
Joe Daly
Hailing from San Diego, California, Joe Daly is an award-winning music journalist with over thirty years experience. Since 2010, Joe has been a regular contributor for Metal Hammer, penning cover features, news stories, album reviews and other content. Joe also writes for Classic Rock, Bass Player, Men’s Health and Outburn magazines. He has served as Music Editor for several online outlets and he has been a contributor for SPIN, the BBC and a frequent guest on several podcasts. When he’s not serenading his neighbours with black metal, Joe enjoys playing hockey, beating on his bass and fawning over his dogs.
Latest articles by Joe Daly

"It’s my mom trying to hand me to Ronald McDonald": why Rob Zombie really f**king hates clowns
By Joe Daly published
Ever wondered why clowns are such a big feature of Rob Zombie's world? One strange anecdote revealed all

Watch the classic heartwarming moment David Draiman made one Disturbed fan's year
By Joe Daly published
Nice guy Davey Draiman struck in style when he noticed a disabled fan in the front row who had a limited view at a Disturbed gig in Auckland

10 things you never knew about Slayer's Seasons In The Abyss
By Joe Daly published
From playing the songs wrong live to f**k-ups that made the album even better, here are all the eye-opening facts you need to know about Slayer's fifth album

This is our first reaction to Slipknot’s new single The Dying Song (Time To Sing)
By Joe Daly last updated
The Dying Song is an exhilarating introduction to Slipknot’s latest chapter and a brilliant taster of new album The End, So Far

10 metal stars and the sports teams they love
By Joe Daly last updated
From Steve Harris and West Ham to Kerry King's unwavering support for the Las Vegas Raiders, these are the sports teams your favourite metal stars support

Here are 6 ways science has proven metal is good for you
By Joe Daly last updated
It's a fact that heavy riffs will put you on the highway to health

Ozzfest/ Knotfest at Glen Helen Amphitheater, San Bernardino - live review
By Joe Daly last updated
Not yet ratedRob Zombie, Marilyn Manson and Stone Sour wow the West Coast

This cringey 2002 Slipknot interview makes us want to die inside
By Joe Daly last updated
Watch a Finnish journalist overcome taunting, chaos and profanity in a 2002 interview with Slipknot's Clown

Jay Weinberg hits the ice with his very own Slipknot-inspired hockey mask
By Scott Munro, Joe Daly last updated
He might be better known as the drummer in Slipknot, but Jay Weinberg is also a hockey fan and plays between the pipes – and he’s even got his own specially designed goalie mask

What happened at Metallica's intimate gig in Hollywood?
By Joe Daly last updated
Metallica rolled into the Fonda Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard for a very special and very intimate show

Metallica’s S&M2: metal’s biggest band changes the game once more on epic live album
By Joe Daly last updated
Metallica reunite with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra on S&M2 – and the results are bigger, bolder and more brillant than ever before

Iron Maiden's Senjutsu: an electrifying, cinematic masterpiece
By Joe Daly last updated
Metal’s most travelled champions Iron Maiden reach new states of grandeur with Senjutsu

Watch Dave Grohl try to keep his cool during this adorably awkward meeting with Slayer in 1998
By Joe Daly last updated
It seems that the Foo Fighters frontman can become a giddy little goat just like us mere mortals

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

10 of the best metal bands from California
By Joe Daly last updated
Looking at some of the best contributions to metal from The Golden State of California

Watch a young, pre-fame Lzzy Hale explain the importance of Avril Lavigne in this wholesome, unearthed video
By Joe Daly published
A young Lzzy was filmed for an Avril Lavigne documentary released almost 20 years ago!

Megadeth’s The Sick, The Dying... And The Dead!: what doesn’t kill Dave Mustaine only makes him stronger
By Joe Daly last updated
Album review: The Second Golden Age Of Megadeth continues on new album The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!

Someone has reimagined a ton of metal classics in major key and the results will warm your heart
By Joe Daly last updated
Happy Metal is a brilliant experiment that will have you hearing Metallica, Maiden and Megadeth like never before

How Metallica’s Master Of Puppets became metal’s new gateway anthem
By Joe Daly last updated
Metallica’s thrash classic Master Of Puppets went from being an epic anti-drug song to a surprise 21st century viral hit

Slayer's Kerry King: "Dave Mustaine helped Metallica become what Metallica is"
By Joe Daly last updated
Legendary Slayer axeman Kerry King talks 40 years of thrash history with fellow Big Four alumni Metallica

Metallica - Master Of Puppets: Remastered Deluxe Boxed Set album review
By Joe Daly last updated
Thrash metal masterpiece gets a definitive makeover

The A-Z of Megadeth
By Joe Daly last updated
Everything you need to know about Dave Mustaine and Megadeth

The Metallica Blacklist: thrash icons' landmark album gets covered across the musical spectrum
By Joe Daly last updated
Ghost, The Hu and… Miley Cyrus go all in on a Metallica lovefest
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