Articles by Eleanor Goodman, Editor, Metal Hammer

Eleanor was promoted to the role of Editor at Metal Hammer magazine after over seven years with the company, having previously served as Deputy Editor and Features Editor. Prior to joining Metal Hammer, El spent three years as Production Editor at Kerrang! and four years as Production Editor and Deputy Editor at Bizarre. She has also written for the likes of Classic Rock, Prog, Rock Sound and Visit London amongst others, and was a regular presenter on the Metal Hammer Podcast.

Articles by: Eleanor Goodman

Avenged Sevenfold on the cover of the new issue of Metal Hammer

Avenged Sevenfold are on the cover of the new Metal Hammer – and it comes with three exclusive gifts!

By Eleanor Goodman published 25 May 23

Avenged Sevenfold reveal all about new album Life Is But A Dream… in the new Metal Hammer. Plus: it comes with an exclusive Deathbat patch, A7X laptop sticker and reaper print

Sophie Lloyd holdimg a guitar over her shoulder

The incredible rise of guitar hero Sophie Lloyd: from YouTube covers to Machine Gun Kelly

By Eleanor Goodman published 21 May 23

Sophie Lloyd has gone from playing Avenged Sevenfold covers in her teenage band to working with Matt Heafy and Machine Gun Kelly

Metallica just threw Amsterdam the world's biggest heavy metal party

By Eleanor Goodman published 28 April 23

Metallica's first set of the M72 world tour was a triumphant, rousing success

The latest issue of Metal Hammer magazine, and Tenacious D with Ozzy

We let Tenacious D guest edit our new issue - so they went to Ozzy Osbourne's house to interview him

By Merlin Alderslade published 27 April 23

Ozzy! Amy Lee! AC/DC! Tenacious D take over the new issue of Metal Hammer, and you're gonna love what they've done with the place

Inside Babymetal's ambitious new chapter: "there have been times I felt unsure if I could continue"

By Eleanor Goodman published 13 April 23

Metal Hammer went to Japan to uncover the mysteries behind Babymetal's new concept album The Other One

"We were trying to find some light in the dark": Metallica return to the cover of Metal Hammer

By Eleanor Goodman published 4 April 23

An exclusive Metallica interview, a look inside Linkin Park's Meteora, new interviews with Gojira, Killswitch Engage, Sophie Lloyd, Ice-T and Zulu and so much more

Danny Elfman: "F***ing put me next to the stage where Rage Against The Machine is playing"

By Eleanor Goodman published 22 March 23

Iconic film and TV composer Danny Elfman talks working with Tim Burton, being a "freak" and why he's surprised the likes of Trent Reznor and Avenged Sevenfold are fans

Babymetal and Sabaton on the cover of Metal Hammer

The new issue of Metal Hammer features two different covers: Sabaton and Babymetal!

By Eleanor Goodman published 2 March 23

We go backstage with Sabaton in Sweden and Babymetal in Tokyo

Here are the 20 greatest Babymetal songs ever as voted for by you

By Dannii Leivers published 28 February 23

We asked, and you voted - and we were pretty stunned by the Babymetal banger you picked as the best ever

“Life is short”: Nightwish singer Floor Jansen opens up – only in the new issue of Metal Hammer

By Eleanor Goodman published 2 February 23

Following her successful cancer surgery, Nightwish’s Floor takes us inside her brand new chapter in the latest issue of Metal Hammer

The new issue of Metal Hammer is a massive 2022 celebration – with three free gifts!

By Eleanor Goodman published 8 December 22

The brand new issue of Metal Hammer is out now – and it comes with a Ghost badge set, a Stranger Things Hellfire Club patch and a 2023 calendar

Evanescence’s Amy Lee and Korn’s Jonathan Davis together against a grey background

We brought Evanescence’s Amy Lee and Korn’s Jonathan Davis together for the brand new issue of Metal Hammer

By Eleanor Goodman published 10 November 22

The new issue of Metal Hammer features icons Amy Lee and Jonathan Davis in conversation

Gloria Cavalera on tragedy, triumphs and a life in heavy metal management: "Sharon Osbourne has a bigger heart than anyone I've ever met"

By Eleanor Goodman published 8 November 22

From making Jason Newsted's first group her house band to bringing Sepultura to the world, Gloria Cavalera has done it all. And no, she doesn't care if people think she's "Sepultura's Yoko Ono"

Get your exclusive signed Lamb Of God lyric sheet with our new Metal Hammer bundle

By Eleanor Goodman published 26 October 22

The bundle features an exclusive cover variant and a lyric sheet hand-signed by Randy Blythe

Meet Major Parkinson: the Norwegian septet who are very big Cardiacs fans

By Eleanor Goodman published 14 October 22

Introducing Major Parkinson's experimental, atmospheric dark prog from Bergen

The 10 best things we saw at California’s Aftershock festival

By Eleanor Goodman published 14 October 22

From Slipknot’s epic headlining set to the unstoppable rise of Spiritbox, here the our highlights from this year’s Aftershock festival

“Fred Durst is the most charming person I know”: how super-producer Ross Robinson defined an era

By Eleanor Goodman published 2 September 22

From pushing Korn and Slipknot to the edge to his turbulent relationship with the nu metal scene he helped create, this is producer Ross Robinson’s rollercoaster life story

The art of worrying: the inside story behind Leprous' Aphelion

By Eleanor Goodman published 29 July 22

Leprous frontman Einar Solberg reveals the stealth recording sessions behind Aphelion and how the positive changes he’s been making to his life are switching up the lyrics.

Axl Rose, Jared Threatin and Bruce DIckinson

10 rock and metal tours that went to absolute sh*t

By Chris Chantler, Eleanor Goodman, Stephen Hill, Dom Lawson, Adam Brennan last updated 20 September 22

Onstage meltdowns, backstage fistfights, egg bombardments and empty venues – this is what happens when touring goes horribly wrong

This is what it feels like to miss out on the chance to join Metallica

By Eleanor Goodman last updated 20 September 22

Former Kyuss bassist Scott Reeder looks back on the time he unsuccessfully auditioned to replace Jason Newsted in Metallica

Papa Roach’s Infest: the story behind the first great nu metal album of the 2000s

By Eleanor Goodman published 25 April 22

How Papa Roach dragged nu metal into the 2000s with Infest

The story of Katatonia's City Burials

By Eleanor Goodman published 24 April 22

After a one year hiatus Swedish dark prog rockers Katatonia returned in 2020 with their eleventh album City Burials

Metallica’s Load and Reload album sleeves

“I think James is still fuming”: an interview with the artist who created Metallica’s Load and Reload album covers

By Eleanor Goodman last updated 20 September 22

Artist Andres Serrano looks back on his involvement with the controversial covers for Metallica’s Load and Reload albums

How Queen Of The Damned reinvented vampire movies for the nu metal generation

By Eleanor Goodman published 21 April 22

Korn’s Jonathan Davis, R&B star Aaliyah and a classic Anne Rice novel - Queen Of The Damned was the perfect vampire movie for the early 00s

Brandon Lee was tragically killed on set while filming The Crow

The Crow: the tragic story behind the ultimate cult goth comic book movie

By Eleanor Goodman published 4 April 22

The Crow is one of the great comic book movie adaptations of the 90s. But it was overshadowed by the death of its star Brandon Lee

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