The show must go on: livestreams, online gigs and innovations from the music world
Keeping track of livestreams, empty hall gigs, good deeds and innovation as musicians come to terms with a new landscape
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The best music documentaries on Amazon Prime UK right now
From The Stooges to Boston hardcore: these are the best music documentaries you can watch on Amazon Prime UK
Playlist: The sounds that built Halestorm
Halestorm guitarist Joe Hottinger has put together a playlist of his favourite throwback tunes to take you back in time to when the band began
The Top 10 Metal Bands From Florida
These bands bring a little darkness to the Sunshine State
King Diamond: The resurrection of Mercyful Fate
Ten years ago, King Diamond thought he’d died. In 2020, the metal legend finds himself facing the most important 12 months of his career
Playlist: Sepultura's favourite guitar solos
Sepultura's Andreas Kisser has put together a playlist of the world's best guitar solos to entertain and delight those stuck inside
The best music documentaries on Amazon Prime US right now
From Rammstein to Iggy Pop, these are the best music docs available to watch on Amazon Prime US
10 Bands who create music against the odds
Premiere Middle Eastern metallers Svengali introduce us to ten bands who experience lockdowns everyday, yet prevail against the odds to bring their metal to the masses
The story behind Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train
Fired from Black Sabbath in ’79, Ozzy lifted himself out of the scrapheap with an off-the-rails rocker that holds the best and worst of memories. All aboard!
Playlist: Trivium's ultimate soundtrack to staying inside
Trivium's Paolo Gregoletto has created a playlist to get you through the socially distant day
Queensryche interview - how we made Operation: Mindcrime
Queensryche interviewed about their classic Operation: Mindcrime, the milestone album that became a millstone
Monster Magnet: The story behind Powertrip
In 1998, Monster Magnet were against the ropes and needed a hit. Cue a sojourn to Las Vegas and the anthem that’d help define their career
The 30 albums that built heavy metal
The 30 albums that define heavy metal as we know it
Dinosaurs, pirates & porno: 11 of the weirdest metal subgenres
Discover eleven of metal’s most insanely specific subgenres. From dinosaur metal to the aural equivalent to a snuff film, things are gonna get weird…
The 10 best moments from Metalocalypse
Adult Swim has made all four series of Metalocalypse free to stream. Here are the all-time best moments from the most metal show ever made...
The top 10 best Behemoth songs
From underground infamy to becoming one of metal's most revered bands, Behemoth have one of the most interesting back catalogues in metal. Here are 10 of their best infernal gems
Top 10 essential sci-fi films to watch during lockdown
Georgia metallers Irist pick the sci-fi flicks you absolutely need to watch during self-isolation
Download festival tickets, lineup rumours, announcements and more
Everything you need to know about Download festival 2021, including buying tickets and lineup announcements
16 ways to support the musicians, record stores, venues and music shops you love
With coronavirus causing chaos in the world of music, we’ve come up with the best ways you can help support your favourite musicians, record stores, venues and shops during the current lockdown
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