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Metal Hammer's Tracks of The Week: August 15 2025

By Rich Hobson Published

Lorna Shore, Paradise Lost and I Prevail are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Tracks & Singles
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Metal Hammer's Tracks Of The Week: July 18 2025

By Rich Hobson Published

Nine Inch Nails, Amon Amarth and In This Moment are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Tracks & Singles
Best stoner and doom metal 2023
The 10 best doom and stoner metal albums of 2023

By Matt Mills Published

The end is nigh - but you can still check out these brilliant stoner and doom records from 2023

Albums
Album of the year artists
The 50 best metal albums of 2023 - as voted by the readers of Metal Hammer

By Rich Hobson Published

From Metallica to Sleep Token, Avenged Sevenfold to Babymetal, these are the best metal albums of 2023 - as voted by you!

Albums
Beartooth/Skindred/Spiritbox/Sleep Token/Immortal
The best new metal songs you need to hear this week

By Rich Hobson Published

Beartooth, Spiritbox and Sleep Token are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Albums
Bury Tomorrow/Heriot/Kim Dracula/Raven Age/Espirit D'Air
The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear this week

By Rich Hobson Published

From Sleep Token and Heriot to the weirdest Jonathan Davis appearance you'll hear this year, these are the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Tracks & Singles
Fred Durst, Trent Reznor, Dave Grohl and Dave Mustaine
10 times rock and metal bands wrote a song dissing another artist

By Stephen Hill last updated

Fred Durst vs Trent Reznor! Dave Grohl vs Courtney Love! Nightwish vs Tarja!

Bands & Artists
Deathcore albums
10 essential Deathcore albums

By Sophie Maughan last updated

Where hardcore meets death metal you’ll find these 10 throat-shredding deathcore albums

Albums
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The Acacia Strain chronicle our descent into hell on Slow Decay

By Ali Cooper Published

US hardcore bruisers The Acacia Strain offer a savage state-of-the-world address on new album Slow Decay

Albums
Cover art for The Acacia Strain - Gravebloom album
The Acacia Strain - Gravebloom album review

By Stephen Hill last updated

Connecticut metalcore highrisers decide to hold the fort

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