Mastodon have experienced a great deal of loss during the course of their 26-year career. From 2009’s Crack The Skye paying tribute to drummer Brann Dailor’s sister, who died by suicide as a teenager, ...

If human suffering is a well of inspiration in metal, then you'd hope we'd be nearing the bottom. Alas, as the world keeps turning, and in turn, turning to shit, bands are given more and more ...

While we’re constantly assured that certain genres “aren’t dead”, there are definitely a few currently being hauled about like the semi-animated corpse in cult ’80s comedy Weekend At Bernie’s. Emo may ...

Every Friday, you get bombarded with new music. To make it easier to get on board with the most killer stuff, we’ve digested it all, and curated the ultimate weekly chart. Follow us on Apple Music, ...

The Warning have spent the past few years proving they’re more than three sisters who can play their instruments very well. Now on album number five, Everything’s Falling sees the Monterrey trio ...

Just the sound of that inimitable voice alone after all these years will be enough to bring a tear to the eye of Beastie Boys fans everywhere. ‘I need a plan B / Retired MC / You think it’s over but ...

Watch the video for Arch Enemy’s new single, To The Last Breath, as the band welcome ex-Once Human vocalist Lauren Hart into the fold… The Swedish metallers lift the lid on their next chapter with ...

There are all sorts of valid reasons for changing your name when you’re in the business of show business. Maybe you were born with an unfortunate or an awkward surname, or your parents failed to ...

Speed have a busy summer coming up and they've added some side shows to their itinerary, including a very special show in Neath with a stacked line-up... The extra shows are taking place in Prague, ...

Big Guns N’ Roses news! The band have just announced a whole new bunch of 2026 tour dates across the world, and they’re also releasing not one but two brand-new singles next week. The hard rock ...

For diving from a standing start, that is kind of amazing. It seems weird to think how controversial this once was. It reads to modern eyes as fairly silly, all gurning and daft faces, but in 1985 ...

Life, as John Lennon sang, is what happens when you’re busy making other plans. A year ago, as they topped the bill at Download for the first time, Bring Me The Horizon were also, finally, making some ...