Death

How late Death frontman Chuck Schuldiner helped lay down the blueprint for death metal – then tore it up

From Lars Ulrich to Lzzy Hale, these are the rare metal musicians who hit the big time on their very first go

Between Death’s swan song and his passing in 2001, Chuck Schuldiner released one album with progressive trad-metal outfit Control Denied. This is their story.

From Tool to Cave In and Mastodon, these metal masters all boast spotless back-catalogues

Crypta singer/bassist Fernanda Lira picks the trickiest tracks in her genre

These masterpieces by Black Sabbath, Motörhead and White Zombie made sure their careers ended on flawless form

Masterpieces by Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Judas Priest have all saved the best for last

Keyboardist's feud went as far back as refusing to give band leader a cigarette in their early days

These lesser celebrated tracks by Iron Maiden, Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, Slayer and more have even outshined some of their biggest hits

Wondering where to start with death metal? These five albums should be your jumping off point

Three days after releasing Street Survivors, Lynyrd Skynyrd were crippled by the plane crash that killed three of their number. Here's the story of that album

From Korn to Rob Zombie, System Of A Down to Cradle of Filth these 20 albums shaped 1998

The making of classic albums. Interviews. The stories behind the songs. All the Slipknot we can find in the TeamRock Archives…

In his own words...

The Slipknot percussionist on near death experiences, his mask and Officer Downe

The Slipknot songs you can play at a kids’ party

From Slipknot to King Diamond, we rate the 20 finest records released by metal's biggest label, Roadrunner Records

Musical peers, girlfriends and even his bass guitar teacher share their memories of the uniquely talented Cliff Burton, much loved and gone way too soon...