Fans got to hear the New Yorkers' excellent second three months ahead of release in 2004, and the indie-rockers think it might have worked in their favour
The Sheffield quartet released their debut EP 20 years ago this month, and there were plenty of bumps on the way to eventual triumph
Mastodon, Within Temptation and Nightwish are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
In a typically forthright 1975 interview, Ritchie Blackmore offered his thoughts on the music business, and his peers
From inverted crosses in flowerbeds to failing to blow Morbid Angel off-stage and petty larceny, Opeth talk their journey through death metal
Awesome new proggy sounds you really should check out from Kanaan & Ævestaden, Fen, Jon Hunt and more...
Can you be TRVE while rocking a Beyonce tattoo? According to Fernanda Lira, hell yeah
We talk to Brann and Randy about their epic new collaboration Floods Of Triton - and whether there's more to come
In anticipation of the drummer’s appearance on their 16th album, we present a list that many thought would never be added to
At the age of seven, Thom Yorke decided to become a rock star, thanks to Queen
…and two of them occur before a single note is heard of the band’s 1975 classic
Michael Schenker's My Years With UFO features contributions from Axl Rose, Slash, Roger Glover, Joey Tempest and many more
New line-up, new songs, new positivity: lords of darkness The Sisters Of Mercy aren't all doom and gloom you know
Take your private listening to the next level with my pick of the best headphones for music - from sleek wireless earbuds to chunky noise-cancelling headphones
Her second solo album, Sirin, finds her in a more confident and assertive place – she’s even reverted to the original spelling of her name
From Folterkammer's femme-dom black metal to Belushi Speed Ball's 'pizza thrash', Dermabrasion's occulty goth rock and the bizarre alt. metal of Battlesnake, these are the bands you need to hear in September 2024
Nearly 30 years after Sledgehammer cleaned up at the MTV Awards, he was pushing boundaries again with his Back To Front concert movie
A group of talented musicians with a bunch of tracks among the top of the AOR pops, Toto are among the genre’s big boys - and these are their best albums
Revisiting one of the world's truly iconic sporting encounters, as elite athletes Liam Gallagher and Damon Albarn faced off in a kickabout in an East London stadium
