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Metallica announce stacked UK and Europe tour with Gojira, Knocked Loose and more
The biggest band in metal will be supported by a mammoth lineup when they hit Europe in summer 2026
50 metal albums you need to hear in 2025
From Ghost to Babymetal, Halestorm to Sleep Token, these are the metal albums you should keep an eye out for in 2025
How are there so many Swedish metal bands? A Swedish metal band explains
Avatar singer Johannes Eckerström explains how his homeland has given us Opeth, Arch Enemy, Sabaton, In Flames, Meshuggah, Amon Amarth, Bathory and much, much, much, much more
The 50 best metal songs of 2023 (as voted by Metal Hammer readers)
From Sleep Token and Ghost, Babymetal to Metallica: 2023 has been a year of heavy metal bangers - these were the 50 best of them all, according to you
The 10 best alt metal albums of 2023
Between Sleep Token, Skindred and Within Temptation, it's been a massive year for alt metal. So these are the best albums of 2023
The best metal albums of 2023 so far
From Metallica to Babymetal, Cattle Decapitation to Sleep Token, these are the best metal albums of the year to date
The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear this week
Cradle Of Filth, Avatar and Corrosion Of Conformity are among the best new tracks this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
Metal? Punk? Jazz? Avatar’s Dance Devil Dance hits a lot of musical buttons – maybe too many
Album review: Avatar are a little too eclectic for their own good on new album Dance Devil Dance is
