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The explosive story behind System Of A Down’s Toxicity album
System Of A Down’s second album Toxicity gave nu metal’s most political band a platform to be heard . But some people wanted to shut them up – permanently
How David Bowie came back from the abyss and made four albums in one year that changed music forever
In 1977 David Bowie helped create four albums and found redemption. Not a bad year
“They had become genuine rock stars, with all the excess and trappings that go with it”: Why Korn’s most divisive album is way better than everybody thinks
The campaign to rehabilitate Korn’s divisive fourth album Issues album starts here
The 25 best goth metal albums
From HIM to Evanescence, Type O Negative to Misfits, these are the greatest albums released in the goth metal pantheon
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: June 5 2026
Pussy Riot, Evanescence, DevilDriver and more feature in this week's best new metal song round-up
The story of Machine Head’s Burn My Eyes, the game-changing album that revitalised 90s metal
Machine Head’s Robb Flynn looks back on the making of his band’s classic debut
Cool new proggy sounds from Gentle Giant, Voyage 35, Mastodon and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
Great new prog you must hear from Long Earth, Pelagic United, Ditch The Demon, John Bassett and more in all new Tracks Of The Week
“Metal needs a good f**king kick up the ass”: the story of Metallica’s Load
New haircuts, new sound, new Metallica: was Load the sound of metal’s biggest band trolling the world?
"He said, ‘I’ve brought my wife for a night out and you’re crap.’” Moody Blues came good with Days Of Future Passed
In 1967, a new line-up of The Moody Blues embraced their symphonic influences to create a groundbreaking album that not only pushed them in a new musical direction but also brought about the birth of progressive rock.
