Latest articles by Matt Mills
Iron Maiden going full prog! Ghost doing the Beatles! Black Sabbath smashing Smoke On The Water! Only completists have heard these extraordinary covers
The cosmonauts have shortened their songs for their fourth full-length, but they’re every bit as immersive and disorienting as before
We’re not sure whether Iliyana Yotova is a metalhead, but she seems to like Iron Maiden all the same
The metal superstars are currently traipsing their way through European stadiums and will hit the UK towards the end of the month
Hinds departed the band last March and died in a motorcycle accident, aged 51, in August
The theme is blood and the experiences are personal on the middle release of their trilogy, which was written and recorded in one go
Dimscûa are one of the UK's hottest underground bands - but they also contend with some of life's hardest experiences through colossal post-metal
Sober, the seminal single from 1993’s Undertow, made Maynard James Keenan and co. a quick success story, but not everybody was a fan
“Our teams will be on hand at stations to support customers and help them complete their journeys, without their bins or trolleys, as smoothly as possible,” says East Midlands Railway
Rhea Thompson claims she was replaced for a tour without being told and got “ignored” by her ex-bandmates
The singer takes issue with the mainstream positioning Yungblud as the man “saving” heavy music
Revisit each entry in the death metal maestros’ game-changing discography
The singer released More Balls To Picasso, a remixed version of his second solo album, last year
The “super DIY” US band crowd-funded their second album last year
The French metal titans celebrated 20 years of From Mars To Sirius by playing a number of fan-favourite tracks
The library contains sound recordings which are “culturally, historically or aesthetically important, and/or informs or reflects life in the United States”
No word on whether or not it’ll hit streaming services, though
At London’s Desertfest, the occult five-piece perform all of their darkly fun anthems while backed up by gorgeous videos, returning members and a malfunctioning, Eddie-like mascot
Anthrax, Green Lung, Sicksense and Warning lead this week’s heavy picks – vote for your favourite here
Nu metal was considered dead by 2005 – but a ragtag band from Australia ensured that the genre would bow out in a blaze of glory
We still don’t know who’ll play the Prince Of Darkness, though
Drummer Jason Bowld says that the metalcore heroes will finish the follow-up to their 2021 self-titled effort in June and release a long string of singles
The Londoners will headline Desertfest this weekend and release their fourth album, Necropolitan, in September
Since reuniting in 2011, System Of A Down have headlined festivals, packed arenas and released two songs. What’s the situation with their long-anticipated follow-up to Mezmerize and Hypnotize? Well, don’t hold your breath.
