Cradle Of Filth

The 25 best goth metal albums

By Rich Hobson, Chris Chantler, Dave Everley, Perran Helyes, Matt Mills, Paul Travers published 5 June 26

From HIM to Evanescence, Type O Negative to Misfits, these are the greatest albums released in the goth metal pantheon

The ultimate Motorhead playlist (as picked by Metallica, Judas Priest and more)

By Rich Hobson published 11 March 26

We asked some of metal's biggest names to share which Motorhead songs mean most to them

The best metal albums of 2025 (as voted by Metal Hammer readers)

By Rich Hobson published 16 January 26

From Ghost to Sleep Token, Babymetal to Spiritbox, these are the albums you said defined metal in 2025

The 50 best metal songs of 2025

By Rich Hobson published 26 December 25

Sleep Token, Ghost, Babymetal - these are the songs you picked as the finest 2025 had to offer

The 10 best black metal albums of 2025

By Rich Hobson published 24 December 25

Blackbraid, Cradle Of Filth, Deafheaven - black metal continued to dominate in 2025

Vote for the best metal song of 2025

By Rich Hobson published 13 December 25

From Ghost and Sleep Token to Electric Callboy, Lorna Shore, Babymetal and beyond, 2025 has offered up plenty of great metal tunes. But which songs rule the roost?

How Her Ghost In The Fog turned Cradle Of Filth into household names in metal

By Matt Mills published 12 December 25

How one of Britain's most infamous metal bands wrote their major breakthrough hit

The best metal albums of 2025 (so far)

By Rich Hobson published 18 September 25

From Cradle of Filth to Whitechapel, Bloodywood to Spiritbox, these are some of the best metal releases of 2025 so far.