blanket's track-by-track guide to Modern EscapismGuitarist/vocalist Simon Morgan and bassist Matthew Sheldon from blanket take us inside the creation of their new album Modern Escapism, one track at a time.
Trivium’s Matt Heafy: My life in 10 songsFrom scrappy teenage Metallica covers to Trivium’s monster of a 10th album In The Court Of The Dragon, Matt Heafy looks back at over two decades of metal…
SpiritWorld drop cinematic new video for The Bringer Of Light: "John Ford meets ’70s horror"Watch SpiritWorld's new video for The Bringer Of Light, taken from their upcoming album Pagan Rhythms.
Corey Taylor: Slipknot will release new music "in the next month or so"Corey Taylor says that Slipknot's new album – the follow-up to 2019's We Are Not Your Kind – is "probably about 80 per cent done", with a new single coming very soon…
Henry Rollins announces huge Good To See You 2022 tourHenry Rollins' famous 'talking shows' are set to hit the UK and Europe next year, as the punk legend will be crossing the pond for a 43-date tour…
Album review: The Velveteers – Nightmare DaydreamSnakes & drums & rock & roll: shapeshifting rockers The Velveteers invite you into their world with Nightmare Daydream…
Red Hot Chili Peppers confirm huge 2022 UK, European and U.S. tour datesThe Red Hot Chili Peppers will be hitting the road for a huge stadium tour in June, July, August and September next year. PHEW!
Paul Stanley confirms when KISS' farewell tour will actually endKISS' Paul Stanley says that "there's really no thought about changing our minds" when it comes to bringing the band to an end…
Suicidal Tendencies locked out of their Instagram for three weeks because of band nameSuicidal Tendencies state that "this isn't the first time we’ve been flagged" – but that "hopefully it will be the last".
Model from Converge's Jane Doe cover reveals herself after 20 years; Jacob Bannon respondsAudrey Marnay, the apparent source for Converge's Jane Doe album artwork, had no idea her image had been the face of hardcore for the past 20 years…
Slayer’s Reign In Blood is still the greatest thrash album of all timeReleased on October 7, 1986, Slayer’s third album Reign In Blood is absolute perfection.
Lars Ulrich on Metallica's future: "Of course there's new music coming… but there's nothing cohesive"Metallica "always" have new music coming, but Lars Ulrich stresses that, right now, "there's not anything to really back it up yet."
Listen: SeeYouSpaceCowboy drop new track featuring Underøath's Aaron GillespieSeeYouSpaceCowboy have released a new song featuring Underøath's Aaron Gillespie, Intersecting Storylines To The Same Tragedy.
Dan Andriano announces new album with solo project The BygonesListen to Dear Darkness, the new single from Dan Andriano & The Bygones' upcoming album of the same name.
Wage War: How strength and unity shaped their greatest album yetWith the COVID pandemic derailing their momentum following third album Pressure, Wage War had no idea if they’d ever be a proper band again. Having channelled those frustrations into new record Manic, vocalists Briton Bond and Cody Quistad chart the rebirth of metalcore’s brightest hope…
Halsey's film If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power to start streaming on HBO MaxIf I Can't Have Love, I Want Power's accompanying IMAX movie – written by and starring Halsey – is hitting HBO Max tomorrow (October 7)!
