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Mysterious extreme metallers Qasu want to tear up the rulebook on black metal
By Spencer Grady published
Based across the US and UK, Qasu are honouring black metal's enigmatic past while carrying its sound into the future

Nine Steve Hillage albums to listen to and one to avoid
By Malcolm Dome published
Guitarist and producer Steve Hillage is a true progressive visionary whose albums cover a spectacular range of styles

Why Marillion ex Fish opened a song with a string of racial slurs
By Johnny Sharp published
His 1997 album Sunsets On Empire – a collaboration with Steven Wilson – remains a sunny moment in his stormy career, although one song might not be the same if it was written today

Steven Wilson adds Gentle Giant, Storm Corrosion and Hawkwind to his Headphone Dust platform
By Jerry Ewing published
Steven Wilson's 2012 live album Catalogue / Preserve / Amass is available digitally for the very first time, and his own The Future Bites is also given a new digital makeover

The psychedelic masterpiece inspired by John Coltrane, Ravi Shankar and an aeroplane flight
By Henry Yates published
Eight Miles High was the single that should have launched The Byrds into the stratosphere. So why did it instead mark the precise moment when it all came crashing down?

Slipknot side-project Look Outside Your Window to get wider vinyl and CD release next month
By Matt Mills published
No word on whether or not it’ll hit streaming services, though

How Blackwater Holylight are inspiring young women in the metal underground
By Liz Scarlett published
Blackwater Holylight have produced one of 2026's best metal albums, and they're proud to see their influence growing

Peter Gabriel, Sledgehammer and So - and why he had to be nailed inside a barn to finish the album
By Daryl Easlea published
Former Genesis frontman’s fifth solo record, released 40 years ago, doesn’t seem like a prog album at first – but look closer and it’s business as usual
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