Latest articles by Stephen Hill
From Judas Priest's Invincible Shield to Nightwish's Yesterwynde and Opeth's return to extremity, these are the metal albums that ruled 2024
Inspired in part by recurring nightmares and visions of heaven, Higher cemented Creed as one of the most successul rock bands of the new millennium
From Los Angeles to London, Belfast to Tampa, the hip-hop world has thrown up some of 2024's most thrilling, imaginative and essential releases
On what would have been Mark Lanegan's 60th birthday, friends and peers salute a much-missed musical maverick
The 2022 passing of Trevor Strnad could easily have spelled the end for The Black Dahlia Murder. Instead, they rallied to create an album worthy of his legacy
Celebrating their seminal classics and modern material alike, Sepultura bow out in impeccable form at London’s Hammersmith Apollo
The wheels were already beginning to come off Rage Against The Machine by 1998. Luckily, they managed to get into the studio together and prove they had one last statement to give the world
On October 11 1994, five misfits from Bakersfield, California would release an album that would change metal forever
Almost 20 years since his last ful-length album, Shavo Odadjian is roaring back with his heaviest band to date
Jason Aalon Butler reignites the sparks of inspiration with an all-new lineup for Fever 333
Wu-Tang Clan ain’t nothing to f’ wit, and here's why
Even tragedy can't stop The Black Dahlia Murder being one of extreme metal's most reliably brilliant bands
Released on September 21, 1999, Nine Inch Nails third studio album, The Fragile, remains a fascinating piece of outsider art
Mixing metalcore, groove metal and hip hop, Sweden's Thrown have become unlikely poster boys for a new subgenre
London post-punks Crows evoke the spirit of Joy Division, PiL and ghosts of the past on album three
The complete studio output of Mark Hollis' groundbreaking, hugely influential band, re-reviewed and ranked
Bummed at missing out on Oasis tickets? Us too. The Verve, Supergrass, Elastica, Super Furries... we need you back now, please
Released on August 30, 1994, the Manic Street Preachers' third album The Holy Bible remains one of the most unique, singular albums in history.
Twenty years old this year, Ashes Of The Wake remains a classic of 21st century metal
Ranking the audio wonders of Wayne Coyne's Oklahoma City weirdos, from the most out-there to the truly essential
We rank Eminem's catalogue, from overlooked debut Infinite to most recent opus, The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)
From the ashes of post-hardcore punks At The Drive-In something stirred, and it was proggy
From Green Lung's massive midday set on Friday to Hatebreed's "Ball of Death", these are the sets that defined Bloodstock 2024.
