Matt Mills

Johannes Persson of Cult of Luna performs on stage in concert at the Corporation on January 20, 2013 in Sheffield, England.

The Genius Of… Vertikal by Cult of Luna

Peter Lindgren and Mikael Akerfeldt of Opeth

The Genius Of… Deliverance and Damnation by Opeth

NOFX

“I have three more records in the can” NOFX’s Fat Mike on why the band’s final tour is far from the end for the punk legends

At the Gates

The Genius Of… Slaughter of the Soul by At the Gates

Polyphia

“We were little pieces of shit”: Polyphia on teenage fame and making music with Steve Vai

Alter Bridge's Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy

Alter Bridge on their lack of mainstream recognition, 15 years of Blackbird and why they need a gimmick

Lamb of God's Willie Adler

“It’s gonna give me arthritis pretty soon”: Willie Adler on Omens and his weird picking hand

Machine Head

“You can’t go in too hard; that’s not possible, not in metal” Robb Flynn on going scorched earth on his critics, and Machine Head’s brutal new record

Coheed & Cambria

“It’s new territory for Coheed”: Claudio Sanchez on how they stepped into the unknown with Coheed & Cambria’s latest album