Steve Vai announces new album, unveils bonkers steampunk guitar
Steve Vai launches Inviolate album by releasing video for Little Pretty, details new one-bodied, double-headstocked, triple-necked 'Hydra' guitar
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Alan Parsons releases new live orchestral video for Standing On Higher Ground
Alan Parsons will release new orchestral live album One Note Symphony: Live In Tel Aviv in February
This classic Christmas Metallica mash-up has been given a mighty remaster
DJ Cummerbund has perfected one of his most joyous mash-ups just in time for the holidays, For Carol The Bell Tolls
Dutch alt. pop group GGGOLDDD talk trauma and trust on brooding new single Notes On How To Trust
Dutch alt. pop group GGGOLDDD discuss themes of assault, trauma and trust tackled on dark new single Notes On How To Trust
Deafheaven to perform Infinite Granite in full on livestream
Deafheaven will be streaming a performance of their 2021 album Infinite Granite in full
New Jethro Tull book focuses on the 1967-1979 years
New book Jethro Tull Chronicles 1967-1978 will be published in March
Former Motley Crue frontman “insulted” by “pathetic” portrayal in The Dirt
Former Motley Crue frontman John Corabai isn’t best pleased with how his character was portrayed in biopic The Dirt
PFM release video for epic, orchestral World's Beyond
Italian prog legends PFM released new album I Dreamed of Electric Sheep in October
New video of Greg Lake's I Believe In Father Christmas released
Legendary ELP label Manticore Records has been revived under the auspices of Lake's widow Regina
Green Carnation premiere the whole of remastered The Acoustic Verses
Norwegian prog rockers Green Carnation will release remastered 15th anniversary edition of The Acoustic Verses in December
Iron Maiden announce 23 new Legacy Of The Beast shows for 2022
British metal legends Iron Maiden extend their hugely successful Legacy Of The Beast tour with 23 new dates
Boris announce new album W, share video for Drowning By Numbers
Tokyo noise-rock trio Boris pave the way for the release of new album W by sharing video for new song Drowning By Numbers
Listen to Golden Liar, single five from Zeal & Ardor’s forthcoming third album
Ahead of the February release of their self-titled third album, Zeal & Ardor share single five, the brooding Golden Liar
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Dani Filth: "We were never going to be Metallica - we're too extreme for that"
Cradle Of Filth frontman Dani Filth talks murder confessions, punch-ups on Never Mind The Buzzcocks, collaborating with Bring Me The Horizon and partying on the beach with Kesha - all life as (un)usual for the British extreme metal icon
Joe Elliott: supporting AC/DC taught Def Leppard the value of repetition
Def Leppard's Joe Elliott recalls the nights Def Leppard supported AC/DC on the Highway To Hell tour... and what he learned
Six things you need to know about Wayward Sons
Britrockers Wayward Sons are back with a political chip on their shoulder and a head start on the Zoom era
Vote for your favourite metal album of 2021
From grindcore to hardcore, doom to folk, power metal and beyond, we want your votes for the Metal Hammer reader's poll for the best album of 2021
The top 10 black metal albums of 2021
The finest cuts of black metal released in 2021 fit for Satan himself
Vote for the best Ozzy Osbourne song ever
12 studio albums, 63 singles and over 180 songs as a solo artist (not to mention collabs with everyone from Alice Cooper to Rob Zombie) – we want you to tell us which Ozzy Osbourne songs rank as the greatest in his canon
The 12 heaviest punk albums of all time
The 12 punk records that changed the shape of heavy to come – from Bad Brains and Discharge to Sacrilege and Extreme Noise Terror
Dug Pinnick on Kings X, writing songs using mathematics, and the stigma of Christianity
With King's X, solo album Joy Bomb, and two other band projects, it's a busy time for the bassist/vocalist Dug Pinnick
Guns N' Roses: the unconventional story of GN'R Lies
The second Guns N' Roses album wasn't really an album at all, but it remains a remarkable one-off, and includes Axl Rose's most controversial song
The 10 best instrumental album intros in metal
10 instrumental album intros that will get your blood pumping and rile you up for the metallic mayhem to come
Best Cyber Monday alcohol deals 2021: raise a glass to some of the best booze deals around
Cyber Monday is here and that means there are plenty of booze deals to pour over – here's our pick of gin, rum, whisky and more at knockdown prices
Bernie Marsden: the soundtrack of my life
Well-travelled guitarist Bernie Marsden picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, but remains secretive about the worst record he ever made
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Volbeat open up an exciting future with Servant Of The Mind
Danes Volbeat take their style to a fresh level on Servant Of The Mind
Wolftooth's mighty Blood & Iron conjures up heavy metal’s illustrious past
Midwestern metal mavens Wolftooth channel the greats on third album Blood & Iron
Black Oak Arkansas: High On The Hog - Album Of The Week Club review
Black Oak Arkansas: perhaps more famous for introducing the world to frontman Jim ‘Dandy’ Mangrum than for their own albums, like 1973's High On The Hog
Matt Berry - Gather Up: "an appetite-whetting beginner’s guide"
Not yet ratedToast of the town: Matt’s music earns respect.
Cynic - Ascension Codes: "a fitting testament to fallen friends and colleagues"
Not yet ratedProg metal visionaries rise above loss and grief to deliver an emotional yet dazzling comeback album.
Bernie Marsden's tribute to Chess crackles with youthful energy
Veteran guitarist Bernie Marsden revisits tracks released on Chicago’s famous Chess label
The 30th anniversary edition of Roxette's Joyride: proof that less really is more
Joyride shows how pop-rock stars Roxette lost their mojo
The Temperance Movement's Covers & Rarities: a worthwhile mopping-up exercise
Top-notch odds and sods from The Temperance Movement assembled on Covers & Rarities
Death Angel don't deliver the hits on The Bastard Tracks
Nothing but deep cuts on Death Angel's brain-rattling live-in-the-studio collection The Bastard Tracks
Deep Purple have an absolute blast on Turning To Crime
Deep Purple's Turning To Crime is a covers album that shows that covers albums don’t have to suck
