Secret Santa: Conjurer vs Insomnium By Alice Pattillo We got the guys from Insomnium and Conjurer to pick out Christmas gifts for each other... The results were, ummm, interesting
Have a heavy metal Christmas with these awesomely dark festive decorations By Alice Pattillo An angel on top of your tree? That's not very metal. Why not Krampus instead?!
Metal Hammer writers' top metal albums of 2019 By Alice Pattillo The full list of every Metal Hammer critic's top 20 metal albums of 2019
Dear Chuck: A letter to the late Death frontman from Possessed's Jeff Becerra By Alice Pattillo Exclusive 18 years since Death mastermind Chuck Schuldiner tragically lost his battle with cancer, his friend and mentor Possessed's Jeff Becerra writes him this heartfelt message
Watch Mortiis premiere grotesque video for A Dark Horizon By Alice Pattillo Exclusive The king of dungeon synth premieres his gory new video exclusively on Hammer, ahead of the release of forthcoming album Spirit Of Rebellion
Serj Tankian is "all for" unreleased System Of A Down tracks finally seeing the light of day By Alice Pattillo SOAD vocalist Serj Tankian supports fans' requests to hear unreleased songs from the Mesmerize and Hypnotize sessions, but the rest of the band still need convincing
This Marilyn Manson x Mariah Carey festive mash-up is all we wanted for Christmas By Alice Pattillo The internet has provided once again, offering us cold hearted metalheads the kind of Christmas cheer we can get behind
Cyber Monday deals: The best discounted adult party games on Amazon By Alice Pattillo Bring on the debauchery! Cards Against Humanity, Bad People and more wicked party games for horrid people are on sale - just in time for Christmas
Slash Epiphone Firebird slashed in price this Cyber Monday By Alice Pattillo Sam Ash slash the price on Slash's Limited Edition Epiphone Firebird guitar – try saying that one fast
Faith No More announce 2020 UK tour dates By Alice Pattillo Mike Patton & co. will be returning to Old Blighty in June next year for four Faith No More UK shows
Wanna learn guitar? It's your last chance to get Fender Play for half price By Alice Pattillo Itching to give guitar a go? Fender Play are offering 50% off their online course this Black Friday – but the offer ends today!
The best deals on Sony WH-1000XM3 noise-cancelling headphones By Alice Pattillo Get £100+ off the incredible Sony headphones that can "beat anything Bose has with both arms behind its back"
Rock an AllSaints real leather biker jacket for 30% less this Cyber Weekend By Alice Pattillo Save 30% on a premium quality rock'n'roll staple – what's not to love?
Cyber Monday sale: Score up to 50% off Bose speakers! By Alice Pattillo Bose have added their incredible speakers to their Black Friday deals – but act fast, there are limited quantities
Black Friday at Impericon: £££ off all your favourite band merch By Alice Pattillo Spend more, save more on Impericon's extensive collection of band merch, including limited edition Slipknot Christmas sweaters, Babymetal, Metallica and Tool
Now's your chance to learn guitar with Fender Play's 50% off Black Friday offer By Alice Pattillo Itching to give guitar a go? Fender Play are offering 50% off their online course this Black Friday – plus 10% off Fender gear!
10 of the greatest metal riffs of all time By Alice Pattillo Turbocharged noise-rockers The Hyena Kill pick the most epic riffs to ever grace their metal-loving ears
Killswitch Engage named the hardest working metal band according to study By Alice Pattillo New research has revealed which of the world’s most popular musicians work the hardest with Elton John and Killswitch Engage making it into the top 10
10 awesome up-and-coming UK hardcore bands you need to know By Alice Pattillo Rising UKHC quartet Cutting Teeth reveal their favourite emerging hardcore influenced contemporaries
Top 10 avant-garde metal bands By Alice Pattillo Experimental doomers Öxxö Xööx pick their favourite bands for pushing instruments and tastes to the limit
Black Friday deals: Save $72 on Sony noise-cancelling headphones By Alice Pattillo Sony's incredible industry-leading bluetooth noise-cancelling WH1000XM3 have been slashed in price as part of Amazon's Black Friday deals
Vote for the greatest death metal albums of all time! By Alice Pattillo We need your help to create the definitive list of the very best death metal albums... ever
10 best Korn songs of all time By Alice Pattillo Swiss extreme metallers Voice of Ruin pick their all time favourite tracks from the nu-metal heavyweights Korn
Pre-Black Friday Deal: Save £95 on a first generation Amazon Echo Plus By Alice Pattillo Amazon have slashed the price of their Echo Plus speaker with built-in smart home hub as one of their Early Black Friday Deals
10 awesome metal riffs with odd time signatures By Alice Pattillo Mancunian metallers Prognosis love a proggy riff, so we asked them to pick their top 10 odd time signature metal songs
