News Triptykon to play Celtic Frost set at Incineration FestivalTriptykon will headline London metal fest Incineration in 2025: “Let’s make this a truly morbid moment before the world finally falls apart entirely…”
Features Tom G Warrior: “We put so much fanaticism into Hellhammer, it’s nice to know it wasn’t wasted”Hellhammer were one of the most important, if short-lived, bands in metal history. Having never played live, frontman Tom G Warrior has begun performing their music as Triumph Of Death, to honour their work. As they release a live album of the concerts, he talks us through the history, pain, rejection and resurrection of this deeply personal band who helped shape an entire movement by accident…
News Tom Gabriel Warrior’s Triumph Of Death announce Resurrection Of The Flesh live albumThe document of Tom’s live tribute to his influential and pioneering black metal band is set for release on November 10.
Features Celtic Frost: “We hated these unwritten limitations in the metal scene… Music should be adventurous”Celtic Frost were one of the most important bands of the ’80s. But it wasn’t easy. Tom G Warrior tells their story of alienation, overcoming a boring Swiss music scene, finding an ally in an Alien creator, and using music to block out a world they hated…
Features Tom G Warrior: “We played radical music that pushed everybody away and we loved that… f*ck them all!”Black metal visionary Tom G Warrior on his musical upbringing, his friendship with H.R. Giger and making crucifixes from dildos…
Features 9 bizarre metal cover versions that actually happenedWe can't believe these covers of classic metal songs exist… but here they are!
Features The 14 best comebacks in rock and metal historyWe take a look at some of the very best times in rock history that your favourite bands rose from the dead.
Features 10 indie albums that influenced heavy metalMetal artists don’t sit around listening to metal all day – inspiration comes in many forms. Here are just some of the indie records to influence the realm of heavy music…
Features “There’s no movie like it”: Why Alien continues to terrify and inspire musiciansOver 40 years since it first hit cinemas, we look at the chest-bursting terror of Ridley Scott’s Alien.
Features 12 albums where a band did something totally unexpectedFrom Metallica to Paramore, these 12 albums are examples of artists taking a hard left-turn from their more ‘traditional’ sounds…
Features 10 of the most distinctive band aesthetics in rock and metalHere are 10 bands whose visual styles are as iconic as their music.
Features 13 of the greatest metal songs from late in a band’s careerHere are 13 times that metal bands proved they were still changing the game.
Features The story of black metal in 14 songsFrom deepest darkest Newcastle to the frostbitten north and beyond, this is your whistle-stop tour of black metal in 14 songs.
Features 8 Albums In Which Bands Totally Changed Their PerspectiveHere are eight albums on which bands announced a whole new outlook on music.
Features How Monotheist Saved Celtic Frost's LegacyOn the anniversary of its release, we look at how Celtic Frost's Monotheist gave the band the final album it deserved.
News Watch Metallica's Kirk Hammett And Robert Trujillo Cover Celtic Frost LiveKirk and Robert from Metallica busted out Celtic Frost's The Usurper in Zurich.
News Tom G. Warrior's Hellhammer Tribute Act Announces Its First Live DatesOld-school black metal fans, rejoice: Tom G. Warrior's Triumph Of Death, a tribute band to his own Hellhammer, have just announced their first live dates.
