Latest articles by Terry Bezer
How Deftones helped create nu metal – then escaped it
Deftones were there at the beginning of nu metal
How Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst became the biggest star in nu metal – and lived to tell the tale
With his red cap and hip hop swagger, Fred Durst was the biggest and most divisive star of the nu metal era. But that’s only half the story
How The Black Dahlia Murder shone a spotlight on real-life human evil with Ritual
With their fifth album, 2011’s Ritual, The Black Dahlia Murder peered into the darkest recesses of the human pysche
How Deftones rose above turmoil and tragedy with Diamond Eyes
Deftones are one of modern metal‘s most acclaimed bands – and its most turbulent
Ross Robinson: the man who built nu metal
Every bit as important as the bands he worked with, producer Ross Robinson helped shape nu metal and provided some of the genre’s most insane moments
Slipknot's Mick Thomson: 10 albums that changed my life
Slipknot guitarist Mick Thomson dives into his record collection and pulls out Kiss, Metallica and Deicide
Corey Taylor: 10 albums that changed my life
The Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman dives into his record collection
The 8 moments that made nu metal
Did you live through nu metal? Here's a look back at the defining moments of a g-g-generation
Why Load is Metallica's last great album
Two decades after its release, we argue the case for Metallica's much maligned sixth album
My Chemical Romance's Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge: The best alternative album of the century so far?
Punk rock, goth schlock and a touch of flamboyance collided on My Chemical Romance’s era-defining breakthrough Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge
The 8 most underrated nu metal albums
Not every nu metal band could reach the heights of Korn or Limp Bizkit. But here are 10 albums that deserve a second chance
Is Untouchables Korn's greatest album?
Why Korn's fifth album is one of the most grossly overlooked bodies of work of the 21st Century
The Black Parade: Revisiting the album that made My Chemical Romance superstars
My Chemical Romance's third album The Black Parade became a chart-demolishing, genre-spanning triumph – we look back on the album and its impact
Hatebreed's Jamey Jasta: My Life Story
Jamey Jasta is the most positive man in hardcore. But how did Hatebreed's mastermind become the man his today?
Avenged Sevenfold: from hardcore outcasts to heavy metal heroes
In 2003, Avenged Sevenfold had just released metal-influenced second album, Waking The Fallen – to the annoyance of their former comrades on the hardcore scene…
Why I Love... Black Sabbath by Liam Cormier, Cancer Bats
The voice of the metal-punks (and tribute crew Bat Sabbath) salutes the band that started it all.
As It Is: Five things we learned during their London show
Not yet ratedBrighton pop punks already look like stars at debut album launch party
Five things we learned about Pvris at their London show
The Massachusetts trio play to a packed-out Barfly
In The Studio: Coal Chamber
Dez Fafara’s Coal Chamber are back to deal with some unfinished business.
Falling In Reverse: Rad Moon Rising
In a scene lacking big personalities and outspoken rockstars, Ronnie Radke is a true one-off. Love him or hate him, you just can't ignore him...
Live: Parkway Drive / Heaven Shall Burn / Northlane
Australian metalcore heroes chalk up another victory
