Adam Brennan
Rugby, Sean Bean and power ballad superfan Adam has been writing for Hammer since 2007, and has a bad habit of constructing sentences longer than most Dream Theater songs. Can usually be found cowering at the back of gigs in Bristol and Cardiff. Bruce Dickinson once called him a 'sad bastard'.
Latest articles by Adam Brennan

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Portland weirdbears Red Fang tweak the stoner formula on new album Arrows with impressive results

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Never heard of Siren? Fozzy’s Chris Jericho has – and he wants bring their story to the world with a new documentary

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Metal, rock, country, kids’ cartoon themes – there’s literally nothing Corey Taylor won’t cover

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The mainstream media doesn’t bother with metal very often. And when it does, it’s usually for a really crazy reason

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Soilwork extend their winning streak on new album-length EP A Whisp Of The Atlantic

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It wasn’t broken, so Hatebreed haven’t fixed it on new album Weight Of The False Self

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Devin Townsend brings the Hawaiian shirts and escapism on effervescent new live album Order Of Magnitude: Empath – Vol. 1

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Prog-metal kings Enslaved soar as high as ever on 14th album Utgard

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Time and a global pandemic cannot wither Canadian veterans Kataklysm on their 14th album Unconquered

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Icelandic debutants Cult Of Lilith rip up the tech death rulebook with debut album Mara

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Call it nu core, call it The New Wave Of Nu Metal, but this is the most exciting sound of 2020. From Guerrilla Warfare to Tallah these are the bands you need to hear

By Adam Rees Published
Epic death metallers Septicflesh get the orchestral treatment on new live album Infernus Sinfonica MMXIX

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Euro thrash warhorses Destruction show no sign of slowing on new live album Born To Thrash

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Aussie bruisers Aversions Crown raise their game even further on fourth album Hell Will Come For Us All

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Undeground metal supergroup End find a collective passion for pain on new album Splinters From An Ever-Changing Face

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Your complete guide to the Finnish superstars in alphabetical order

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Mark Tremonti looks back on the fan favourite that helped crown them champions

By Adam Rees, Briony Edwards Published
From Rammstein to Iggy Pop, these are the best music docs available to watch on Amazon Prime US

By Adam Rees, Briony Edwards Published
From Bob Dylan to Keith Richards: these are best music documentaries on Netflix US

By Adam Rees, Briony Edwards Published
From Rolling Stones to Bob Dylan to Lemmy, there's a ton of brilliant stories and must-see music documentaries on Netflix right now

By Paul Brannigan, Adam Rees Published
It's been twenty years since the year 2000, whatever happened to the millennium's next big things?

By Adam Rees Published
Sunset Strip revivalists Steel Panther bring more swears than songs with fifth album Heavy Metal Rules

By Adam Rees, Alice Pattillo Published
Updated Slipknot's new album We Are Not Your Kind is nearly upon us – here's what the 18-legged Iowan juggernaut have been doing since they last hung up their masks
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