Latest articles by Matt Mills
Listen to the final song by UK metalcore crusaders Ithaca
Listen to the final song by UK metalcore crusaders Ithaca
Watch Trivium cover Steve’s Lava Chicken from the Minecraft Movie, because memes have ruined everyone’s brains
The greatest use of a seven-string guitar in metal history
Every Paradise Lost album ranked from worst to best
Paradise Lost have turned sadness into several different sonic forms. Here they are in reverse-order of quality.
Iron Maiden urge fans to keep their phones in their pockets during Run For Your Lives tour
Iron Maiden urge fans to keep their phones in their pockets during upcoming Run For Your Lives tour
King Diamond offers update on first album since 2007
King Diamond offers update on new solo album, says another single will “definitely” drop this year
Slipknot wrote “a bunch” of new music during the pandemic – and guitarist Jim Root says they’re scrapping all of it
“We need to just kind of, like, maybe sweep all that shit under a rug and start fresh”
Cradle Of Filth’s Dani Filth was pen-pals with Norwegian black metal ringleader Euronymous
Cradle Of Filth’s Dani Filth was pen-pals with Norwegian black metal ringleader Euronymous
Alice In Chains’ Jerry Cantrell explains how he ended up on the soundtrack to horror blockbuster Sinners
Alice In Chains’ guitarist/vocalist explains how a phone call from Metallica’s drummer got him involved with one of the most successful films of the year
The story of Slayer guitarist Kerry King’s short but whirlwind Megadeth stint
King played guitar for Megadeth’s first five shows in 1984 – but the partnership was never going to last
Judas Priest’s Rob Halford is “gutted” to not be playing Black Sabbath’s final show: “I had no idea it was happening!”
Judas Priest are one of the only veteran metal bands to not be playing Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell concert this summer. Rob Halford explains why.
"I had an idea for an album about people bottling Jesus's vomit."
Rivers Of Nihil might be modern prog metal masters, but that doesn't mean they sign from the same hymn sheet as everyone else
Watch this death metal band marry two of their fans onstage during a concert
Symphonic/death metal maximalists Fleshgod Apocalypse paused a show on their current North American tour to officiate a wedding
Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil wants to put out final recordings featuring Chris Cornell
The band and the estate of late frontman Cornell have had legal disputes over the potential release of posthumous music
7 bands that defined Incineration Festival 2025
London's premier extreme metal festival descended on Camden Town on Saturday night. These are the bands that ruled most
WWE wrestler Penta has a new entrance theme featuring Tool’s Adam Jones on guitar
The juggernaut pro-wrestling company has also collaborated with metal legends Machine Head, Slayer’s Kerry King and Living Colour in recent weeks
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett admits he “should be a lot better” at playing guitar
Metallica’s lead guitarist offers an honest appraisal of his own playing during an interview with Metal Hammer
Einar Selvik on black metal, nature and the importance of having a message
"I said yes, but only if I could criticise the Constitution."
This acoustic guitar virtuoso has turned Sleep Token’s Euclid into the most gorgeous instrumental you’ll hear this weekend
UK guitar wizard Mike Dawes has released a studio version of his Euclid cover, after live recordings of it went viral last year
Hear Deftones frontman Chino Moreno’s remix of The Cure track Warsong
It’s taken from the transformative project Remixes Of A Lost World, out on June 13
Sepultura’s Iggor Cavalera: “We didn’t like how metal was made in Europe or in America”
Sepultura’s original drummer explains why the Brazilian metal scene was so enamoured with the Devil in the 1980s
Listen to metalcore heroes Loathe’s first new song in three years, Gifted Every Strength
The Liverpudlians have returned to their metal roots in teeth-gnashing fashion
Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler and Soundgarden members have been added to Black Sabbath’s farewell show, Sharon Osbourne reveals
The legends will join Metallica, Slayer, Guns N’ Roses and other rock/metal stars at Villa Park in Birmingham on July 5
Propagandhi are as confused about the state of things as everyone else on vital new album At Peace
Canada’s punk/metal iconoclasts aren’t sure what to do about the chaos across the globe, but their eighth album is poignant and poetic all the same
