Musical chameleons Ulver have reinvented themselves yet again. With their 14th album, they’ve turned away from the progressive synthpop of their recent releases and delivered something more atmospheric. Mainman Kristoffer Rygg looks back on the personal strife and decades of deviation that have paved the way for Neverland.

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What’s it like to be in a band at the very beginning of their career – only to leave before things take off? We ask early members of Deftones, Papa Roach, Trivium and more

How a bunch of metal-loving kids from the East Coast changed the hardcore game – and made one of the most influential albums of the 21st century

Welsh proggers Godsticks are back with their darkest, heaviest and most uncompromising material to date. Bandleader Darran Charles tells Prog all about VOiD , their upcoming live shows and why he’s keeping an open mind when it comes to audience reactions.

…For Randy’s friends to ask him whatever they hell they want. We sat the Lamb Of God frontman down for an all-star grilling