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"People were throwing coins!" What it's like playing to a hostile Iron Maiden crowd, according to Atreyu
By Merlin Alderslade published
Atreyu might be one of metalcore's most celebrated bands, but they had a hard time winning over a rowdy Maiden crowd in Mexico

From Scorsese and Michael Bolton to black metal greatness, the surprising career of Myrkur
By Dave Everley published
Few artists in modern metal have had a career quite like Myrkur

Watch fantasy metallers Castle Rat slay their up close and personal new live show
By Merlin Alderslade published
It's the Rat Queen's world, we're just living in it now

How Linkin Park's In The End became one of the biggest songs ever - despite Chester not liking it
By Dannii Leivers published
Incredibly, if Chester had had his way, In The End would have never made the cut on Hybrid Theory!

If you like The Distillers, Petrol Girls and Dying Wish, you need Le Rox in your life
By Madison Collier published
It's pretty impressive that Le Rox even exist, let alone putting out some of hardcore punk's best new material

Burning toilet paper and sleeping on a sink: how Napalm Death’s Barney Greenway got into prog
By Giulia Mascheroni published
Vocalist believes there’s a strong and clear link between his band and Gong: their weirdness

“Exploiting other people makes you feel lonely, I guess”: Why Karl Bartos had to leave Kraftwerk
By Jeremy Allen published
Percussionist, keyboardist and composer says his former colleagues were more interested in success than creativity, and calls the current incarnation a “digital replacement product”

Jon Keliehor went from an unknown psychedelic group to playing with The Doors and rubbing shoulders with Charles Manson
By Max Bell published
Jon Keliehor was on the frontlines of the West Coast rock scene in the late 60s

"That was the first and last time we tried to summon spirits of the dead." The stories behind Uriah Heep's Demons And Wizards
By Paul Brannigan published
The stories behind the making of Uriah Heep's 1972 breakthrough album

"We didn’t always know what we were doing on this record, and I think that’s the beauty of it." Jonathan Davis and Munky share the stories behind every song on Korn's game-changing debut album
By Paul Brannigan published
A track by track breakdown of Korn's legendary 1994 debut album, by the men who wrote it
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