Alice Cooper: “I woke up with 40 bodies around me”
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Drop everything. The Meshuggah/Madonna mash-up you’ve been waiting for is here
Meshuggah’s Bleed and Madonna’s Like A Virgin together, at last
The 20 greatest American metal bands ever
We count down the 20 greatest US metal bands of them all – as voted by you
Metallica’s Rob Trujillo: My Life Story
Suicidal Tendencies, Ozzy Osbourne, Jerry Cantrell and, of course, Metallica – Rob Trujillo has played for them all. This is the story of the man behind the bass
The 10 best NWOBHM bands, by the man who gave the movement its name
At the end of the 70s, the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal revitalised the genre in the UK and now bears a weighty influence on metal worldwide. Geoff Barton – who invented the phrase all those years ago – charts 10 of the best
Kansas: an everyday story of success, failure, drugs, booze and jealousy
The story of Kansas is just your average tale of power struggles, line-up changes, religious conversions and multi-million selling hit records
When Killswitch Engage’s Jesse Leach invites you for a hike in a bear-infested wood, you don’t say no
Talking break-ups, breakdowns and tripping balls on pyschedelics while dodging potentially lethal animals with Killswitch Engage singer Jesse Leach
Crap 80s Metal Art is our new favourite thing
All hail the Mona Lisas of 80s metal album sleeves
Slept on boygenius? Now's the perfect time to fix that
Boygenius – AKA Phoebe Bridgers' band – are releasing three demos from their 2018 EP, but you only have 24 hours to grab them
How Indonesia built the world’s most exciting underground metal scene
In 2019, we spent a week deep in Indonesia’s vibrant metal scene with grindcore icons Burgerkill. This is what we found
Exclusive: listen to Imperial Triumphant’s insane new song City Swine – featuring Meshuggah’s Tomas Haake
Avant garde metal visionaries Imperial Triumphant enlist Meshuggah’s Tomas Haake for new song City Swine and the result is next-level crazy
Confederate flags, suspicious cops and the dangers of touring America when Black
Heading out on tour is meant to be a chance for bands to embrace adventure – but for Black musicians, touring America comes with its own challenges
Muddy Waters: a guide to his best albums
The best albums from Muddy Waters, the electric warrior of fine blues who mobilised the Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton
New Years Day’s Ash Costello: “I try not to give a f**k, like Marilyn Manson”
The lessons life has taught New Years Day frontwoman Ash Costello
Culture Abuse's new compilation rips it up and starts again
Culture Abuse's new compilation album Good Shit, Bad Shit, Who Gives A Shit?! promises new insight into the Californian punks' back catalogue
Say hello to Marshall's smallest ever portable speaker: the Emberton - on sale now
Marshall officially unveil the Emberton – the audio giant’s smallest ever entry into the speaker market - and you can buy it right now
Why I love Aerosmith, by Slash
Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash on everything he's learned from the mighty Aerosmith
Bryan Adams: the surprisingly sexual story of Summer Of '69
Bryan Adams’ hit single Summer Of '69 wasn’t about childhood innocence and forgotten friendships – it was an ode to topsy-turvy lurve-makin’
Every Avenged Sevenfold album ranked from worst to best
From Sounding The Seventh Trumpet to The Stage, here are Avenged Sevenfold’s seven albums ranked from worst to best