Articles by Matt Mills, Contributing Editor, Metal Hammer

Louder’s resident Gojira obsessive was still at uni when he joined the team in 2017. Since then, Matt’s become a regular in Prog and Metal Hammer, at his happiest when interviewing the most forward-thinking artists heavy music can muster. He’s got bylines in The Guardian, The Telegraph, NME, Guitar and many others, too. When he’s not writing, you’ll probably find him skydiving, scuba diving or coasteering.

Articles by: Matt Mills

“The last six years have been full of some of the worst times I’ve been through”: A documentary about Ozzy Osbourne will hit Paramount Plus later this year

By Matt Mills published 25 February 25

Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape From Now is currently in production and chronicles the Black Sabbath singer’s life since he suffered a spinal injury in 2019

“I was thinking, he has to go.” Architects vocalist Sam Carter initially wanted guitarist Adam Christianson fired following 2024 controversy

By Matt Mills published 25 February 25

Sam Carter admits that he wanted Adam Christianson gone from Architects after the guitarist shared a transphobic post online

Johnny Rotten and Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols performing live in 1978

“It wasn’t even worth asking John about the reunion tour”: Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones hasn’t spoken with John Lydon since 2008

By Matt Mills published 25 February 25

Lydon recently hit out at Sex Pistols’ comeback with Frank Carter on vocals, calling it “karaoke”

Tony Hawk in 2024 and Kurt Cobain in 1993

“I wish Kurt Cobain were here so he could hold our wondrous grandchild”: Skate legend Tony Hawk reflects on “transformative” Nirvana show he saw in 1991

By Matt Mills published 24 February 25

Hawk has shared an emotional tribute to Nirvana and their frontman, with whom he has a mutual grandson, via social media

“The music industry is 80 percent, 90 percent kids who are privately educated”: Sam Fender says music is “rigged” against working class

By Matt Mills published 24 February 25

The North Shields singer/songwriter also laments the industry’s treatment of stars in a new interview

An unreleased solo album by Ghost mastermind Tobias Forge seems to have leaked on Youtube

By Matt Mills published 24 February 25

Forge recorded a solo album called Passiflora in 2008, but it was never given an official release

Disturbed announce arena-scale The Sickness 25th-anniversary UK and Europe tour, Megadeth opening

By Matt Mills published 24 February 25

Supported by thrash metal royalty, Chicago’s nu metal stars will play their debut album in full at some of the biggest venues they’ve ever headlined

Roman Reigns, Spiritbox and Babymetal in 2024

Spiritbox, Babymetal, Gojira, Architects and more announced for the most metal WWE videogame soundtrack in years

By Matt Mills published 21 February 25

“The WWE 2K25 soundtrack slaps harder than a finishing move!”

Polyphia's Tim Henson in 2023 and Machine Gun Kelly in 2024

Machine Gun Kelly made guitar “cool” again, claims Polyphia’s Tim Henson

By Matt Mills published 21 February 25

“MGK got a number-one record with a guitar on the cover, which is really cool!”

Elias Soriano of Nonpoint performing live in 2016

This nu metal band want YOUR ideas for song titles and lyrics: “If we pick yours we’ll give you a shoutout on the album credits”

By Matt Mills published 20 February 25

Ever wanted to write a song with nu metal crew Nonpoint? Your extremely specific dreams may come true!

Johan Langqvist of Candlemass singing live in 2024

Bloodstock festival announces one-day Winter Gathering event headlined by doom legends Candlemass

By Matt Mills published 20 February 25

Venom Inc., Hellripper and others will also populate the bill in Wolverhampton this December

A mysterious new band has been added to Download 2025 and the internet is convinced it’s Sleep Token-related

By Matt Mills published 20 February 25

Who are President? As usual, Sleep Token’s fan-base have theories

Goth is the coolest it’s been in decades – and these 9 rising metal bands prove it

By Matt Mills published 20 February 25

From Crippling Alcoholism to Kælan Mikla, these goth metal up-and-comers show it’s hip to be sad

“He’s really, really good, and he’s definitely more melodic than me”: Slayer’s Kerry King names the guitarist who “plays circles” around him

By Matt Mills published 19 February 25

“I’m far more archaic,” the founding Slayer guitarist admits

Staying in Birmingham to see Black Sabbath? Local hotels have increased their prices by up to 725%

By Matt Mills published 19 February 25

According to a local paper, Birmingham hotels are starkly raising their prices around Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell show

Skin performs with Skunk Anansie in 2022

“Sometimes you guys need to shut the **** up and enjoy or not enjoy”: Skunk Anansie’s Skin gives her unfiltered thoughts on hate comments

By Matt Mills published 19 February 25

While talking about Skunk Anansie’s new single An Artist Is An Artist, vocalist Skin delivers a passionate attack against the internet’s armchair critics