Every member of Ghost's Clergy
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
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More than a shredbot: The Joe Satriani albums you should definitely listen to
Joe Satriani’s spectacular albums have dazzled and inspired for the best part of four decades, and these are the best of the bunch
Marko Hietala found a new normal after leaving Nightwish. The result is Roses From The Deep
Marko Hietala explains why he had to leave Nightwish, and believes there’s no hate involved in the split, as he focuses on second solo album Roses From The Deep
"It’s getting ridiculous now, isn’t it? We’re the last men standing."
As their new album Dreams On Toast proves, The Darkness are everything rock’n’roll should be in 2025
The best new metal bands you need to hear in April 2025
From Siberian black metallers Grima to Texan metalcore heroes Catch Your Breath, loving hardcore heroes Church Tongue and Melbourne deathcore champs Mélancolia, these are the bands you need to hear in April 2025
Best Bluetooth turntables 2025: Wireless record-playing wonders from the best in the biz
Analogue meets digital with these full-featured Bluetooth turntables from the likes of Sony, Audio-Technica, Pro-Ject and more
The greatest year in heavy metal history, revisited
A look back at 12 memorable months for loud music
A beginner's guide to Sweet in 10 brilliant songs, from chart hits to deep cuts
The Sweet are best known for their pop hits, but their back catalogue is a varied treasure trove of glam and hard rock. Here are their 10 finest moments
Why Bill Bruford demoted himself from the King Crimson, Yes and Genesis league
Bill Bruford retired in 2009 and later sold most of his equipment to Tool’s Danny Carey. Then he found he wasn’t finished on stage – and he’s come back re-energised
Kula Shaker's Crispian Mills on mass psychosis and the best way to solve writer's block
Kula Shaker's current tour ends in May, and you might hear some brand-new songs from the next album
Dee Snider on the Twisted Sister song that transcended its era
We're Not Gonna Take It had a long and difficult birth, but the song Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider predicted would become a “monster” is reportedly now the most licensed song in heavy metal history
The best new rock songs you need to hear right now
Featuring Joe Bonamassa, Mark Morton & Charlie Starr, The Darkness and five other tattooed beat messiahs
“Chris Squire was Darth Vader.I was Obi-Wan Kenobi”: Jon Anderson’s time-travelling 1000 Hands
In 2019 he reincarnated 30-year-old demos with former Yes bandmates and a stellar supporting cast, offering positive and long-held opinions to a rapidly-changing world
"I had Nails, Oathbreaker, Power Trip, Billie Eilish and Labrinth on my writing playlist.”
We have a quick catch up with the frontwoman of one of UK metal's most exciting bands
Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher wrote songs for Emperor Of Sand at his mum’s deathbed
A cancer tragedy and other real-life dramas inspired Mastodon’s seventh album Emperor Of Sand, which they believe was 17 years in the making
The classic Megadeth song that was originally supposed to feature Lisa Marie Presley
This Megadeth anthem could have sounded very different
The epic story of Meshuggah’s rise from thrash metal wannabes to tech metal giants
How Meshuggah inspired a generation of tech metal bands
How Bloodywood became Indian metal's breakout stars
Bloodywood weren't India's first metal band, but they've become the country's loudest champions
The story of lost Supergrass record Release The Drones, the album that led to their split
In 2009, the Britpop icons went into the studio to make their seventh record and by the time they left, they were no more.
