How heavy music saved me from my ADHD brain By Alice Pattillo published 12 August 21 Can heavy genres like punk and metal offer solace for neurodiverse people? One Metal Hammer writer shares her experience
Lust over these sexy AF bikinis fit for the queen of hell By Alice Pattillo published 31 March 21 Swim away from negativity with KILLSTAR’s latest line of alternative and goth swimwear
Black metal pioneers Emperor to play exclusive UK show at Incineration Festival 2022 By Alice Pattillo published 1 February 21 London’s premier extreme metal festival secure Emperor as headliners – plus Bloodbath, Dark Funeral and Tsjuder confirmed again for next year’s extreme metal all-dayer
Hellhammer: the tortured black metal outcasts who created a monster By Alice Pattillo published 5 June 20 In 1984, three Swiss misfits formed a band that was rawer and nastier than anything before. This is the story of Hellhammer and the painful birth of black metal
Meet These Wicked Rivers, the band the new wave of classic rock needs By Alice Pattillo published 30 April 20 If you like Clutch, Black Stone Cherry and… tea, you’re going to love These Wicked Rivers
Playlist: Tom G Warrior's quarantine soundtrack By Alice Pattillo published 9 April 20 Hellhammer and Celtic Frost mastermind Tom G Warrior shares the tracks that are seeing him through quarantine
Watch: Matt Heafy talks Tiger King, new Trivium and Ascendancy By Alice Pattillo last updated 7 April 20 Exclusive Watch Matt Heafy talk to Hammer editor Merlin Alderslade about social distancing, Tiger King and Ascendancy
10 Bands who create music against the odds By Alice Pattillo published 1 April 20 Premiere Middle Eastern metallers Svengali introduce us to ten bands who experience lockdowns everyday, yet prevail against the odds to bring their metal to the masses
Listen to Death live in Montreal as Relapse launch series of unreleased live recordings By Alice Pattillo published 31 March 20 Relapse unleash Death: Non Analog – On Stage Series, a series of previously-unreleased Death concerts released every other week across all digital platforms as long as live music is on hiatus
Top 10 essential sci-fi films to watch during lockdown By Alice Pattillo last updated 8 May 20 Georgia metallers Irist pick the sci-fi flicks you absolutely need to watch during self-isolation
Lucifer: Nicke Andersson's track-by-track guide to Lucifer III By Alice Pattillo published 26 March 20 Johanna Sadonis' partner in crime, Nicke Andersson, talks us through the retro occultists Lucifer's lastest album
This Slayer Raining Blood mash-up will brighten up your entire day By Alice Pattillo published 26 March 20 The "SLAY-52s" Raining Lobsters is exactly what we needed to hear today
The beginners guide to heavy metal yoga: 11 yoga poses to get you started By Alice Pattillo published 25 March 20 We've teamed up with (heavy) metal yoga to bring you 11 poses that'll get you started with yoga – and a metal AF playlist to motivate your practice
16 must-see metal rockumentaries to stream right now By Alice Pattillo published 23 March 20 Who needs school? We've scrolled Netflix, Prime and YouTube to find you the best metal documentaries for the only education you'll ever need
Watch this synth lord master heavy metal on synthesizers By Alice Pattillo published 19 March 20 One Moog master has attempted to nail heavy metal on his synth – and the results are... interesting
Video Nasties' top 10 horror flicks for surviving self-isolation By Alice Pattillo last updated 19 March 20 Horror-inspired death metallers Video Nasties recommend ten scary movies that'll make your isolation anxiety feel a little less frightening
10 of the best live metal performances to stream now By Alice Pattillo last updated 21 September 22 Experience all the atmosphere of a heavy metal gig without ever having to leave the comfort of your own home
Occult rockers Lucifer get macabre in video for new single Leather Demon By Alice Pattillo last updated 12 March 20 Premiere Johanna Sadonis visits the graveyard in the video for Lucifer's latest single Leather Demon
Watch this epic metal cover of Billie Eilish's James Bond theme By Alice Pattillo published 9 March 20 Billie Eilish's theme song for the forthcoming James Bond film No Time To Die has had a metal makeover
10 of the greatest women in heavy metal chosen by Burning Witches By Alice Pattillo published 6 March 20 In celebration of International Women's Day, Lala Frischknecht of Burning Witches picks ten inspiring women from the world of metal
Win merch and a meet and greet with Venom Prison By Alice Pattillo published 4 March 20 Venom Prison are playing Wembley Arena next month and we're giving one lucky fan a chance to win tickets, a free tee, CD or vinyl and a meet and greet with the band!
Watch Avenged Sevenfold's entire discography in 8 minutes By Alice Pattillo published 3 March 20 80 Avenged Sevenfold songs have been very conveniently compiled into one 8 minute video by YouTuber Paschalis Theotokis
Grand Magus' guide to heavy metal: A true heavy metal playlist By Alice Pattillo published 2 March 20 Grand Magus vocalist JB Christoffersson picks 10 bands he deems the "truest metal bands" of all time. Do you agree?
Watch the video for Trivium's explosive new track Catastrophist By Alice Pattillo published 27 February 20 Trivium announce new album What The Dead Men Say and drop an eerie video for the crushingly heavy first single, Catastrophist
Incite's Richie Cavalera: "The day I was born Rob Halford blessed me with the horns" By Alice Pattillo published 26 February 20 Growing up in the ultimate heavy metal family, Richie Cavalera was destined to be a 'metal rager'