Latest articles by Thea de Gallier
"MTV said that if Trump was in our video, they'd put it on high rotation straight away": The story of Donald Trump, $250,000, and the all-girl metal band
How LA hair metallers Precious Metal got Donald Trump to be in a video... and how it all went wrong
Ihsahn and the story of Àmr
Norwegian multi-instrumentalist Ihsahn tells the story of his 2018 solo album Àmr, his latest to date
What is life like when your dad's a rockstar?
Is having a famous musician in the family a fast-track to success, or is good, old-fashioned hard graft still necessary? We spoke to three rockstar’s kids to find out
13 perfectly inappropriate metal love songs for Valentine’s Day
Who said metalheads aren’t romantics at heart?
20 songs to listen to on the way to Download festival
Your essential Download festival journey playlist
What we learned during the second day of Reading 2016
Here's all you need to know about Reading day two – and why The Dillinger Escape Plan's Greg Puciato wins 'Most Relaxed Frontman' of the weekend
Dude looks like a lady: The power of androgyny in metal
How experimentation of appearance and makeup allowed artists to push boundaries visually and creatively
Cristina Scabbia: "Metal is still a male-dominated scene"
We chat to Lacuna Coil's vocalist Cristina Scabbia about the early days of her musical career and how she feels about the term 'female-fronted metal'
The 12 best black metal songs, chosen by Primordial's A.A. Nemtheanga
Primordial vocalist A.A. Nemtheanga picks 12 black metal classics
How the metal community can help those struggling with their mental health
In honour of World Mental Health Day Hammer speaks to the experts about how we can take positive action to help those struggling with mental health problems
Why are all our music venues closing, and what can we do to stop it?
More and more iconic music venues are closing across the UK and world - how do we stop it from happening?
The 10 best Fall Out Boy songs, by Pete Wentz
Bassist and chief lyricist Pete Wentz chooses his favourite tracks, from the hits to the ones that almost didn’t happen
The 10 most metal Harry Potter characters
Harry Potter himself might be a bit of a goodie twoshoes who can't look after an owl for shit, but some of the people he encouters are as metal as they come
Epica's Simone Simons: "I look like a lady, but I don’t always act like one"
Interview: Epica singer Simone Simons talks sexism, dirty jokes, and why the term '‘female-fronted metal’ is totally outdated
What happened when we went to Knotfest Mexico with Bullet For My Valentine
Sickness! Tequila! Vaginas! We jumped aboard a plane to see what happened when Bullet For My Valentine took on Knotfest Mexico, and find out where they’re heading next
Black Veil Brides - Vale album review
Hollywood’s glam-styled rockers fill up on the pop and the pomp
Perturbator/Hypno5e/Sleep Token at Ulu, London - live review
Not yet ratedDigital delirium from Gallic synthwave guru
Venom Prison and Corrupt Mortal Altar at Black Heart, London - live review
Not yet ratedDeath metal upstarts dazzle in Camden’s confines
Blessthefall & Blood Youth at Underworld, London - live review
Not yet ratedThe Gospel - live
We Came As Romans - Cold Like War album review
Motor City’s punk-fired metalcore crew turn to their wild side
Like Moths To Flames - Dark Divine album review
Columbus, Ohio metalcore outfit keep hold of an outdated map
Nothing More - The Stories We Tell Ourselves album review
Lone Star state rockers cover a multitude of bases
