Paul Travers

Over 30 years and 14 albums into their career, Swedish prog metallers Evergrey are looking ahead with new album Theories Of Emptiness

Finland’s symphonic metal leaders have officially released 10 covers across their career. Here they are in reverse-order of majesty.

Growing up, it was expected that Vegard Sverre Tveitan would take over the family farm. But when he rebranded himself as Ihsahn he became a pioneer of black metal, before ditching it all for prog

Led Zeppelin IV reimagined by Van Halen, Heart, A Perfect Circle and more

Katy Perry, Elton John, Boy George, Billy Joel – they’ve all secretly rocked it up over the years

From (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth to Suicide & Redemption, we’ve rearranged the six Metallica instrumental tracks in reverse-order of excellence

Own one of these rarities from Led Zeppelin, Queen, Pink Floyd, AC/DC and more? You could be sitting on a goldmine

Godzilla (plus Mothra, Rodan, Gamera and more) have long been beloved in the heavy metal scene. These 10 monstrous tracks prove it.

Frank Zappa survived being assaulted onstage by a fan in London in 1971 – but he was left with lifelong pain

From Iron Maiden to Sleep, many metal bands have taken Frank Herbert’s psychedelic sci-fi saga to heart

Hawkwind, Van der Graaf Generator and even Pink Floyd – they’ve all had ex-Sex Pistols singer John Lydon’s stamp of approval

Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Robert Plant and more are proving that age cannot wither them

Inside the spooky world of South Of Salem

1970s comedy classics Monty Python And The Holy Grail and The Life Of Brain wouldn’t have got off the ground if it hadn’t been for George Harrison, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd

From returning icons to underground heroes and metal's next generation, these are the albums you should be excited about this year

From festivals like Sick New World to Limp Bizkit selling out massive venues and new artists embracing its influence, nu metal is making a massive comeback - and TikTok is helping

With venues taking as much as 25% of touring bands' merchandise profits, artists like Exodus's Gary Holt and Architects' Dan Searle are demanding change

Sleep Token, Creeper, Within Temptation: 2023 has been a massive year for metal, and these 50 records represent the very best the year has had to offer

Few bands put on a live show like Metallica – and here are their 10 official concert movies ranked in order of greatness

From Metallica to Sleep Token, Avenged Sevenfold to Babymetal, these are the best metal albums of 2023 - as voted by you!

The Beatles, Bowie, Bob Dylan and Stevie Wonder have all seen covers of their songs become more popular than the original version