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12 Of The Best Podcasts Hosted By Musicians

Musicians don't just play music, they talk about it too! As well as countless other things, which is why so many of them host podcasts. Here are a dozen of the best for you to pick through...

Gangs, Guns And Graffiti: Hollywood Undead Are One Of Rap-Rock's True Survivors

Music helped Hollywood Undead escape a life of crime on the streets of LA. Otherwise they might have ended up six feet under, like some of their friends. Fifteen years in, however, the rap rockers are on top and taking charge of their own destiny…

Why Dave Mustaine leaving Metallica was the best thing for both of them

Dave Mustaine’s exit from Metallica in 1983 was a pivotal moment in metal history, eventually giving fans even more of what they wanted…

7 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Nightwish's Floor Jansen

Nightwish vocalist Floor Jansen chats about her love of recycling, pianos and big cars

Quiz: How Well Do You Know Ghost's Lyrics?

Consider yourself a Ghost fan who knows every word? We'll see about that...

Kurt Ballou: “High school was like it is in ’80s movies. There was a line between popular kids and freaks, and I fell on the side of the freaks”

Converge guitarist and uber-producer Kurt Ballou on his introduction to hardcore, Jane Doe and the future of heavy music.

Out With The New, In With The Old: Finding Coronavirus Comfort In My Favourite Music

Why self-isolation is about finding solace in those records you cherish most

Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder: We Still Make Records To Be Listened To In Full

Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder discusses the creative process behind Gigaton

“Chester would be proud of what we’ve done”: The story of Grey Daze’s lost album

Before Linkin Park made him a household name, Grey Daze gave a young Chester Bennington his first shot at stardom. Now, over 20 years after work began, the world is set to hear his most formative steps in rock for the very first time. In a world exclusive interview, drummer Sean Dowdell reveals how he set about finally completing the ‘lost’ Grey Daze album, which is set to give his dear friend a voice once more…

Hal Willner: A Tribute To The Wild Card Producer

Working with everyone from Metallica to Sonic Youth, Hal's influence on alternative music is unmistakable

8 bands you didn’t know were named after other bands

Stuck for a band name? No bother – just pick a song by your favourite artist!

Coronavirus Won't Stop Creativity

Just 48 hours after finding out their Underneath release show was cancelled due to coronavirus, Code Orange livestreamed their set on Twitch from an empty venue to 13,000 fans. And, says Jami Morgan, this sort of creativity could prove crucial in uncertain times…

Caught In The Undertow: How Tool’s debut album changed the face of rock forever

In 1993, no-one saw the scene-shaking debut LP from LA outcasts Tool coming. And once Undertow’s mercurial darkness took hold, however, there would be no escape…

13 essential occult rock albums

A devilish selection of occult rock gems to soundtrack your worship of The Dark Lord…

Rock and metal stars pay tribute to Layne Staley

We spoke to members of Underoath, Chevelle, and more about the legacy of the late Alice In Chains vocalist, Layne Staley

18 of the most evil songs that aren’t metal

Sick of distortion? Too hungover for blastbeats? Here’s a list of tracks as fiendish and twisted as any metal song…

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