Latest articles by Joe Daly
The brilliant new metal bands you need to hear in December 2025
From Blood Vulture's gothic-sludge to mysterious masked black metallers Wrath Of Logarius, horrorcore heroes Ward XVI and philosophy-inspired deathcore brutes Thus Spoke Zarathustra, these are the bands you need to hear in December 2025
40 years of friendship with Ozzy Osbourne will throw up some stories
An interview with the author of Ozzy & Me, a book that offers rare insights into Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne away from the spotlight
From drug hell to Stranger Things - the story behind Metallica's Master Of Puppets
Metallica's most celebrated song helped define a generation of thrash metal and found new meaning decades later with a certain TV show
The life and lovable lunacy of hell-raising Mastodon genius Brent Hinds
Guitarist, artist, lunatic woodworker, dog-lover, psychedelic traveller – Brent Hinds was all of these and more
How Ozzy Osbourne, Gene Simmons and Eddie Munson’s “long lost cousin” made the greatest Halloween-friendly heavy metal horror movie of the 80s
With Halloween around the corner, it’s time to dig out cult 1986 comedy-horror Trick or Treat
Nine Treasures might be the next band to blaze a path out of Mongolia
You might not have heard of Nine Treasures, but this is a great time to educate yourself
The A-list comedy superstar who teamed up with two nu metal bands for the weirdest collaboration of the early 2000s
The nu metal era was a weird time
How Ozzy Osbourne made Mama, I'm Coming Home - with a stunning assist from Lemmy
There wasn't a dry eye in the house the final time he played this classic live
When Taylor Swift duetted with Def Leppard on an 80s rock classic - and the raunchy lyric they had to change
The story of the great lost Replacements album they never made
Released 17 years after The Replacements broke up and sold for pocket change, the album was a perfect metaphor for Paul Westerberg’s chaotic, brilliant career
Babymetal's new album Metal Forth reaffirms their status as one of metal's most unique and exciting bands
Babymetal team up with a bunch of metal pals to make another bold stride forwards
Wrestling legend Adam Copeland names his favourite song on each Metallica album
We sat down with the wrestler formerly known as Edge and wouldn‘t let him leave until he named the best track on each Metallica disc, from Kill ’Em All to 72 Seasons
How The Doors’ Jim Morrison went from from drunken teen rebel to leather-clad 60s rock god
Drunkenness, arrests, ambition – Jim Morrison’s wayward childhood paved the way for the future
We've ranked every Ghost album from worst to best
From Papa's very first sermons on Opus Eponymous to the bombastic Skeletá, we rate every Ghost album so far
The man who was asked to replace James Hetfield as singer in Metallica – and turned it down
In 1983, Metallica almost got a new singer
"Skeletá is Ghost at their most confident, flamboyant and defiant."
Ghost aren't sweating their metal cred with the massive songs of Skeleta
The story of the greatest Metallica live album you’ve never listened to
In 2008, eager to mend fences with fans after the Napster debacle, the biggest band in metal played one of the tiniest shows of their lives
Why Zakk Wylde swapped Black Label Society and metal for southern rock on Book Of Shadows 2
Zakk Wylde’s love of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Neil Young knows no bounds
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
"Babymetal were written into the script as a placeholder. I didn’t think we’d actually get them!" Heavier Trip director Juuso Laatio on making 2024's most metal movie
Juuso Laatio talks directing Babymetal, 'playing' Wacken and whether we'll ever get that Impaled Rektum album
That time John Fogerty was sued for plagiarising John Fogerty
In 1985, John Fogerty was sued for releasing a song that allegedly ripped off another he'd written 15 years earlier – and it was a battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court
The 10 bands that defined Aftershock festival 2024
From metal legends to rising stars, Aftershock was stacked with amazing moments
Iron Maiden bring the Future Past tour to Aftershock - and it's spectacular
Iron Maiden's current world tour touches down in Aftershock for an incredible Saturday night headline set
