Dead birds, drugs and sand pits: how musicians get in the zone
Artists will go to extreme lengths in order to capture magic in the studio – we take a look back at some of rock's wildest studio setups
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10 awesome metal riffs with odd time signatures
Mancunian metallers Prognosis love a proggy riff, so we asked them to pick their top 10 odd time signature metal songs
The story of Rammstein: porno-punk cabaret and pyromania
Over the past 25 years, Rammstein have defied conventional wisdom and become superstars. This is their story
From Iron Maiden Trooper beer to Motorhead whisky: drink up with the best rock and metal beers, wines, whisky and gift ideas
Everything you need to throw the perfect rock'n'roll party this Christmas, courtesy of Iron Maiden, Motorhead, the Rolling Stones, Metallica, Marshall Amps and more
The top 10 farewell tours that weren’t
As Motley Crue announce their return, we ask: what is it with farewell tours that aren't?
50 years, 50 tracks: the Ultimate Heavy Metal Playlist
As humanity celebrates 50 years of heavy metal, here’s half a century’s worth of pioneering heavy music, from the classics to the contemporary hard-hitters
5 greatest musician cameos as chosen by Battle Beast
In celebration of the Finnish power metal giants latest album, No More Hollywood Endings, we asked Battle Beast to pick their favourite musician cameos in TV and film
70s metal: a guide to the albums that started it all
As the 70s dawned, the folk with the electric guitars realised that rock could be harder, dirty, louder and faster than before – here's a guide to the albums that shaped heavy metal as we know it
Korn's Issues: Why the nu-metal OG's fourth album shouldn't be overlooked
On November 16, 1999 Korn dropped their fourth studio album. Twenty years on from its release we look back at Issues – an album that highlighted the nu-metal outsiders' struggle with the reality of commercial success
Top 10 Sci-fi movies as chosen by Cybernetic Witch Cult
The psychedelic space rockers Cybernetic Witch Cult pick the ten essential sci-fi flicks you absolutely must check out
Tool: The birth of the band
When Tool formed and descended onto an unsuspecting Hollywood, alternative music was about to be dragged into a whole new world of dizzying possibilities
The 25 greatest power metal albums
Sabaton are headlining arenas and Powerwolf are playing main stages across Europe – power metal is bigger than ever. We count down the subgenre’s most epic albums
Hammer's 13: This week's best new music in metal
Updated Our fortnightly round-up of the very best new tracks in heavy rock
The story of Skid Row: Glam metal's last hurrah
As glam metal lumbered towards its demise, a band from New Jersey injected the scene with one final dose of venom
The Black Parade: Revisiting the album that made My Chemical Romance superstars
My Chemical Romance's third album, The Black Parade became a chart-demolishing, genre-spanning triumph – we look back on the album and its impact
Behind the scenes on the Megacruise: how to keep seafaring metalheads happy
Larry Morand runs rock's biggest cruises. Here he explains how it all works: the bands, the fans, and the role played by former Israeli Special Forces operatives
Monsters Of Rock US 1988: The Making Of Metallica
The story of Monsters Of Rock 1988, or how Metallica came to claim the throne of modern metal
The first winner of the Affinity Photo New Rock Photographer 2020 is...
This amazing shot of a crowd-surfing Damian Wilson takes first prize in the first round of our photography competition. Plus: Round 2 is launched!
