Nightwish

10 amazing covers by massive metal bands that you’ve (probably) never heard

By Matt Mills Published 3 June 26

Iron Maiden going full prog! Ghost doing the Beatles! Black Sabbath smashing Smoke On The Water! Only completists have heard these extraordinary covers

How Sharon den Adel and Tarja Turunen united for a collaboration over a decade in the making

By Rich Hobson Published 1 June 26

Metal fans couldn't believe their eyes when these two amazing singers appeared on the same song

How two unknown European bands changed the face of metal in the 90s - and broke up its boys club

By Rich Hobson Published 28 May 26

In 1997, two key releases by two emerging bands had a game-changing impact on the metal scene as we knew it

The 30 best metal albums of the decade (so far)

By Metal Hammer Published 25 March 26

From legends like Iron Maiden and Metallica to rising stars such as Bloodywood and Spiritbox, these are the metal albums that have defined the 2020s so far

How Nightwish merged science and music with Richard Dawkins

By Malcolm Dome Published 25 March 26

Thomas Holopainen studied biology before a career in music came calling, but never forgot his passion for the subject, or his admiration for the evolutionary biologist

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 inspiring, turbulent and triumphant story of Tarja Turunen

By Natasha Scharf Published 20 February 26

Tarja Turunen didn't just kick the door down for women in metal in the 90s: she made opera cool as hell

"It was about a feeling of being a terrible person and f***ing up everything." Rejected by MTV, lonely nights on the road and the start of a split: the story of Nightwish anthem Nemo

By Dom Lawson/Natasha Scharf Published 29 October 25

How Nightwish's goth-tinged anthem turned them into symphonic metal's brightest stars