The 10 best black metal albums of 2023
From Blackbraid to Wayfarer, Immortal and beyond - these are the best black metal albums of 2023
Presenting Mrs. Ramsbottom’s Second Grade Class Christmas Recital, Starring Tarja, as Described by Liam Collins, Age Seven
Hi, I’m Liam. I’m backstage right now because we’re doing a Christmas recital tonight. Everyone in my class is in it except for the Horowitz...
“We couldn’t get a deal for Jethro Tull. The one person interested would only sign them if they dropped the flute player”: How Chrysalis rose from a booking agency to a leading prog record label
Chris Wright operated a business model that was more like a balancing act, with jail as the penalty for toppling - but Procol Harum, Trevor...
Watch U2 perform Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) live for the first time since 1987
U2 give a very rare performance of Darlene Love's classic Christmas song, as seen on their Rattle and Hum tour film
A brief history of the metal Christmas song – and why there’ll (probably) never be a heavy holiday classic
Superstars from Spinal Tap to King Diamond have all tried to make a heavy metal Christmas classic. Yet, these attempts have never become chart-smashing hits....
“Honestly, I don’t care if I lose my voice. It’s just life, isn’t it?”: Justin Hawkins on The Darkness, life as a YouTube icon, and predicting the pandemic
Fronting The Darkness gave Justin Hawkins fame, a collection of fabulous catsuits, and some serious addiction issues. After some dark days his band are now...