
Amon Amarth, Wardruna and others explain why metal loves Vikings so much
We got bands and academics to tell us why heavy music can’t get enough of big, burly berserkers
We got bands and academics to tell us why heavy music can’t get enough of big, burly berserkers
Booze, barbiturates, suicide and overdoses – the twisted tale of America's first great boogie-rock band
Get to know Ghost’s new album before it drops on April 25
Body Count singer and rapper Ice-T picks the records and artists he loves, and names the singer who almost guarantees pregnancy
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"It's like a movie unto itself. What a song!" Billy Corgan on the Metallica classic that meant everything to him as a teenager
From Mississippi roots to wilderness years and redemption, John Lee Hooker always played the blues his way. Here are the albums that go boom boom
As Becoming Led Zeppelin continues to take the world by storm, we talk to the duo who put it all together
They don’t make them like the late, great Jimmy Bain any more
There’s much more to Journey‘s Escape than Don’t Stop Believin’
The story behind a comics-inspired thrash anthem
Aerosmith were always destined for stardom – and Toys In The Attic was the album that finally got them there
Future rock superstars, US presidents, Hollywood megastars – Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood has met with them all
On April 6, 1974, Black Sabbath performed for 250,000 rock fans at the first California Jam festival. It was a gig that would live long in the memory for all involved, for reasons both good and bad
The former Hüsker Dü/Sugar man with many hats on is getting back to basics on his new album
From Papa Emeritus I to IV to Papa V Perpetua, Papa Nihil, Sister Imperator and beyond, here's everything you need to know about Ghost's colourful cast of characters
Joe Satriani’s spectacular albums have dazzled and inspired for the best part of four decades, and these are the best of the bunch
As their new album Dreams On Toast proves, The Darkness are everything rock’n’roll should be in 2025
A look back at 12 memorable months for loud music