Features “Lulu is better than it gets credit for” and 18 more of your controversial rock opinionsWe present a selection of fans’ most controversial opinions, taking aim at rock giants, bourbon and more…
Features The story of nu-metal in 14 songsFrom great beginnings to glorious success, your 14-point map of how nu-metal changed the world…
News Serj Tankian premieres two new songs from Cinematique opusTake a peek at the System Of A Down singer’s instrumentals Waiting For The Submarine and Blues now…
Features 10 bands who wouldn’t be here without System Of A DownFrom political fury to ‘quacky’ nu-metal elements, System Of A Down were a huge gateway band for these 10 artists.
News Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox cover System Of A Down classic Chop Suey!"This really is a belter…" Watch Robert Fripp, Toyah Willcox and guitarist Sidney Jake tackle System Of A Down's classic Toxicity single Chop Suey! – complete with props.
Features The 50 best albums from 2001From Slipknot and Sum 41 to Tool and Tenacious D, we rank the greatest albums from the year 2001…
Features System Of A Down: Every album ranked from worst to bestSystem Of A Down’s bizarro-world legacy organised in order of greatness…
Features “We got so sick of bands playing it safe the whole time”: The story of Linkin Park’s The Hunting PartyJust when you think you’ve got them figured out, another curveball: Linkin Park returned to riff-focused heaviness inspired by reflections on their past – and the help of a few famous friends, too – on The Hunting Party…
News Updated: A round-up of all tours and events affected by coronavirus in 2021Stay up-to-date on all cancelled and rescheduled tours, festivals and events this year.
Features 10 bands from the ’90s who have kept their original line-up togetherSurprisingly few have managed it, but here are the bands who have maintained the same line-up since first forming in the 1990s…
Reviews Album review: Various Artists – The Problem Of Leisure: A Celebration Of Andy Gill And Gang Of FourSerj Tankian, IDLES, some Chili Peppers and more pay tribute to the genius of Gang Of Four, with surprising results…
Features A love letter to nu-metal beardsFrom Mudvayne to Static-X to Korn to Disturbed, we explore the curious facial topiary that dominated a genre.
Features How Ozzfest ’99 ushered in a new generation of metalAs Black Sabbath planned to bow out at Ozzfest ’99, nine freaks from Des Moines, Iowa perfectly set the stage for metal’s formidably chaotic and phenomenally exciting next chapter.
Reviews EP review: Serj Tankian – ElasticitySerj Tankian delivers songs from the best System Of A Down album that never happened.
News System Of A Down, Korn, Faith No More reschedule stadium shows: "Hopefully this will be the last time the dates are moved"System Of A Down, Korn and Faith No More's massive stadium dates have been pushed back yet again.
News French metal festival Hellfest has been postponed until 2022: "We hoped for the best but the worst is coming"France's huge Hellfest – which was due to take place in June – has been pushed back (again) and will now happen in summer 2022.