"They had no idea what was coming for them": new photobook goes behind the scenes on Bullet For My Valentine's rise to fame
The epic photobook by music photographer James Sharrock captures the first ten years of Bullet For My Valentine
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The Story Behind The Song: Metallica’s Nothing Else Matters
How James Hetfield's heartfelt power ballad Nothing Else Matters shot Metallica to mainstream success
The Story Behind The Song: My Chemical Romance’s Thank You For the Venom
Often overlooked in favour of bigger My Chemical Romance songs, Thank You For the Venom isn't just one of My Chem's best tracks – it's a touchstone of the band's unique history
Lindemann Live In Moscow: a pervert's disco hosted in hell
Lindemann's Live In Moscow concert movie is a breakneck tour of debauchery, chaos and the unrivalled joy of live music
Nightwish’s Tuomas Holopainen: “I've been gathering up ideas for the new Nightwish album”
Tuomas Holopainen on Nightwish’s upcoming livestream, the departure of bassist Marko Hietala and how the world will know if the band decide to call it quits
Wormwood's new single The Archive is the terrifying sound of society falling apart
Wormwood's new single The Archive was born – you guessed it – out of a global pandemic, and is the first taste of upcoming album Arkivet
Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe: “It took years of trying for me to get sober”
Lamb Of God singer Randy Blythe on the highs, lows and personal battles that have made him who he is
“We are riff machines”: how Tetrarch are leading nu metal’s resurrection
Slipknot-approved metallers Tetrarch are reinventing nu metal for the 21st century
2021 Festivals: Here's a round-up of all events going ahead this summer
Cancelled, postponed or still on? We put together a list of UK, US and European festivals to help you plan your summer
Monster Magnet’s Dave Wyndorf: “Was rock’n’roll better in the 70s? Yeah. People put more effort into it”
As Monster Magnet gear up to release new covers album A Better Dystopia, mainman Dave Wyndorf dives into a world of psychedelic madness, lost heroes and melting brains
The Story Behind The Song: My Chemical Romance’s Helena
How Gerard Way’s tribute to his late grandmother became My Chemical Romance’s breakthrough hit – and helped spark a new movement
The 100 greatest metal songs of the 21st century
This is the ultimate soundtrack to the 21st century
“The music industry is filled with liars, con artists and assholes”: a no-bullsh*t interview with Tairrie B
From kicking down doors with Manhole to seizing her own destiny with My Ruin, game-changing metal icon Tairrie B looks back over a life on the frontlines
Why I ❤️ Karnivool’s Sound Awake, by Wolfgang Van Halen
Mammoth WVH’s Wolfgang Van Halen bows down before Aussie prog-metallers Karnivool’s cult classic Sound Awake
“My brother is all over this record”: how Amy Lee’s private tragedy shaped Evanescence’s new album
Amy Lee opens up about the inspirations behind Evanescence’s long-awaited new album The Bitter Truth
Loathe’s Kadeem France: “When I saw Chino Moreno had tweeted about us, I thought he’d been hacked”
Loathe are one of the UK’s most exciting bands. Which is why we let you grill them about celebrity fans and whether the US version of the Office is better than the original
How David Coverdale, Tawny Kitaen and MTV turned Whitesnake into megastars
Whitesnake’s album 1987 sold millions and turned David Coverdale into a rock legend. It also made David’s future wife Tawny Kitaen a star
Slipknot and Gnarls Barkley's Sulfur Crazy should be the feel-good hit of the summer
Sulfur Crazy is the smoothest mix of Slipknot and Gnarls Barkley you'll hear this side of humankind's return to normality
The Brits ignored metal, so we made up our own Metal Brit Awards
If the Brits’ organisers cared at all about heavy music, this is what the winners’ list would look like
