Something wicked this way comes: Inside California’s rising darkwave sceneThere's something dark brewing in California, but why? We investigate the new wave of goth and darkwave enveloping the Golden State...
Tony Iommi’s 13 greatest riffsCounting down Tony Iommi’s 13 greatest riffs – from Black Sabbath and beyond…
Alice Cooper: “I will never, ever outgrow rock’n’roll. And I will never, ever tell my band to turn the volume down”Alice Cooper has lived the rock’n’roll life harder and longer than most. Here, he reflects on those shocking early days, hanging out with Jim Morrison and why golf is his latest addiction…
“We need to be accepting of other people’s secrets, and willing to share our own”: Normandie are turning childhood trauma into a message of hopeNormandie frontman Philip Strand reveals how turning his back on the church he grew up in inspired new album Dark & Beautiful Secrets
The 13 most offensive band names of all timeIf you’re upset by bad words and things of a grisly nature, turn away now. These band names are a little on the blue side…
Inside Gojira's new metal masterpiece… and their fight for our futureFrench metal titans Gojira have battled apathy and ignorance their entire career. As long-overdue seventh album Fortitude rears up Kaiju-like on the horizon, however, frontman Joe Duplantier stresses the need, now more than ever, for humanity to face up to our spiral towards self-destruction…
Taylor Hawkins: “I used to do a lot of f*cking drugs… I believed the bullsh*t myth of live fast and die young”Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins reflects on his introduction to rock, working with his heroes and a former life of excess…
20 things you probably didn’t know about Billie Joe ArmstrongGet the, er, knowledge on Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong!
SKYND: Why we wrote a song about Elisa LamSKYND were writing about Elisa Lam long before Netflix came along, but why?
11 bands and artists who wouldn’t be here without Green DayGreen Day’s impact on music cannot be underestimated, as this genre-spanning selection of artists prove.
Ice-T: “I play one on TV, but cops can still kiss my ass”Body Count frontman Ice-T has had a crazy life. We chat to the man himself about childhood, hip-hop, Cop Killer and more.
10 things we learned about Powerslave during Iron Maiden's Twitter listening partyIron Maiden tweeted along with Powerslave's listening party this weekend, and here are just 10 things we learned from the very metal experience…
17 songs about U.S. presidentsWe look back over the greatest songs written in, er, honour of the United States’ past commanders in chief…
Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite: "Creating art is a political act, because you’re choosing to spend your time making the world a better place"Vocalist/guitarist Stuart Braithwaite talks the endurance of Mogwai, the definition of success, working on music for movies and more…
Meet the people who find true love at rock showsFrom getting engaged backstage with Bruce Dickinson to sharing a first dance at a festival, rock music is an intrinsic part of so many relationships – as these people prove…
An oral history of Black Sabbath: The album that started heavy metalOn February 13, 1970, Black Sabbath shook the Earth to its core. Here, in the band’s own words, is the story of its origins, creation and legacy.
