Halestorm’s singer/guitarist says that a number of businessmen tried to pull her away from being in a heavy metal band during her teens
For Britrock stars Skunk Anansie, joining the Sex Pistols Filthy Lucre reunion tour was one of the worst experiences of their lives
As the build-up to Black Sabbath’s farewell show continues, Metallica’s guitarist and Ghost’s mastermind explain why the Birmingham four-piece are so special
Nirvana exhibition to open in London this summer
"We want to come and sweat and dance with you one last time" says Dennis Lyxzen, as Refused share final tour details
Canadian punk heroes Sum 41 bid farewell with Rage Against The Machine cover for Spotify Singles series
America, prepare yourselves for the return of the world's greatest punk band
"Would I be caught dead in Pretty Evil? Absolutely. And so should you."
If you had hoped to see Ministry outside of a festival next summer, you're in luck
Prog and Metal Hammer partner with post-rock and prog metal event Pelagic Fest which takes place in Maastricht in August
Up From the Bottom will appear on a deluxe edition of last year's From Zero album
The Oscar-nominated actor and her band will release Midnight Minuet next month
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
A look back at 12 memorable months for loud music
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
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
This Megadeth anthem could have sounded very different
How Meshuggah inspired a generation of tech metal bands
Bloodywood weren't India's first metal band, but they've become the country's loudest champions
Heaven & Hell’s The Devil You Know was a Dio-era Sabbath record under any other name
It's no secret that Metallica's members love Motorhead - but Kirk Hammett shares his own personal journey to discovering the rock'n'roll legends
Doom metal never sounded so huge as it did on Candlemass’ game-changing 1986 debut album Epicus Doomicus Metallicus
After decades in the business of rock'n'roll, this is the Gospel according to Alice Cooper
Māori culture meets titanic groove metal in this epic third record from New Zealand's Alien Weaponry
After straying from their black metal roots in recent years, Deafheaven come screeching back on Lonely People With Power
New Delhi’s viral superstars keep a sold-out O2 Forum Kentish Town singing and screaming for their entire 60-minute set
After plunging the depths of darkness in recent years, Cradle Of Filth reconnect with their gothic romantic roots on album fourteen
Supported by cellist extraordinaire Jo Quail, the shaman dazzle with their powerful voices and mystical production
Death metal riffs meet jazz skronk as New York's weirdest draft in Dave Lombardo and Thomas Haake for their most accessible album to date
Whitechapel might not be the poster boys of deathcore anymore, but they remain the genre's most consistently brilliant band
Green Lung's mix of Black Sabbath dread and Ghost theatricality makes them perfectly suited for massive venues
Rejuvenated after latest album The Last Will And Testament, the prog/death metal masters honour both sides of their sound with cinematic accoutrements
With live debuts, old favourites and stunning visuals, Spiritbox's headline show at Alexandra Palace is nothing short of magic
Papa Roach prove why they’re one of their era’s most enduring and celebrated bands
