primus song about a beaver sparked a surprise encounter with Winona Ryder
When Primus wrote this weird art rock classic, they weren't expecting a visit from one of America's coolest actresses
Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta names the essential hardcore bands everyone needs to hear
If you need someone to guide you through the world of hardcore, you won’t find a bigger aficionado than the frontman of Hatebreed
The surprise smash hit 90s rap-rock single that beat Alanis Morissette to an MTV award
No one saw this coming in 1995!
How Trent Reznor wrote Nine Inch Nails' first big hit - and why it annoyed the hell out of him
This dancefloor anthem turned Nine Inch Nails into household names in the 90s
The story of the landmark Alice In Chains album that paved the way for Nirvana’s Nevermind
A year before Nirvana broke out with Nevermind, Alice In Chains Seattle’s grunge scene on the map
How one rap legend helped bring hip hop to the nu metal generation
The idea of Ice Cube and Korn sharing a bill might not seem strange now, but in the 90s, it was a thrilling novelty
"She was so ****ed off that she tried to get us chucked out of the hotel." The wild night Green Day trashed their hotel room, rang a Rolling Stone and did something unspeakable over an Oscar-winning actress' balcony
Green Day might be a polished stadium rock band now, but they didn't exactly enamour themselves to the Hollywood elite when they first blew up
The bizarre story of Napalm Death and Extreme Noise Terror swapping singers in the 90s
These two underground favourites found themselves trading singers like football stickers in the 90s
This cult 90s film soundtrack mixed Slayer, Metallica and Korn with edm icons
Years after Judgement Night blazed a trail with hip hop and metal, this album seemed destined to do the same with metal and edm. So why didn't it?
Farewell to music on MTV: it's the end of an era (even if that era really finished a long time ago)
MTV will cease broadcasting its music channels after this year. For generations of rock fans, this is a sad moment
The story behind Limp Bizkit's Break Stuff, from MTV to Woodstock 99 chaos
A classic of the nu metal era, this hit is also woven into the story of an infamous weekend of live music
Much hyped UK metal hopefuls Conjurer are back to their very best on Unself
Conjurer's new album is the sign of one of the UK's most promising metal bands delivering once again
How Deftones broke free from nu metal to blaze their own unique trail
The story of one of the 90s most pivotal albums
The lost Nine Inch Nails supergroup that could have united two of the rock’s most iconic singers
This early 2000s project could have been asbolutely huge
How a long wait for a dealer almost turned a Ministry gig in Nottingham into disaster
There's a reason drugs are bad, kids, and this chaotic night in Nottingham was one of them
The weed-fueled 90s rap song that became a huge hit after it was adopted by metal fans
It’s a guaranteed floor-filler more than 30 years on
"We went on straight after Chappell Roan." From a platinum-selling Taylor Swift cover to hanging out with Post Malone, I Prevail have quietly become one of metal's hottest bands
I Prevail should be up there with Bad Omens and Sleep Token as metal's next big crossover success
With the inadvertent help of a cult leader, Paradise Lost affirmed themselves as the kings of 90s goth metal
The song was not a commercial hit, but today it stands as a classic of its genre
