The origin of death: How Possessed sparked a metal revolution By Dom Lawson More than three decades since their last album, Possessed, death metal’s OGs, are ready to show the world of extreme music how it’s done again. What took so long?
EXCLUSIVE: Death metallers Pathology premiere brutal AF new track By Alice Pattilo, Dom Lawson Ex-Cattle Decapitation and The Locust drummer, Dave Astor, drops Hieroglyphs On Cement Walls with his band Pathology
The 10 essential melodic death metal albums By Dom Lawson Melodic death metal, melodeath – call it what you want. Here are the albums you need in your life
Exclusive: Unboxing Venom's In Nomine Satanas 40th anniversary box set By Alice Pattillo, Dom Lawson Dom's back with his Iron Sandwich and he's unboxing the new deluxe vinyl set from extreme metal pioneers, Venom
How Rush made Hemispheres By Dom Lawson Geddy Lee recalls the creation of Rush's sixth studio album Hemispheres
‘I’m a f**king berserker!”: inside the mind of Slipknot’s Sid Wilson By Dom Lawson Slipknot's hyperactive DJ spills the beans about broken heels, wheelchair skillz and the joys of buying MC Hammer pants
The Memory Remains: Robb Flynn on Burn My Eyes By Dom Lawson 25 years of Machine Head's debut album Burn My Eyes – how does Robb Flynn remember it now?
Coven, blood oaths and the real story of how heavy metal was born By Dom Lawson Devil horns, hailing Satan, a song called Black Sabbath. No, it’s not a metal highlight reel: they were all found on Coven's unsung classic from 1969
Venom Prison’s demonic Samsara album is a twisted modern death metal classic By Dom Lawson Brit death metal firebrands delve deeper into the dark on second album
Mystifier’s first album in 18 years is cult Brazilian metal at its best By Dom Lawson Brazil’s subterranean terror squad return in malevolent splendour with Protogoni Mavri Magiki Dynasteia
The story behind the song: I Am The Law by Anthrax By Dom Lawson Anthrax's Scott Ian delves inside the comic-powered song that took the thrash icons to greatness
Candlemass’ new album The Door To Doom is a masterclass in epic metal By Dom Lawson Doom metal pioneers Candlemass enlist Tony Iommi and their original singer on stellar new album
Steve Hackett: Chris Squire asked me to join Yes! By Dom Lawson And other revelations as he discusses his latest album At The Edge Of Light...
At The Gates‘ Slaughter Of The Soul: the album that changed metal forever By Dom Lawson With 1995‘S Slaughter Of The Soul album, Sweden’s At The Gates blazed a burning new trail for metal
The 50 best Pantera songs ever By Dom Lawson Counting down the 50 best Pantera songs as voted by Metal Hammer readers
Slayer: every song on Reign In Blood ranked from worst to best By Dom Lawson Reign In Blood is a stone-cold classic. But even stone-cold classics have their duff moments
How Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son lifted Iron Maiden to heavy metal immortality By Dom Lawson The epic concept album was more than just Iron Maiden’s most successful album of the 1980s – it was their masterpiece
22 killer old school thrash songs that will instantly improve your day By Dom Lawson Bust out the white hi-tops and skate shorts and celebrate the glory days of thrash with this ultimate old school mixtape
Megadeth: every album ranked from worst to best By Dom Lawson Dave Mustaine’s greatest hits – and misses
Powerwolf: meet power metal’s batshit crazy secret weapon By Dom Lawson Mad monks singing gothic metal epics in Latin?! No wonder mainland Europe is crazy for Powerwolf
Iron Maiden don’t care about the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame – and neither should you By Dom Lawson https://www.loudersound.com/news/soulfly-and-3-more-artists-confirmed-for-bloodstock-2019
Machine Head: how The Blackening became the modern Master Of Puppets By Dom Lawson Robb Flynn looks back at the making of Machine Head’s masterpiece
Slayer’s Kerry King: My Life Story By Dom Lawson Slayer shredder Kerry King was on the path to being a grade A maths student. Thank Satan, then, that he discovered booze, girls and heavy metal…
Pantera: how an ex-glam band from Texas redefined metal By Dom Lawson King Diamond, Scott Ian, Andreas Kisser and original Pantera frontman Terry Glaze recall Pantera’s rise from the backroads of Texas to the stadiums of the world
Anthrax: State Of Euphoria 30th Anniversary Edition album review By Dom Lawson New York’s finest thrashers Anthrax celebrate 30 years of being Antisocial with this State Of Euphoria reissue
