Latest articles by Alice Pattillo
Have a heavy metal Christmas with these awesomely dark festive decorations
An angel on top of your tree? That's not very metal. Why not Krampus instead?!
Metal Hammer writers' top metal albums of 2019
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
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
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
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
The internet has provided once again, offering us cold hearted metalheads the kind of Christmas cheer we can get behind
Faith No More announce 2020 UK tour dates
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
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
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
Save 30% on a premium quality rock'n'roll staple – what's not to love?
Now's your chance to learn guitar with Fender Play's 50% off Black Friday offer
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
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
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
Rising UKHC quartet Cutting Teeth reveal their favourite emerging hardcore influenced contemporaries
Top 10 avant-garde metal bands
Experimental doomers Öxxö Xööx pick their favourite bands for pushing instruments and tastes to the limit
Vote for the greatest death metal albums of all time!
We need your help to create the definitive list of the very best death metal albums... ever
10 best Korn songs of all time
Swiss extreme metallers Voice of Ruin pick their all time favourite tracks from the nu-metal heavyweights Korn
10 awesome metal riffs with odd time signatures
Mancunian metallers Prognosis love a proggy riff, so we asked them to pick their top 10 odd time signature metal songs
5 greatest musician cameos as chosen by Battle Beast
In celebration of the Finnish power metal giants latest album, No More Hollywood Endings, we asked Battle Beast to pick their favourite musician cameos in TV and film
Top 10 Sci-fi movies as chosen by Cybernetic Witch Cult
The psychedelic space rockers Cybernetic Witch Cult pick the ten essential sci-fi flicks you absolutely must check out
Save 45% on Venom's In Nomine Satanas limited edition vinyl boxset
Bargain alert: The extensive 40th anniversary vinyl boxset In Nomine Satanas from black metal's forefathers Venom is now on sale and it's not even Black Friday yet!
The Sisters Of Mercy announce 2020 UK tour dates
The goth rock legends are back in the UK next March for a short run of shows
Top 10 up-and-coming UK extreme metal bands
Premiere British brutes Viscera (ex-Sylosis, Heart of A Coward, Martyr Defiled) discuss their favourite emerging death metal influenced acts
