Latest articles by Chris Chantler
Meet the bands from Wales who are even more metal than having a massive red dragon on your flag
Flashback to 2015 when we spoke to Pentagram singer Bobby Liebling upon the return of the veteran doom rockers
Saddle your steeds and prepare to spill the blood of kings as we celebrate the greatest power metal albums ever!
Let's get gory with these brutal offerings that give Lindemann a run for their money
In honour of Judas Priest's 50th anniversary, we decided to count down their 50 greatest songs of all time, chosen by a panel of bands, Hammer staff and you...
Master Of Puppets opened the gates for thrash’s assault on the mainstream. Suddenly, metal had a new frontline, and the scene would never be the same again
We talk to the scene’s original innovators – Exodus, Anthrax, Sodom and Testament – about the birth of a legend
1994 was the year when metal came of age, bands twisting heavy music into new forms that would echo through the ages. We take a look back at the year's essential releases
Updated Tool's new album Fear Inoculum is nearly upon us – here's what they've been up to in the 13 years they've spent recording it
Kiss might be the Hottest Band In The Land™, but there's always more to learn
Magnificent bleakness and inconsolable loss from Finnish death-doom veterans
San Francisco’s metal stalwarts Metal Church fail to refuel with Damned If You Do
Stuck for ways to metal up your Christmas? We've got some ideas
Norways’s progressive pioneers In The Woods... settle for a wistful stroll on Cease The Day
Burning Witches may fly the flag for pure heavy metal, but there’s a serious message that goes beyond denim and leather
Nergal’s black/death juggernaut Behemoth joins a new pantheon of gods with I Loved You At Your Darkest
Matt Pike's ratchets up his war cry with High On Fire's Electric Messiah
Trouble frontman returns with his all-star doom crew The Skull for The Endless Road Turns Dark
Germany’s metal monarch Doro returns with a full bounty on Forever Warriors, Forever United
13 songs to tickle your unlucky bone this Friday 13th
Berlin’s mystic-minded rockers Lucifer realign their forces with Lucifer II
Gothenburg’s celebrated retro-rockers Graveyard come back swinging with Peace
Ten of the best tracks from the early days of thrash metal
