10 times rock and metal artists collaborated with classical musiciansHere are 10 examples of how rock and classical music can combine to create something beautiful.
10 bands who wouldn’t be here without SlayerSlayer are the true embodiment of metal, and their impact can be heard across the past four decades of bands that came in their wake. Here are just 10 who danced in the raining blood…
9 bands who wouldn’t be here without ParamoreParamore’s shapeshifting pop-emo antics have had an indelible impact on the world of rock music…
The story behind Killers by Iron MaidenPaul Di’Anno’s parting bow from Iron Maiden is today considered a classic by many – though few at the time could foresee what lurked just around the corner…
11 Hollywood actors who got their big break in music videosActors can’t just walk on to the set of a blockbuster, they’ve got to cut their teeth somewhere first – whether it’s on TV, onstage or in a music video. Here are 11 actors who found name on MTV before Hollywood came calling…
From kink to cannibals: Rammstein’s 10 most X-rated momentsRammstein are no strangers to courting controversy. Here, we chart their most notorious, X-rated misadventures…
"It put me off my lamb shank supper": What happens when you listen to Slayer for the first timeWe asked metal novice and comedian Sarah Sumeray to listen to Slayer's Reign In Blood for the first time. The results were… interesting.
Now Hear This: Jack Saunders on the best nu-metal, post-hardcore and trip-hopBBC Radio 1 DJ and MTV Rocks presenter Jack Saunders brings you the best in new music, including Wargasm, Death Blooms and Kid Brunswick…
How Tribulation are bringing magic and folklore back to heavy metalFrom the elemental magic of 'space' to Scandinavian mythology, Tribulation are reconnecting with the spiritual world for their new album Where The Gloom Becomes Sound
How TikTok is breathing new life into Papa RoachTeaming up with rising star Jeris Johnson for Last Resort (Reloaded), Papa Roach are on the crest of a digital revolution once again…
Brian Fallon: The songs that changed my lifeFrom the first music he remembers hearing to the song he wishes he’d written, Brian Fallon reflects on the music that made him.
12 of the most out-there concept albums everFrom My Chemical Romance to Mastodon, here are a dozen of the most bonkers and outrageous concept albums in rock…
How extreme metal helps me fight seasonal depressionWhen the world is a cold, dark place, warm yourself on the fires of Hell.
The story of emo in 14 songsFrom the basements of Washington, D.C. to festival headline slots around the world, this is the story of emo’s rise to prominence through the music that shaped a generation.
“You’re not cooler than anyone because you’re in a band”: Avenged Sevenfold write letters to their younger selvesAvenged Sevenfold’s M. Shadows, Synyster Gates, Zacky Vengeance and Johnny Christ share some advice with their younger selves…
Life After Death: How Taylor Momsen survived her downward spiralAfter losing Chris Cornell and her producer Kato Khandwala in the same year, Taylor Momsen was done. But though she tried to run from it, The Pretty Reckless' new album is the story of how music ultimately saved her...
