Metal

‘Techno in a monastery – are you ready?’ The Greek priest whose doom metal album is the year’s hippest record

by The Guardian | Jul 2, 2026 | Christianity, Culture, Europe, Experimental music, Greece, Metal, Music, Pop and rock, Religion, The Guardian | 0 |

His church thinks electric guitars are the devil’s work. But Father Tabakis is on a mission to change that – with Paradise Metal, a religious dubstep album that outdid Daft Punk and Aphex Twin‘The guitar was made by God,” says...

‘I nearly quit to become a fencing teacher’: Iron Maiden on 50 years of heavy metal, hard living – and hopeless communication skills

by The Guardian | Apr 24, 2026 | Culture, Iron Maiden, Metal, Music, Pop and rock, The Guardian | 0 |

As a career-spanning documentary hits cinemas and the band eye two nights at Knebworth, they revisit their path from pubs to stadiums – but how did they get through their crisis-filled 1990s?When I ask Iron Maiden bassist and...

‘I couldn’t see, breathe or sing. I blacked out twice’: why are so many metal bands wearing masks?

by The Guardian | Apr 7, 2026 | Culture, Metal, Music, Pop and rock, The Guardian | 0 |

From Sleep Token to Ghost and Slaughter to Prevail, the genre’s biggest stars are using freaky facial disguises. Are they hiding behind them – or revealing their true nature?When US avant garde metal band Imperial Triumphant...

Lily Allen’s live return, Charli xcx’s Wuthering Heights and Simon Rattle’s Janáček: music to listen out for in 2026

by The Guardian | Dec 31, 2025 | 2026 culture preview, Ariana Grande, Bill Callahan, Charli XCX, Classical music, Culture, Dave, Deftones, Florence + the Machine, Hip-hop, Indie, Lily Allen, Metal, Metallica, Music, My Bloody Valentine, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Dean, Opera, Pop and rock, Rap, Raye, Rosalía, Soul, The Guardian, Thundercat, Wigmore Hall | 0 |

Raye, Deftones and Yungblud do UK tours, Jill Scott returns for more neo-soul, and the classical world gears up to celebrate Hungarian composer György Kurtág at 100• More from the 2026 culture previewSeventeen years on from the...

‘The nuns were convinced they were possessed by demons’: goth and metal stars select the scariest music ever made

by The Guardian | Oct 31, 2025 | Classical music, Culture, Ethel Cain, Experimental music, Film, Herbie Hancock, Horror (TV), Horror films, John Carpenter, Metal, Music, Nick Cave, Pop and rock, Punk, Television, Television & radio, The Guardian | 0 |

Forget the Monster Mash. For the ultimate Halloween playlist, reach for horror soundtracks, 1940s kids’ music and Russian darkwave – all chosen by Sunn O))), Creeper, Diamanda Galás and moreBernard Herrmann – The Murder...

‘I was called an enemy of the people’: how the US Senate went to war with the biggest rock stars of the 1980s

by The Guardian | Oct 5, 2025 | Alice Cooper, Censorship, Culture, Judas Priest, Madonna, Metal, Music, Pop and rock, Prince, The Guardian | 0 |

Forty years ago Prince, Madonna and Judas Priest were among stars dubbed the ‘Filthy Fifteen’ in a high-profile parents’ campaign against ‘objectionable’ music. Some of those artists, and supporters like Alice Cooper, recall a...

‘He spoke up for me when I was in prison’: Anthrax, Lamb of God, Rick Wakeman and more share memories of Ozzy Osbourne

by The Guardian | Jul 25, 2025 | Black Sabbath, Culture, Gojira, Mastodon, Metal, Music, Ozzy Osbourne, Pop and rock, Rick Wakeman, The Guardian | 0 |

After Osbourne’s death at 76, the heavy metal greats he inspired remember his pranks, generosity and quadruple brandies – and relive the tears at his farewell showBrann Dailor, drums/vocals, Mastodon Continue...

For a Brummie like me, Ozzy Osbourne’s voice mattered | Adrian Chiles

by The Guardian | Jul 23, 2025 | Birmingham, Black Sabbath, Culture, Metal, Music, Ozzy Osbourne, Pop and rock, The Guardian | 0 |

Unlike other rock stars of the 70s and 80s, Osbourne talked like a bloke from Birmingham should talk. The teenage me loved itIn the olden days, you could listen over and over again to your musical heroes doing their thing, yet...

Sabbath, Satanism and solo stunners: Ozzy Osbourne’s 10 best recordings

by The Guardian | Jul 23, 2025 | Black Sabbath, Culture, Metal, Music, Ozzy Osbourne, Pop and rock, The Guardian | 0 |

From his desolate wail on Black Sabbath’s doomy 70s masterpieces, to the twisted self-awareness of his huge-selling solo albums, Osbourne’s vocal style influenced generations of heavy metalAlexis Petridis on Ozzy Osbourne, the...

Ozzy Osbourne, the people’s Prince of Darkness, took heavy metal into the light

by The Guardian | Jul 22, 2025 | Culture, Metal, Music, Ozzy Osbourne, Pop and rock, The Guardian | 0 |

Having escaped a life of drudgery in Birmingham, Ozzy became the rare rock frontman you could relate to – and then, against the odds, a national treasure• News: Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath frontman and icon of British heavy...

‘People lashed out because she wasn’t a guy’: Linkin Park on nu-metal, nostalgia and their new frontwoman

by The Guardian | Jul 18, 2025 | Chester Bennington, Culture, Linkin Park, Metal, Music, Pop and rock, The Guardian | 0 |

After the death of lead vocalist Chester Bennington in 2017, the rap-rock icons have reformed, aiming to cultivate ‘good vibes’ for a new generation of fans. Mike Shinoda and Emily Armstrong discuss backlash and rebirthIt’s been...

‘I threw it in the bin with everything else he gave me’: the mix tapes that defined our lives

by The Guardian | Jul 16, 2025 | Cassette tape, Culture, Friendship, Metal, Music, NME, Pop and rock, Relationships, Television, Television & radio, The Guardian | 0 |

In heart-tugging drama Mix Tape, two ex-lovers are thrown back together with the music they wooed each other with 20 years earlier. Here, writers dig out their most treasured tapes and CDs full of meaning, mishaps and...

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