
Dom Lawson
Dom Lawson has been writing for Metal Hammer and Prog for over 14 years and is extremely fond of heavy metal, progressive rock, coffee and snooker. He also contributes to The Guardian, Classic Rock, Bravewords and Blabbermouth and has previously written for Kerrang! magazine in the mid-2000s. From 2014-2016, Dom worked as Editor-At-Large at Metal Hammer, overseeing the front section of the magazine and helping to mould the some of the features that ran in print every month. Outside of his writing duties, Dom has been a longtime radio host for Total Rock, where he currently hosts The Dompilation Tapes, a show dedicated to excellent music from pretty much each and every genre you can think of. Much like his hero, Iron Maiden bassist and founding member Steve Harris, Dom is a lifelong West Ham supporter.
Latest articles by Dom Lawson

10 rock albums we're still waiting for in 2016
By Dom Lawson last updated
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
By Dom Lawson last updated
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
By Chris Chantler, Eleanor Goodman, Stephen Hill, Dom Lawson, Adam Brennan last updated
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
By Dom Lawson last updated
The final vinyl from Maiden’s full-length catalogue

The Top 10 best Steve Harris Iron Maiden songs
By Dom Lawson last updated
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
By Dom Lawson last updated
There’s more to Bruce Dickinson than just a voice like an air-raid siren, as these 10 Iron Maiden classics prove

Every Iron Maiden live album ranked from worst to best
By Dom Lawson last updated
Updated Iron Maiden are metal’s reigning kings of the live album. And here are the best and worst they’ve released over the last 40 years

Iron Maiden - four reissues of The Beast, reviewed
By Dom Lawson last updated
Four slabs of prime Iron Maiden from a tricky, transitional time: Fear Of The Dark, The X-Factor, Virtual XI and Brave New World

The 20 greatest horror movie themed metal anthems
By Merlin Alderslade, Chris Chantler, Joe Daly, Dom Lawson, Adam Brennan last updated
Metal’s history with horror movies goes back decades. We count down the 20 greatest anthems inspired by the screen, from the gruesome, to the grizzly, to the straight-up glorious

Dave Mustaine: "I know how it feels to have people gunning for you"
By Dom Lawson last updated
Cancer. Lost bandmates. Covid. Dave Mustaine has had a lot to contend with, but Megadeth's new album puts the thrash king back on his throne

The Wall Revisited
By Dom Lawson last updated
Stoner rock luminaries join forces to honour the Floyd!

Do vinyl LPs really sound better on drugs?
By Dom Lawson last updated
Putting the myth that vinyl is best experienced when you're 'baked' to the test.

The 20 best thrash albums of all time
By Dom Lawson last updated
Counting down the greatest thrash records of all time. Warning: heads will be banged.

22 killer old school thrash songs that will instantly improve your day
By Dom Lawson last updated
Bust out the white hi-tops and skate shorts and celebrate the glory days of thrash with this ultimate old school mixtape

The 10 greatest metal covers of Pink Floyd songs
By Dom Lawson last updated
Prog icons Pink Floyd are a huge influence on metal, and here’s proof

"I said, 'I gotta meet this guy'" - why Dave Mustaine and Ice T became BFFs
By Merlin Alderslade last updated
Legendary rapper and Body Count frontman Ice T and Megadeth icon Dave Mustaine go back three whole decades

"I’m really happy to be in Prog. I grew up with that stuff and I absolutely love all those bands, to this day." Steve Harris on his love affair with prog rock
By Dom Lawson last updated
Iron Maiden's Steve Harris on ELP, Yes and King Crimson and how he might be the only person who likes Jethro Tull's A Passion Play

The Top 10 greatest Iron Maiden stage sets ever
By Dom Lawson last updated
No band delivers an onstage spectacle like Iron Maiden, and these 10 stage sets are their very best

Coming home: Iron Maiden gear up for their first UK tour in six years
By Dom Lawson last updated
It’s finally here! As Iron Maiden prepare for their upcoming UK tour, Steve Harris reflects on a metal legacy – and why we shouldn’t be kissing it goodbye quite yet

If you want a big rock show, you have to pay for it
By Dom Lawson last updated
Metallica tickets aren't cheap, but why should they be?

Iron Maiden’s Brave New World: the resurrection of the metal legends
By Dom Lawson last updated
Iron Maiden’s Brave New World saw the return of Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith and marked the start of the metal legends’ resurrection

The Top 10 best Megadeth songs featuring Nick Menza
By Dom Lawson last updated
The 10 best Megadeth songs to feature the late, great Nick Menza
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