Latest articles by Dom Lawson
Black metal maverick Gaahl returns to the well of weirdness on Trelldom's ...By The Shadows...
Trelldom only return when they have something to say, and new album ...By The Shadows... proves well worth the 17 year wait
How Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine used old rivalries to fuel 2009’s Endgame album
Megadeth‘s 2009 album Endgame capped a killer decade for the thrash veterans
“They sound like a prog pop band built for enormodomes”: Meer’s Wheels Within Wheels
Norwegian sibling-powered band increase the drama and bombast on perfectly-produced third album
Death metal veterans Nile have crafted their best album in nearly 20 years
No one does death metal quite like Nile. Their 10th album is a ferocious reminder of why
How Ice-T and Body Count returned to the fray to reclaim their throne with Manslaughter
Ice-T is one of metal’s most influential frontman, and 2014’s Manslaughter album proved it
The story of Machine Head’s Burn My Eyes, the game-changing album that revitalised 90s metal
On the 30th anniversary of Machine Head’s Burn My Eyes, mainman Robb Flynn looks back on the making of his band’s classic debut
“Energy, invention, badass musicianship”: Beardfish’s Destined Solitaire vinyl edition
Rikard Sjöblom and co mark their return with first vinyl version of breakthrough fifth album
The Tangent’s Andy Tillison wound up arguing with himself as he created To Follow Polaris
When circumstance presented the opportunity to face a challenge that had always intrigued him, the prog mastermind embraced it fully. But what will happen when his bandmates return?
“Every eight-minute Yes song could’ve been four two-minute singles!” XTC’s prog credentials
Emerging in the punk era, they were described as “too clever, “too quirky” and even as “prunk,” but Andy Partridge’s account of the band’s inspiration and motivation makes the truth crystal clear
Orange Goblin have made one of their very best records - and one of the best metal albums of 2024
Orange Goblin have thrown absolutely everything at their 10th studio album
How Megadeth kicked off the 00s with the blazing Th1rt3en album
In 2011, Dave Mustaine invited Metal Hammer into his inner sanctum
“We just wanted to be filthy!”: the snarling, savage story of German thrash
Metallica and Slayer grabbed the headlines, but they couldn’t match Germany’s Kreator, Sodom or Destruction for filthy viciousness
Suicide Silence had a point to prove to the haters, and with No Time To Bleed they proved it
Suicide Silence’s crushing second album, No Time To Bleed, was released on June 30, 2009
“It felt like the right time to me. And I think Gavin and Richard acknowledged this too." How Porcupine Tree returned with Closure/Continuation
Never say never. After years of speculation and rumours, Steven Wilson reunited with his former Porcupine Tree bandmates Richard Barbieri and Gavin Harrison for one of the most unexpected musical reformations.
How Nightwish channelled their inner Tim Burton to make the fantastical Imaginaerum movie
Long before Ghost released Rite Here Rite Now, Nightwish hit the big screen with their Imaginaerum movie
Airbag expand their sonic environment on The Century Of The Self
Norse notables expand their sonic environment with an effective sideways step
How Iron Maiden made The Final Frontier and silenced rumours they’d reached the end of the road
In 2010, Metal Hammer joined Iron Maiden on the road in Texas to ask the question: would The Final Frontier really be their last album?
“Our musical identity was at stake”: A fresh look at Gentle Giant’s The Missing Piece
Underrated gem or confused mess? Gary Green, John Weathers and Kerry Minnear discuss their 1977 album in the light of Steven WIlson’s remix
Are The Chronicles of Father Robin the only band to spend 30 years on their debut album?
Norwegian supergroup took decades to deliver The Songs & Tales Of Airoea, but they don’t regret it – and they’re even working on a follow-up
“David Bowie was an absolute genuis”: Rick Wakeman’s epic tales of sessions with Bowie, Bolan, Lou Reed and more
Former Yes keyboard maestro Rick Wakeman has played with rock’s great and good over the years – and he’s got the memories to prove it
How Steve Harris stepped away from Iron Maiden to launch his debut solo album
In 2012, Steve Harris launched British Lion - the solo project that took 20 years to get off the ground
“It makes the whole God thing seem plausible!” Kavus Torabi’s Guide To Cardiacs
Gong and Knifeworld guitarist recalls his time in Tim Smith’s band via five of their songs chosen by Prog
Rotting Christ have just crafted their most accessible - and perhaps most magnificent - album yet
Rotting Christ have written the most immediate hooks of their career without compromising one jot
"Dark Superstition is the moment where Gatecreeper become a more well-rounded and versatile heavy metal band." Gatecreeper confirm their status as one of the most exciting bands in death metal with album three
Gatecreeper have evolved nicely without compromising their extreme metal roots on the excellent Dark Superstition
