Biographies

From avoiding school bullies using his piano skills to burning the American flag and struggling with early Moog synths, the prog icon was determined to become known as a composer above everything else

From a turbulent childhood to hanging out with Lemmy at The Rainbow: Maria Brink may have one of metal's wildest stories

From the backwoods of Finland to stages around the world, Nightwish have become one of metal's most iconic groups

Tales of talent, ambition, precision, expensive wine and laminate-wood hi-fi units lie behind The Alan Parsons Project’s amazing and unlikely success

The Gothenburg screamer died one year ago today. His At The Gates cohorts talk about his life and career – and how his influence continues to echo in modern metal.

With their albums invading the top 10 at home in Germany, Dominum's brand of zombie metal is proving infectious

From auditioning for Metallica to writing one of TV's most iconic theme tunes and irritating a Hollywood star, Primus are the world's weirdest band - and proud

When Nirvana shot a video for Smells Like Teen Spirit in mid-August 1991 they had no idea it would change their lives forever

Dimmu Borgir were decried as sell outs from their first single, but they broadened the scope of black metal to impossible new heights

Hawxx's journey has had some wild twists and turns and they're just getting started