Latest articles by Matt Mills
Lacuna Coil’s Cristina Scabbia explains how women are “treated differently” in the heavy metal scene
The vocalist also talks about her early days in the Italian pop/dance world, exclusively in the new issue of Metal Hammer
Slaughter To Prevail guitarist denies that the band have Nazi beliefs, but admits the controversy around them is their “own fault”
Jack Simmons says singer Alex Terrible’s covered-up tattoo of a Black Sun was not an expression of far-right sympathies, claiming his girlfriend’s grandmother has the same symbol on her carpet
Kelly Osbourne thanks fans after accepting award for her father Ozzy
The late Prince Of Darkness was given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Birmingham Awards last week
Avenged Sevenfold’s M. Shadows defends sending video message to two Israeli hostages freed by Hamas
The singer also voices his “respect” for Disturbed’s David Draiman, who’s facing backlash for signing an IDF artillery shell last year
Bleed From Within announce intimate UK/Ireland shows with rarities-stacked setlist
Mere days after wrapping up a European tour, the Glasgow bruisers say they’ll return to England, Ireland and Scotland in March
What happened when Killswitch Engage brought one of the year’s biggest metal lineups to Wembley Arena
The venue may not be heaving, but Killswitch Engage, Hatebreed, Fit For An Autopsy and Decapitated still put on a night of top-to-bottom excellence
How In Flames made a death metal classic heavy enough to rock a 1,600-ton bridge
You wouldn't have imagined this band writing something like this in their early days!
Coroner’s Dissonance Theory is the smartest thing to come out of thrash metal all year
On their comeback album Dissonance Theory, Coroner embrace all the speed and brutality of thrash while leaving the cliches at the door
At The Gates urge fans to donate to Swedish cancer charity following death of frontman Tomas Lindberg
Lindberg died in September after being diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare oral cancer
Endorsed by Slipknot, collaborating with Gojira and battling colonialism – how Mawiza became the most important new metal band of 2025
Mawiza’s thumping groove metal celebrates the language and traditions of South America’s Mapuche Nation
Watch Disturbed call for “unity” onstage as David Draiman continues to weather backlash for signing an Israeli bomb
The self-professed “fiercely pro-Israel” frontman tells an audience in Amsterdam, “The conflicts that are going on in this world don’t define us”
Disturbed say they want their music to “heal” people after their singer signed a bomb and caused their Belgium gig to be cancelled
The Platinum-selling band say that music is “not about what divides us”, a year after frontman David Draiman signed a bomb set to be used by the Israeli Defence Force
Bleed From Within just played the biggest show of their lives and pulled out all the stops
Bleed From Within hit a new apex at London’s O2 Kentish Town Forum, where they were backed up by special guests, bagpipe players and an uber-passionate audience
Moody Blues bassist and vocalist John Lodge dead at 82
John Lodge passed away "surrounded by his loved ones and the sounds of The Everly Brothers and Buddy Holly", say his family
Friends star Matthew Perry attended Alcoholics Anonymous at Ozzy Osbourne’s house
The Prince Of Darkness remembers the sitcom actor in his new memoir, Last Rites
How Gojira made one of modern metal’s most conscious, powerful anthems
Gojira played their early shows in a region battling for independence, and they siphoned that political spirit into their defining song
Bruce Dickinson’s solo band performed another classic Iron Maiden song at the end of their North American tour last week
The frontman, who’d already added Flash Of The Blade to his setlist, wrapped up his latest tour with a stop at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on Sunday
Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson isn’t fully convinced the band are retiring
Ex-bassist David Ellefson hopes the thrashers’ upcoming farewell shows aren’t “just an attempt to boost ticket sales”
Why Rush are secretly the coolest band on the planet
They eschewed prog cliches, inspired all of your favourite rock bands and made songs that still sound ground-breaking – for 50 years, Rush have been badass
The house that Slipknot trashed in their most infamous music video is going to auction
Bidding on a $300,000 West Des Moines property that the masked agitators tore up in 2004 will begin next week
Hear Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante sing electro-metal banger Ties That Bind, from the soundtrack of new fighting game 2XKO
The song follows developer Riot Games’ recent collaborations with Polyphia and Linkin Park
Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee explain why now is the time to reunite Rush
The pair say that the decision to get the prog rock luminaries back together was “relatively recent”
11 things we learned from Ozzy Osbourne’s new memoir, Last Rites
From an unfinished solo album to drinking with André The Giant, these are the most surprising things we read in Ozzy’s posthumous book
