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From Avenged Sevenfold to Neurosis and Stray From The Path, why more and more metal bands are surprise-releasing albums: “At what point do people critique success on sales rather than how big your balls are?”
As heavy artists grow sick of music industry convention, surprise releases have become increasingly common – but are they worth the commercial risks?
“Bands like ELP, Yes and Genesis were seen as over-the-top, showing-off kinds of performers. And to some extent I felt that, too”: Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson decided to lampoon prog and ended up making “the mother of all concept albums”
Song? Album? Fake newspaper? Jethro Tull’s mad masterpiece is all of them and more
Taking Back Sunday plan Louder Now deluxe reissue
Taking Back Sunday are revisiting their third studio album to mark its 20th anniversary - complete with bonus track Sleep, Brooklyn (If You See Something, Say Something)
How Photograph transformed Def Leppard into global pop-metal megastars
Aided by a game-changing video, Photograph annoyed the hell out of the PRMC and helped Def Leppard break America
Yes and the endless inspiration that led to Aurora, their third album in five years
The prog veterans’ third album in five years marks the end of one story. But as Steve Howe and Jon Davison explain, they’re not planning to close the book – and they don’t mind if some fans hate where it’s taking them
Hear Ghost’s Tobias Forge sing on re-imagining of Accept deep cut Save Us
The re-recording comes from a star-studded tribute album celebrating 50 years of Accept, out next month
Electric Callboy hit the apex of their dance-metal era with floor-filling new album Tanzneid
The electronicore six-piece double down on everything that’s made them festival crowd-pleasers
Every Dream Theater album, ranked from worst to best
Buying guide More than four decades after forming, prog icons Dream Theater show no sign of either slowing down or running out of ideas
