The 10 best Bad Brains songs according to Killswitch Engage’s Jesse Leach
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The turbulent story of Celtic Frost’s avant garde thrash masterpiece Into The Pandemonium
How Celtic Frost demolished metal’s boundaries with their classic 1987 album Into The Pandemonium
The story of Machine Head’s Burn My Eyes, the game-changing album that revitalised 90s metal
On the 30th anniversary of Machine Head’s Burn My Eyes, mainman Robb Flynn looks back on the making of his band’s classic debut
How Opeth separated themselves from the herd with Ghost Reveries
2005’s Ghost Reveries was the album that kicked Opeth to the next level, but Mikael Åkerfeldt wanted to untangle his band from the metal scene
The fast rise, sudden fall and messy afterlife of hair metal heroes Ratt
Ratt were kings of the 80s hair metal scene, only for it all to go very wrong
The 13 new metal songs you need to hear this week
From Nightwish’s mega-symphonic single to Lordi’s metal mobile phone tie-in, hear the best heavy tracks of the week. Plus, vote for your favourite.
How goth comic The Crow became a major cult movie - and reshaped metal culture forever
From HIM to Avatar, The 69 Eyes and Ice Nine Kills, The Crow has had a lasting impact on metal's aesthetic and themes
Not just No Life and Only One… 6 more rare songs Slipknot should play again
Slipknot are dishing out the deep cuts on their 25th anniversary tour. Here are six more long-unplayed fan-favourites we’d love to hear again.
An epic interview with Lemmy about fame, money and driving on LSD
Even nine years after his death, Motörhead frontman Lemmy remains one of rock’s greatest and funniest icons
The stories behind five killer images documenting the world-changing grunge revolution
Legendary photographer Steve Gullick shares his memories of shooting Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love, Eddie Vedder and more
10 bands that defined Wacken 2024
From Accept's triumphant trad metal to the flamethrowing folk of Feuershwanz, these were the bands that ruled Wacken Festival 2024
Iron Maiden used to just hint at their prog credentials… now they flaunt them
A selection of the NWOBHM veterans’ longest, deepest and weirdest tracks – and they weren’t all written by Steve Harris
Let there be rock - back on the road with AC/DC
Given events surrounding AC/DC in recent years, anyone could be excused for thinking it was all over for one of rock’s greatest bands. But as long as there's a school uniform...
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Allegedly inspired by Led Zeppelin, punk icons Discharge released Grave New World in 1986... and never really recovered
Every Bring Me The Horizon album ranked from worst to best
Rearranging Bring Me The Horizon's fascinating, diverse back catalogue in order of greatness
The night Metallica hosted the world's biggest ever listening party
The band hired an arena to unveil their monster fifth record to fans
The 12 new metal songs you need to hear this week
Hear the best songs metal has offered this week, from Opeth’s snarling comeback to Lacuna Coil’s Lamb Of God team-up. Plus, vote for your favourite.
The 8 best metal EPs of 2024 so far
These eight artists didn’t need tons of time to make a long-lasting impact
Marilyn Manson is back. His return highlights how little the music industry cares about protecting women
New Marilyn Manson single As Sick As The Secrets Within has been released, officially marking his comeback following the wave of abuse allegations that arrived in 2021. It all sets a grim precedent
