Articles by Thea de Gallier

Donald Trump with Precious Metal's Janet Robin and Leslie Knauer

"MTV said that if Trump was in our video, they'd put it on high rotation straight away": The story of Donald Trump, $250,000, and the all-girl metal band

By Thea de Gallier published 26 January 24

How LA hair metallers Precious Metal got Donald Trump to be in a video... and how it all went wrong

Ihsahn and the story of Àmr

By Thea de Gallier published 4 May 23

Norwegian multi-instrumentalist Ihsahn tells the story of his 2018 solo album Àmr, his latest to date

What is life like when your dad's a rockstar?

By Thea de Gallier last updated 21 September 22

Is having a famous musician in the family a fast-track to success, or is good, old-fashioned hard graft still necessary? We spoke to three rockstar’s kids to find out

13 perfectly inappropriate metal love songs for Valentine’s Day

By Thea de Gallier last updated 21 September 22

Who said metalheads aren’t romantics at heart?

20 songs to listen to on the way to Download festival

By Thea de Gallier last updated 20 September 22

Your essential Download festival journey playlist

What we learned during the second day of Reading 2016

By Thea de Gallier last updated 20 September 22

Here's all you need to know about Reading day two – and why The Dillinger Escape Plan's Greg Puciato wins 'Most Relaxed Frontman' of the weekend

Dude looks like a lady: The power of androgyny in metal

By Thea de Gallier published 25 February 20

How experimentation of appearance and makeup allowed artists to push boundaries visually and creatively

Cristina Scabbia: "Metal is still a male-dominated scene"

By Thea de Gallier last updated 22 January 20

We chat to Lacuna Coil's vocalist Cristina Scabbia about the early days of her musical career and how she feels about the term 'female-fronted metal'

The 12 best black metal songs, chosen by Primordial's A.A. Nemtheanga

By Thea de Gallier published 17 October 19

Primordial vocalist A.A. Nemtheanga picks 12 black metal classics

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How the metal community can help those struggling with their mental health

By Thea de Gallier published 9 October 19

In honour of World Mental Health Day Hammer speaks to the experts about how we can take positive action to help those struggling with mental health problems

Why are all our music venues closing, and what can we do to stop it?

By Thea de Gallier published 14 May 19

More and more iconic music venues are closing across the UK and world - how do we stop it from happening?

The 10 best Fall Out Boy songs, by Pete Wentz

By Thea de Gallier published 13 November 18

Bassist and chief lyricist Pete Wentz chooses his favourite tracks, from the hits to the ones that almost didn’t happen

The 10 most metal Harry Potter characters

By Thea de Gallier published 31 July 18

Harry Potter himself might be a bit of a goodie twoshoes who can't look after an owl for shit, but some of the people he encouters are as metal as they come

Epica's Simone Simons: "I look like a lady, but I don’t always act like one"

By Thea de Gallier published 7 February 18

Interview: Epica singer Simone Simons talks sexism, dirty jokes, and why the term '‘female-fronted metal’ is totally outdated

a shot of bullet for my valentine in front of the knotfest sign

What happened when we went to Knotfest Mexico with Bullet For My Valentine

By Thea de Gallier published 8 January 18

Sickness! Tequila! Vaginas! We jumped aboard a plane to see what happened when Bullet For My Valentine took on Knotfest Mexico, and find out where they’re heading next