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The 10 best black metal albums of 2025
Blackbraid, Cradle Of Filth, Deafheaven - black metal continued to dominate in 2025
Lemmy's personal assistant looks back at six years on the road with the Motörhead legend
Dan Hawcroft spent 24 hours a day with Lemmy and Motöhead for 11 months of each year – and he's got the scars to prove it
"Yelling, fighting, drugs, alcohol… everything always went on. At the very end, he took me to his house and gave me a sword." Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister, by those who knew him best
On what would've been his 80th birthday, we remember rock'n'roll icon and Motorhead legend Lemmy Kilmister
How Creed's 2001 half-time show went from unifying the nation to fuelling their resurgence
At a time of tragedy, Creed used their 10 minutes on the pitch at a Denver Broncos game to represent something bigger than themselves
How two metal icons united for a collaboration over a decade in the making
Metal fans couldn't believe their eyes when these two amazing singers appeared on the same song
"When I see him in my dreams, he hasn't changed a bit." How Dave Grohl channelled grief into one of Foo Fighters' most emotional songs
"We were brothers. And when he passed away it had such a profound impact on me"
The 10 best progressive metal albums of 2025
Epic space operas, anticapitalist jazz odysseys, the return of Mike Portnoy – 2025 has been a brilliant year for progressive metal
How a disillusioned guitarist turned his bitter resignation letter into one of metal’s greatest anthems
Power metal godfathers Helloween were on the way to huge success in the 80s – but one member wanted out
A Perfect Circle have made four albums. These are the stories behind them all
A Perfect Circle’s Billy Howerdel breaks down his band’s four studio albums
How a dead psychic inspired Iron Maiden to make one of the maddest concept albums of the 80s
Maiden’s seventh album is the ultimate fan favourite
James Hetfield has dropped a spoken word version of one the most famous Christmas stories of all time
“While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads-ah!”
Girlschool look back on their wild life with Mötorhead
Singer/guitarist Kim McAuliffe reflects on recording the vaunted St Valentine’s Day Massacre EP and what it was like touring with rock’n’roll’s craziest band
How one simple question led to Evanescence writing Bring Me To Life
It was a simple conversation with her future husband that helped Amy Lee write the anthem of a generation
How Scars helped Papa Roach shift from nu metal with their first power ballad
At a time when they could have been left behind, Papa Roach wrote a song that set them on a completely different course
How Elton John and Dave Grohl helped Alice In Chains heal from the loss of Layne Stayley
With Dave Grohl lending his studio and Elton John playing piano on the album's most emotional track, this was a truly special comeback
The story of Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. – the secret debut album that started Slipknot’s ascent
Before Corey Taylor and before the nu metal takeover, Slipknot launched their career with a DIY release that put the Des Moines scene on notice
How a grunge legend alienated his entire fanbase with a curveball solo record
Not everyone wants to get on board when artists take a creative left turn
