Latest articles by Emily Swingle
Green Day mark their long-awaited Download debut by calling out Trump and Musk and playing all the bangers
Green Day finally made it to Download, and boy did they make up for lost time
From addiction and alcohol abuse to parenthood and poetry, here are Bert McCracken's life lessons
Bert McCracken has lived one hell of a life, that's for sure
"We found the sweet spot in the middle of our Venn diagram of Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Smashing Pumpkins." How Thornhill are bringing 90s cool to a new generation
The hottest band in Deftones-core, Australia's Thornhill have found the perfect balance on their third record, Bodies
Six bands that defined Slam Dunk 2025
Boasting everything from cheeky pop-punk to guttural metalcore, Slam Dunk delivered another er, slam dunk in Leeds last weekend
How Harper became metal's youngest star
From appearing on America's Got Talent to getting endorsements from Bring Me The Horizon and Spiritbox, Harper is leading metal's next generation
Pup's Who Will Look After The Dogs? is a mantra for the down-but-not-out generation trying to survive in this burning shitheap of a world
PUP's bizarrely optimistic nihilism shines through on their cathartic fifth album
The best new metal bands you need to hear in May 2025
Meet "denture-core" maniacs Melted Bodies, marine biology-inspired post-black metallers Dawn Of Ouroboros, Lady Gaga-inspired industrial metallers Tayne and melodic hardcore heroes Bloom
"People assume my whole life has changed since Eurovision, but I still don’t have a firm place to stay."
How Bambie Thug went from ballet and Catholic school to witchcraft, Eurovision and touring with Babymetal
Ghouls Aloud: The Horrors come back from the dead with "a dazzling nocturnal spectacle of sombre reflections and oozing catharsis"
The Horrors promote new album Night Life by painting Manchester's Night & Day Cafe several shades of black
Every Jinjer album ranked from worst to best
We’ve put the five studio records by Ukraine’s sonic wrecking machine in reverse-order of magnificence
"Andrew Lloyd Webber said 'Be yourself - you're a rock star.'"
How Vukovi traded West End aspirations for joyous, liberating pop metal
"People are baffled if I say I love Taylor Swift"
Chris Motionless on ice hockey, being a Swiftie and why Motionless In White are taking their time on the new album
Alt Blk era's debut album has officially announced one of the most exciting new bands in alternative music
Formed of sisters Nyrobi and Chaya Beckett-Messam, Alt Blk Era are spinning metal, hip hop and EDM into irresistibly fun new shapes
"This album wouldn’t exist if I hadn’t toured with Cult of Luna." How avant-metal maverick Julie Christmas made the weird and wonderful Ridiculous and Full Of Blood
Julie Christmas explains the weird and wonderful processes behind Ridiculous And Full Of Blood
How Eurovision helped Bambie Thug became Ireland's next breakout star
From wowing audiences at Eurovision to selling out dates of her headline tour, 2024 was a massive year for Bambie Thug - and they're just getting started
Lzzy Hale talks joining childhood heroes Skid Row
Lzzy Hale grew up watching 80s rock stars on TV. In 2024, she got to be one, playing with a beloved childhood band
Kalandra mix ethereal prog, Nordic folk and, er, bird songs. So why can't metal fans get enough of them?
Kalandra are not a heavy metal band, and yet they've bewitched the underground metal scene all the same
Ethel Cain nosedives into the haunting depths of a sexually tormented and guilt-ridden mind on the dark, disquieting Perverts
"Perverts might be the twisted sonic exorcism you’ve been waiting for"
Five minutes with nu gen provocateur Mimi Barks
Mimi Barks on her recent UK tour, the strangest shows she's played and serving "super-rich" people coffee in fetish gear
“This record is about unapologetically accepting that you are the sum of all of your parts”: Halestorm discuss their next album, inspired by Motörhead, country and Skid Row
Produced by country connoisseur Dave Cobb, Halestorm’s sixth album will be sometimes eclectic, always energetic
Metal Hammer's 50 best albums of 2024
From Judas Priest's Invincible Shield to Nightwish's Yesterwynde and Opeth's return to extremity, these are the metal albums that ruled 2024
"The whole thing is still as sick as ever." Slipknot put on 2024's biggest heavy metal nostalgia party in Manchester
Slipknot celebrating their iconic debut album with a visceral - if sometimes slightly too clean - show at the Co Op Live
The story of every Sleep Token song (and the theories behind them)
We dive deep into the discography and lore behind masked metal entities Sleep Token
4 brilliant new metal bands you need to hear in November 2024
From The Gloom In The Corner's cinematic metalcore to Sgáile's mountain-inspired doom, industrial goth of Black Satellite and brutal Belgian post-metallers Divided, these are the brilliant new bands you need to hear in November 2024
