Ghost

Iron Maiden are introducing Ghost’s mighty Papa Emeritus IV as a limited-time character in their Legacy Of The Beast mobile game: ​“I’m sure Eddie will help Papa cause some serious mayhem…”

The Ghouls’ first new music in two years is from the Halloween Kills soundtrack. Also: new Papa!

Ghost, Volbeat and Twin Temple are hitting the States together next year for a mammoth 26-city tour!

In need of a pick-me-up? These 18 rock and metal bangers always do the job…

Metallica announce 30^th anniversary Black Album celebrations with a remastered version of the original LP, and a star-studded The Metallica Blacklist album featuring a whopping 53 artists.

Metal artists don’t sit around listening to metal all day – inspiration comes in many forms. Here are just some of the indie records to influence the realm of heavy music…

Kristen Mulderig has spent two decades managing some of the biggest names in metal. Here she discusses her intro to the industry, the challenges of music being ​‘free’ and shares advice for young women looking to get started…

Extreme metal as we know it today wouldn’t be the same without the influence of Cradle Of Filth. Here are just 10 bands who supped from their fetid cup…

Watch Ghost’s Tobias Forge and The Hellacopters cover The Rolling Stones’ Sympathy For The Devil on Swedish TV.

Here are 10 bands whose visual styles are as iconic as their music.

Not all gigs go according to plan. Human error, equipment failure and a myriad of other catastrophes can scupper even the biggest bands’ best-laid plans…

We look ahead to the most important albums coming our way over the next 12 months – from titans of metal to underground heroes