Latest articles by Joe Daly
Katatonia’s Dead Air: live and kicking in lockdown
Sweden’s masters of melancholy Katatonia bust the lockdown blues on new live album Dead Air
Wayfarer’s A Romance With Violence: the Clint Eastwoods of extreme metal strike gold
Extreme metal meets Deadwood on Denver gunslingers Wayfarer’s epic new album A Romance With Violence
Dimebag: The Partner
Dimebag’s longtime girlfriend and compadre, Rita Haney, on life in love with metal’s favourite son.
Shadowy Portuguese cult Gaerea open up a thrilling new black metal front on new album Limbo
Gaerea’s new album establishes them as one of the newest visionaries in metal
Steve Von Till’s No Wilderness Deep Enough: gothic Americana for hardcore insomniacs
Not yet ratedNeurosis man Steve Von Till takes an existential walk on the wild side on new solo album No Wilderness Deep Enough
Cosmic black metallers Aversio Humanitatis gaze to the stars on Behold The Silent Dwellers
Roaring noise meets blackened psychedelia on Spanish BM demons Aversio Humanitatis’ new album Behold The Silent Dwellers
The A-Z of AC/DC
Your essential guide to AC/DC – the Australian icons who took down and dirty rock’n’roll to the world
Lamb Of God: US metal heroes hit an exhilarating new high on Lamb Of God album
Randy Blythe and co join the pantheon of metal greats on new album Lamb Of God
Jonathan Hultén: the maverick guitarist leading metal into strange new realms
Tribulation guitarist Jonathan Hultén stares down mortality with mesmerising solo project
Oranssi Pazuzu’s Mestarin Kynsi is the ultimate black metal headtrip
Cosmic black metal shamans Oranssi Pazuzu unleash a psychedelic maelstrom on new album Mestarin Kynsi
The 10 best moments from Metalocalypse
Adult Swim has made all four series of Metalocalypse free to stream. Here are the all-time best moments from the most metal show ever made...
Myrkur goes back to her resonant roots with Folkesange
Myrkur's Folkesange is a captivating collection of largely new folk songs rendered with ethereal harmonies, wistful lyrics and the thrum and drone of primal instruments
Avenged Sevenfold remember the Rev: "He never ceased to create music that touched my very soul"
He was a visionary, he was a hellraiser… but beneath it all, he was a man who simply loved to create. Ten years after the death of Avenged Sevenfold’s most beloved member shocked the metal world, we explore the life and legacy of The Rev
Dez Fafara: How Coal Chamber saved LA and why nu metal rules
Back in '15 we caught up with Coal Chamber frontman Dez Fafara to discuss the birth of nu metal and how it shifted music
The improbable rise of Ghost, the breakout band of the decade
We chart the rise and rise of Ghost, from a group of Occult-peddling outsiders to arena-smashing global stars
The wild and deadly story behind the 1979 World Series of Rock
With Aerosmith, Ted Nugent, Journey, Thin Lizzy and AC/DC lined up to play, chaos reigned in the streets and backstage... and five people were shot
Asagraum's Dawn Of Infinite Fire is an instant black metal classic
Dutch black metallers Asagraum weave potent new magick from the old school with new album Dawn of Infinite Fire
Why Sacred Reich's Awakening was worth waiting twenty three years for
The Politically charged thrash originals Sacred Reich break a near-quarter-century silence wand prove thrash metal is still alive and well
Death masks and redemption: Inside Static-X's Wisconsin Death Trip tour
Static-X are currently on the road with their controversial Wisconsin Death Trip tour - we went along to see what it's all about
The wild tale of what happened when Jackass star Steve-O met Motley Crue
We look back on what happened when Jackass alumnus Steve-O met his heroes Motley Crue for the very first time
LoG guitarist Mark Morton’s Anesthetic album is an all-star show of force and soul
Randy Blythe, Alissa White-Gluz and the late Chester Bennington elevate Lamb Of God man’s debut solo album
Anthrax’s Scott Ian takes us inside his insanely rare Stephen King collection
When he’s not busy heading up the mighty Anthrax, Scott Ian collects rare Stephen King books
