Riot

Over the past ten years, Simone Simons has had the world at her feet as the vocalist for Dutch symphonic masters Epica; the classicall

Norwegian sons of northern darkness, Immortal, will release a limited 10“ vinyl box set of their last masterpiece, All Shall Fall. 

So, not even two years after declaring in these very pages that he had ‘no plans for any more Avantasia releases’, hyperactive metal child Tobias Sammet is back wi

I meet Shai Hulud guitarist Matt Fox at the Melbourne instalment of 2013’s Soundwave Festival, on the day we’ve run Mick Strong’s

She has danced with the devil in the pale moonlight, consulted oracles and frequently frightens herself, Otep Shamaya; the denizen of several platforms

Paris is burning; the city known for its charm and dazzle is now on its knees as hardcore rebels As They Burn pave the way for a less demure approach.

If you’ll pardon the expression, Jesus Christ. Stryper, for reasons best known to themselves, have decided to record a dozen or so of their eighties classics (hence the title of th

Hot on the heels of their nomination in the Best New Band category at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards in the UK, Western Sydney’s Thy Art Is Murder ar

Fresh off a sold out Soundwave Festival and Australian tour, hard rock heroes Red Fang have announced a six week long European summer tour including numerous festi

Black Star Riders, the new band featuring Thin Lizzy members Ricky Warwick, Damon Johnson, Scott Gorham and