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Blood Incantation on cosmic sounds, a near studio meltdown and the making of Absolute Elsewhere
By Jonathan Horsley last updated
Paul Riedl and Morris Kolontyrsky takes us back to “the craziest summer ever“, when the cosmic expansion of their sound yielded a landmark of prog death and an air con outage near destroyed it all

“It pretty much half killed us”: The Radiohead album that almost broke up the band - and became their best record
By Matt Mullen published
“It’s our classic album - our Transformer, our Revolver, our Hunky Dory”

How we test digital pianos
By Quentin Lachapèle published
Everything you need to know about how the MusicRadar team tests digital pianos for our reviews and buyer's guides - full methodology explained

How Green Day exceeded expectations with their most ambitious song
By Andy Price published
The sprawling 2004 epic reflected Billie Joe Armstrong’s own lived experiences - and was the cornerstone of American Idiot

“I have an original 909 – every time I use it I feel like I’m ruining it”: Riva Starr's studio essentials
By Si Truss published
The prolific Italian house and techno producer shows us the gear behind Keep Me on the Dancefloor

“I feel like that song had everything we needed to come back with”: Bring Me The Horizon’s Lee Malia on Shadow Moses, its riff and the secrets behind its tone, and why it was the right anthem at the right time
By Jonathan Horsley published
How Terry Date, a killer riff and a videogame helped bring BMTH's major label debut into focus with a track that officially opened a new chapter – and the pit – for the Sheffield metal frontiersmen

How Johnny Cash drew on his own experiences to make his greatest songs
By Andy Price published
The Man in Black comes under our spotlight as we break down his take on the creative process

South Arcade on how they became the figureheads of a growing Y2K revival
By Andy Price last updated
From trending on TikTok to sparking a retro renaissance, South Arcade explain why they want to wind the clock back to 2005
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