Stephen Hill

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

Released on June 15, 1979, Joy Division's bleak, beautiful masterpiece has lost none of its power or stark dread

From its punk-rock roots to its genre-bending modern wave, we trace the story of US indie in five key albums

With a whopping 31 albums in their back catalogue, it figures that cult favourites The Fall have influenced a legion of fearless, boundary-pushing bands in their wake – here, five of the best

Nirvana have inspired hundreds of bands since they turned music on its head some 30-odd years ago – here are five examples of how their influence is still making magic

Pulp have had one of the most fascinating careers in British music, so it figures they've inspired a legion of fans to create their own take on the Sheffield legends' legacy. Here, five of the best new bands to do it

Maybe the most relentlessly extreme subgenre of all, grindcore has been a mainstay of the underground since it screamed onto the scene in the 80s

Joy Division have become one of the most influential alternative bands of the last 40 years, and these five new bands are bringing that sound bang up to date

Hardcore went through some fascinating evolutions in the 90s. Here are the albums that tell that tale best

Blur may be making a comeback, but these five young bands have been keeping their seats warm in their absence

Radiohead delight in pushing boundaries and shrugging off labels – and these five new bands do just the same

From masked nu metal revivialists Blackgold to 'cyber-grind' pioneers Thotcrime, you need to check out these brilliant new metal bands

One off sets played amongst an utterly unique backdrop, a line up to satisfy the taste of any metalhead and the patronage of some legends of the genre, Mystic Festival is a weekend unlike any other on Europe’s festival season calendar