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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
Backxwash live review Roadburn Festival 2024
A surprise last-minute addition to Roadburn Festival 2024, trap metal star Backxwash shows just how far she's come from her Sabbath-sampling roots
The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now
From Bad Omens' fascinating new project to the latest cuts from Oceans Of Slumber, Gatecreeper and more, this is all the new metal you need in your life this week
The success of this summer's Outbreak and Supersonic festivals mean a line has now been drawn in the sand: no longer can heavy music festival bookers utter the lie "We would book more women/people of colour, but there aren’t any”
There was much more to Outbreak and Supersonic than white men with guitars, and the UK festival scene now feels vital and vibrant again
"I don't give a f*** what people think": trap metal pioneer Backxwash makes an emotional, triumphant UK debut that shows there's more to metal than riffs
Trap metal pioneer Backxwash shows that metal has never been more diverse with her UK live debut at Supersonic Festival 2023
A beginner's guide to rap metal in five essential albums
Rap metal fused two unlikely bedfellows to produce one of heavy music's most exciting and unique sounds. Here's its story in five classic records
The 10 best metal samples in hip-hop
Forget Aerosmith and Run DMC – from Public Enemy to Lil Peep, here are 10 artists who have fused metal and hip hop
Metal Hammer writers’ top metal albums of 2021
The full list of every Metal Hammer critic’s top 20 metal albums of 2021
