Latest articles by Dave Everley
Vincent Cavanagh had to quit Anathema to become The Radicant
After abandoning a fully-written solo album in 2021, former frontman looks forward to a life without a leather jacket – and possibly without a guitar – with his debut EP We Ascend leading the way
Metal Hammer's 50 best albums of 2024
From Judas Priest's Invincible Shield to Nightwish's Yesterwynde and Opeth's return to extremity, these are the metal albums that ruled 2024
The wild life and crazed career of Devin Townsend, metal’s misunderstood maverick
From defecating in Steve Vai‘s guitar case to puppet-based concept albums, Devin Townsend is out there on his own
The Temperance Movement don't reinvent the wheel on A Deeper Cut, but they do keep it spinning
A Deeper Cut was the last album The Temperance Movement made before parting ways with now-returned frontman Phil Campbell
The tumultuous story of Sepultura’s Roots album and their bitter split
How Sepultura made their most important album – and how it tore them apart
Mikael Åkerfeldt on ABBA, nearly buying a record shop and Opeth's awesome 14th album
When ABBA-mad Opeth leader Mikael Åkerfeldt met one of their singers, he “lost it”. She didn’t sing on their new concept album, but some other, perhaps unlikely, big names did
Brian May's guide to rarely-seen Queen photos, from before they were famous
Sir Brian May talks us through a series of previously unseen photographs from Queen's early days as featured in the new Queen I Collector’s Edition
From GN’R and Pantera to Ozzy Osbourne and God, Zakk Wylde is the most connected man in rock
It’s Zakk Wylde’s world - we just live in it
"I’ve gone back to a more progressive style." Steven Wilson will release new album The Overview in March
Steven Wilson's The Overview, a concept album featuring two long-form pieces of music, will be released on March 14
The 50 Best Rock Albums of 2024
A-listers, established artists, up-and-comers, previously unknowns and more
“Neither as lightweight nor cheesy as some say: Jethro Tull’s Fresh Snow At Christmas
Box set edition of 2003 release proves that, even though it was viewed as a curio, it’s in line with Ian Anderson’s regular musical explorations
Phil Collins: “I don’t have many rock’n’roll stories; that was always someone else’s job”
He may not always have been life and soul of the party, but he’s been the heartbeat behind songs across a huge range of genres – to his lasting pride
“Time has reframed it as a pivotal album”: Marillion’s This Strange Engine Deluxe Edition
Marking an and and a beginning for the band, this extended version of the 1997 original states its case as an elegant outlier in their catalogue
Crippled Black Phoenix revisit the past on The Wolf Changes Its Fur But Not Its Nature
The 20th album from Underground linchpins Crippled Black Phoenix comes with a second disc of covers
Jakko Jakszyk: “Had my mother not had me adopted, would I have ended up in King Crimson?”
The amateur impressionist on finding his birth mother then closing communications with her, Stiff Records’ plans to make him a star, and saying the “stupidest thing” to Michael Jackson
Opeth return to extremity on the inventive The Last Will And Testament
Succession meets Edgar Allan Poe on prog metal kingpins Opeth's fascinating fourteenth album
How Meer fought back from a disastrous start to deliver third album Wheels Within Wheels
Norwegians didn’t make things easy for themselves by forming as an octet, while one member tried to avoid their natural musical tendencies; but thanks to the European prog community they’re riding high at last
How Powerslave shaped modern metal
Forget Number Of The Beast - these bands say Powerslave is Iron Maiden's greatest achievement
Tuk Smith wants to return us to a world shaped by weirdos and mavericks, not algorithms
Recording almost everything on his latest album himself and putting it out on his own label, Tuk Smith followed the adage that if you want something doing properly, do it yourself
“Everything has to come to an end”: The triumphant story of Black Sabbath’s last ever tour
In 2016, Black Sabbath’s The End tour reached Australia – and after a tumultuous career, the were finally ready to take their final bow
How Powerslave cemented Iron Maiden as the biggest metal band on the planet in 1984
Is fencing better than karate? Was the world about to end? How many frozen daiquiries can you have and still pull off an epic solo? Maiden were answering all the important questions when they made Powerslave
Sólstafir’s Hin Helga Kvöl shifts from sonic aggression to oddly comforting
Eighth album of challenging and mesmerising atmospherics from Iceland’s gnarliest post-rock band.
Meet Bobbie Dazzle, the catsuit-wearing singer reinventing glam rock for a modern audience
Bobbie Dazzle is the West Midlands singer bringing back the upbeat music, fun and fashion of the 70s
