"There are no boundaries": introducing nu gen, the futuristic alternative movement reinventing rock
A new, genre-splicing generation of singer-songwriters is taking over the rock scene. Meet the rising stars of nu gen
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How Ozzy Osbourne’s No More Tears resurrected metal’s greatest icon
The story behind No More Tears, the album that saved Ozzy Osbourne’s career – and possibly his life
“We all want to leave a mark on the planet”: the epic story of the birth of Symphonic Metal
It’s been 25 years since Within Temptation and Nightwish ushered in an era of operatic vocals, big choruses and even bigger dresses
Ozzy Osbourne: I don’t plan on going anywhere, but my time’s going to come
Prince Of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne talks about Black Sabbath, sobriety, burying the hatchet, beating the booze and sticking it to Lollapalooza
Killswitch Engage: “Nu metal? I dislike anything where the guitar player only uses one string”
We put Killswitch Engage’s Adam D and Jesse Leach in a room with Employed To Serve’s Justine Jones and a tape recorder. This is what happened
That time a pre-fame Dave Grohl nearly joined GWAR
“He even came up with a character,” says GWAR frontman Blöthar of the time a pre-Nirvana Dave Grohl almost joined the infamous metal band
Coheed and Cambria's Claudio Sanchez: 10 Albums That Changed My Life
From '80s pop to universe-expanding prog, these 10 records shaped Coheed And Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez
Queen’s Another One Bites The Dust in the style of Chris Cornell is brilliant and uncanny
Anthony Vincent covering Queen's Another One Bites The Dust in the style of Chris Cornell is like something unearthed from the Seattle legend's vaults
Watch Metallica troll the MTV Awards with their cover of So What?
Metallica might have become the biggest metal band in the world, but that didn't stop them trolling the execs at MTV
Every Rollins Band album ranked from worst to best
Post-Black Flag, Henry Rollins became the master of his own destiny, and produced a formidable body of work
Louder Than Love: Metal Hammer remembers Chris Cornell
First published in 2017, Metal Hammer writer Mörat's tribute to his friend Chris Cornell remembers a frontman like no other
10 new bands featuring the kids of famous rock stars
How the offspring of famous musicians are taking over rock and metal
Korn’s Jonathan Davis: “My problem with Christianity is the ‘holier than thou’ bullsh*t”
We grill Korn singer Jonathan Davis on cutting up dead bodies, the nu metal revival and his relationship with Fred Durst
Every Tony Hawk's Pro Skater soundtrack ranked from worst to best
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater introduced a generation of gamers to skate culture and great music. We ranked every soundtrack in order of greatness
That time Pat Boone went metal and the Christian community got really mad
Pat Boone singing Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Dio, Guns N' Roses and Led Zeppelin? Step right this way...
Why Judgment Night OST is the greatest rap-rock album no one talks about
The Judgment Night movie may have flopped, but its soundtrack was a game-changer for rap and rock colliding
How Ronnie James Dio made Holy Diver – the album that sealed his immortality
The legendary Ronnie James Dio died on May 16, 2010. This is how he made his masterpiece Holy Diver
Every Linkin Park album ranked from worst to best
From the all-conquering Hybrid Theory to the genre-straddling pop of One More Light, these are Linkin Park’s albums ranked in order of greatness
