A side-project escape for two members of Pearl Jam and Alice In Chains, addict-sheltering Mad Season was also planned as a ‘recovery’ band. Musically it worked. As rehab, sadly, it didn’t
Voivod drummer Away digs deep into his record crate and pulls out vintage metal, head-spinning prog and crusty anarcho-punk
From Iron Maiden and Megadeth to Faith No More and Alice In Chains, this is the soundtrack to 1992
How Brit metal miserabilists My Dying Bride made Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris’ favourite nine-minute doom song
With some of Motor City’s iconic musicians on board for the thrill ride, Alice Cooper’s new album Detroit Stories is "an homage to the place to which we owe our careers"
From the rise of Fear Factory to lawsuits, broken friendships and a bold new start, Burton C Bell looks back on his eventful life
From industrial legends to international hip hop, these are Hollywood Undead vocalist Johnny 3 Tears’ top tunes
Blue Oyster Cult frontman Eric Bloom picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals why he won't have (Don't Fear) The Reaper played at his funeral
Where to start with New Orleans sludge legends Eyehategod. Warning: may contain drugs
Selling out or upping their game? These are the bands who took it to new levels after dialling back the aggro
Oxford university lecturer Dr Alexandra Lloyd reveals the hidden secrets of Rammstein’s Mutter
Megadeth bassist David Ellefson on drugs, broken bones and mortality
Tetrarch channel prime Slipknot on new single Negative Noise
Failed coups, bar brawls and Hitler’s dog - these are the secrets behind Rammstein’s breakthrough album Mutter
Interview: Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith and the Winery Dogs’ Richie Kotzen on how their Smith/Kotzen album was made
Bans, conspiracy theories and the shadow of 9/11 – System Of A Down’s Daron Malakian looks back on the most popular metal song of the 21st century
Beyond Black Sabbath and Judas Priest: The extraordinary story of heavy metal's originators – Iron Butterfly, Leaf Hound, Bloodrock, JPT Scare Band, Bang and more
What are Miley Cyrus, Elton John and Metallica cooking up together? We investigate the possibilities
UK noise terrorists Pupil Slicer make brutal math-metal with a bruised heart and ideas to burn
