Dannii Leivers

Back flips, booze and a horrible work ethic – meet Aussie slacker punks The Chats

From the nu metal years to today, these are the highs and lows of Papa Roach’s career

Unfinished or abandoned, these are the records from some of metals' biggest names that remain lost in time

...Or 13 reasons why Slipknot's live shows are abso-f*cking-lutely unmissable

Iowa was the record that confirmed Slipknot as metal’s biggest band in a generation. Corey Taylor takes us through each song

Slipknot’s psychotic masterpiece Iowa was released on this day in 2001 – and it would eventually top the UK charts

Jinjer vocalist Tatiana Shmailyuk on growing up in Ukraine, representing her country and how Britney Spears is her idol

From brutal new-gen thrashers to a Lamb Of God-loving ‘fairy metaller’, these are the new bands and artists that you need to check out right now

The offspring of Des Moines’ finest are gouging out their own path to superstardom – and f**k the haters

"It’s very easy to die in that city,” says Dorothy of Los Angeles. “It’s full of darkness, drugs and alcohol"

Ethereal doom, modern nu metal and a righteous hardcore/hip hop mash-up – these are the new bands we‘re hitting hard right now

Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington was always destined for fame. But it would be years before the world caught on

Horror movies, Abba fandom and “Sister Emeritus” – Ghost frontman Tobias Forge answers faces down the burning questions

“We’re vegan, we’re feminist, we’re women, we’re queer, we’re political”: why Shooting Daggers are the hardcore band 2022 needs

Prog metal newcomers Giant Walker were refined during the pandemic - now they've got their sights on the world

Inside Back From The Dead: the album that brought Halestorm back from the brink of oblivion and anxiety hell

The rise and fall of nu metal, alcohol addiction and the wrath of Sharon Osbourne – Papa Roach‘s Jacoby Shaddix has survived it all

This month’s Metal Hammer cover stars Halestorm break down new album Back From The Dead

Welsh prog-doomsters MWWB were about to release their new album when guitarist Paul ‘Dave’ Davies was hospitalised and nearly died. What followed was a year of agony, anxiety and ultimately hope

From Korn, Limp Bizkit and Mudvayne to next-gen heroes Spiritbox and Tetrarch, nu metal will never die