Revolver

In print for over 20 years, the magazine takes readers into the studio, onto the stage, and behind the scenes, providing in-depth information, mind-blowing original photography, and hilarious insights they can't find anywhere else.

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Revolver

Voice of Baceprot • In the face of condemnation and threats, three Indonesian Muslim young women find freedom in heavy metal

Dead Heat • “Nardcore” upstarts overcome addiction, injuries, theft and wildfires on their Slayer-inspired quest

Vexed • Megan Targett’s band is “a tribute to hate.” And she’s happier for it.

Kenny Mason • Inspired by Deftones and My Chemical Romance, the idiosyncratic rapper is ready to be “one of the greatest artists ever.” On metal wings, he might just reach those heights.

Employed to Serve • How vocalist Justine Jones turned a year of tumult and chaos into an opportunity for conquering

METALLICA • Thirty years ago, thrash’s four horsemen took a stunning left turn with the Black Album. Kirk Hammett reflects on the risks and rewards of heavy metal’s biggest breakout smash.

MASTODON • The Atlanta prog-metal titans have long channeled pain and tragedy into their music. But times have never been this grim. Inside their cathartic new double album.

SPIRIT BOX • From a Canadian island to the Californian desert, Courtney LaPlante and her bandmates have thrived in the middle of nowhere. Now, they’re set to take over the world.

FULL of HELL • Dylan Walker fronts one of the most relentless and uncompromising extreme-metal bands on the planet. It’s not an easy life. He wouldn’t have it any other way.

Phil Bozeman • Whitechapel’s frontman looks back on the experiences that made him who he is today

Ice Nine Kills • Sequels usually suck. Horror fanatic Spencer Charnas doesn’t just want to break that curse — he’s out to kill it.

Ozzfest • Twenty-five years after the launch of the iconic metal festival, a look back at the people who truly made it what it was: the fans

Q&A: Jeff Walker • Carcass’ curmudgeon in chief talks haters, Beatles and perverted love songs

Paul Harries