Stephen Hill

British metal is more exciting, diverse and vibrant than ever, so we got five of the scene's leading young figures to talk about why it's finally coming of age

Re-recording your greatest hits is rarely a good idea. Such superstars as Iron Maiden, Anthrax and Tool absolutely nailed it though.

There were some era-defining records made during the Britpop boom, but some stinkers too. Here's ten terrible efforts that were saved by one song.

Jay Weinberg talks drumming with Bruce Springsteen, how Motorhead bridged punk and metal, and replacing Joey Jordison in Slipknot

The birthplace of heavy metal is still leading the pack – and bands like Conjurer, Sleep Token and Employed To Serve prove it

Grunge brought us some classic albums, but a lot of stinkers, too. Luckily, these poor efforts were all saved by one brilliant song

Sure, there's never been another band quite like Faith No More, but these newcomers take their distinctive, unpredictable energy and run with it

From the brutal hardcore of Jesus Piece to Distant's sci-fi deathcore, Fvnerals' nihilistic drone-metal and Punk Rock Factory's fun covers, you need to check out these brilliant new bands

The likes of L7 and Temple Of The Dog only enjoyed mainstream attention briefly. However, these follow-up singles prove their stints in the limelight should have been longer.

Ex-Slayer axeman Kerry King has been teasing us with notions of a new band for years. Here are all the details we’ve seen so far.

When Napalm Death were invited onto TFI Friday in 1999, it led to one of the show's most ludicrous segments

Smashing Pumpkins sound like no-one but themselves, but here are five new bands who've taken inspiration from Billy Corgan's band

The story of the Manchester indie label that changed the world

Cave In almost became metal's next big thing after ditching metalcore, writing "their own Black Hole Sun" and touring with Foo Fighters and Muse

From Lil Uzi Vert covering Chop Suey to Maroon 5 defanging a Nine Inch Nails classic, these covers will stun, embarrass and, in some cases, delight you!

There was more to 90s indie than just Britpop, but it's a pretty good place to start... Here, the story of how one decade saw a genre morph beyond all recognition, told by the albums that made it happen

Ozzfest UK 1999 was set to be one of the best metal weekenders ever. Then a combination of political interference and bad luck ruined everything

These metal albums were pretty much all stinkers - apart from one absolute banger that saved the day

From debut album Sounding The Seventh Trumpet to proudly off-the-rails latest album Life Is But A Dream..., this is every Avenged album ranked in order of awesomeness

Updated From synth-pop to industrial-noir, Depeche Mode have one hell of a catalogue. But which album is your Personal Jesus? Here's our guide to every studio album, worst to best

Released in June 2003, The Mars Volta's debut album De-Loused In The Comatorium is a prog-punk masterpiece

Ch-Check it out: five fresh new bands sure to delight fans of the Beastie Boys

The 1980s were a hugely fertile period for free-thinking, boundary-pushing British 'indie' bands. Here is the story of the genre via five essential albums