Pagan doom, Marmite metalcore, genre-smashing hardcore, razzle-dazzle arena metal… this has been the soundtrack to the decade to date

SFX’s time machine hurls us back to a random month once again

Forget the USA – Germany produced one of the most venomous thrash bands of them all. Frontman Mille Petrozza looks back on 40 years of extreme aggression

“THE CALL OF Cthulhu,” written by American author H.P. Lovecraft, was first published in Weird Tales in February 1928. The story describes an ancient, nightmarish being rising from the sludgy depths t

More than 20 years in, and Avatar have stepped up with their most commercial album yet. Their next move? A support slot with Metallica – if Las Vegas doesn’t kill them first

New tribute to their former guitarist Brian James is delivered with real passion.