Latest articles by Dom Lawson
How David Coverdale Americanised Whitesnake and sold 8 million albums
David Coverdale explains how Whitesnake were transformed from a successful blues-rock band into an MTV-friendly commercial juggernaut
Enslaved and the making of Utgard
In 2020 Norwegian prog metallers Enslaved released Utgard, their proggiest album to date. This is the story...
Every Venom album ranked from worst to best
Venom’s Black Metal album gave the most evil metal subgenre its name, but which albums get the horns and which are as diabolical as the devil's diaper?
Every Megadeth album ranked from worst to best
Ranking the work of one of thrash metal's most legendary bands
5 new bands you need to hear this month
From a death metal supergroup to alt-metal’s next heroes, these are the bands you should be at the top of your New Music playlist
Hair plugs, cancel culture and the song he refused to play on: the confessions of Anthrax’s Scott Ian
“Having Meat Loaf as a father-in-law was fantastic”: you ask the questions, Anthrax riff king Scott Ian answers them
Nick Cave's Ghosteen: a mind-blowing prog masterpiece
Exploring the prog credentials of Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds' 2019 album, Ghosteen
“A lot of people think I’m a f**king idiot”: Machine Head’s Robb Flynn comes out swinging
Their last album was slated and half the band left – Machine Head had a rough few years. But with new album Of Kingdom And Crown, Robb Flynn is up for the fight once more
The greatest metal records that never were
Unfinished or abandoned, these are the records from some of metals' biggest names that remain lost in time
Remembering Slipknot’s Paul Gray
On the anniversary of Slipknot bassist Paul Gray’s death, Metal Hammer's Dom Lawson looks back at the legacy of an unsung metal hero
This is what happened when Slipknot met The Walking Dead
Slipknot’s Corey Taylor is a comics nut. The Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard is a music fanatic. We put them in a room together then stood back to watch what happened
Slipknot’s Sid Wilson: “I hate all drugs, cos I know what they can do to you”
Q&A Slipknot's hyperactive DJ spills the beans about broken heels, wheelchair skillz and the joys of buying MC Hammer pants
The 10 worst albums by 10 brilliant bands
Step into a world of WTF, as we round up the biggest turkeys from metal’s greatest bands
Metallica - Hardwired... To Self-Destruct album review
San Francisco's metal overlords finally recapture their mojo
What does the new Metallica song say about their new album?
Metallica have released the first taster of their new album Hardwired... To Self-Destruct, but what does it tell us about the upcoming full-length?
Ozzy Osbourne’s Patient Number 9: metal’s greatest icon continues his late-career hot streak
Album review: Ozzy Osbourne enlists an all-star cast for lucky 13th album Patient Number 9
10 rock albums we're still waiting for in 2016
If you thought the first half of 2016 was interesting, just wait till you see what the rest of the year has in store...
10 times Sharon Osbourne saved Ozzy's life
Looking back at the times Ozzy's manager/wife saved (sometimes literally) his life
10 rock and metal tours that went to absolute sh*t
Onstage meltdowns, backstage fistfights, egg bombardments and empty venues – this is what happens when touring goes horribly wrong
Iron Maiden - The Complete Album Collection 1990-2015 album review
The final vinyl from Maiden’s full-length catalogue
The Top 10 best Steve Harris Iron Maiden songs
From galloping anthems to mystical epics, these are Iron Maiden bassist and leader Steve Harris’ greatest ever songs
The Top 10 best Bruce Dickinson Iron Maiden songs
There’s more to Bruce Dickinson than just a voice like an air-raid siren, as these 10 Iron Maiden classics prove
