
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

“We’re on The Rock’s workout playlist!”: how The Hu are taking over America one fan at a time
By Joe Daly published
The Hu have got Metallica, Elton John and The Rock in their corner – and now America is theirs for the taking

"Have we got anything in common with Iron Maiden? I hope not" - watch peak Axl Rose slyly diss Maiden and Kiss in this cheeky 1988 interview
By Joe Daly published
Axl Rose certainly wasn't shy of sharing his opinion on fellow rock and metal heavyweights back in the day

Watch a baby-faced Nirvana rehearse, hang out and cover Led Zeppelin in a tiny room above a hair salon in 1988
By Joe Daly published
Before they were the biggest band in the world, Nirvana were a bunch of kids, jamming above a hair salon owned by Krist Novoselic's mum

Disturbed’s Divisive: David Draiman weighs in on the culture wars on powerful new album
By Joe Daly published
Album review: modern metal heavyweights Disturbed deliver power, passion and few surprises on new album Divisive

Late AC/DC vocalist Bon Scott has absolutely no time for punk in this 1977 interview
By Joe Daly published
"I see punk rock as nothing," says Bon in this not-entirely-serious archive clip

Clutch’s Neil Fallon: 10 Albums That Changed My Life
By Joe Daly published
Classic metal, DC hardcore, 70s prog and headspinning go-go: this is the soundtrack to Clutch singer Neil Fallon’s life

11 things you never knew about Skid Row's Slave To The Grind
By Joe Daly published
From hanging with Lars Ulrich to Sebastian Bach saying no to objectifying women, here are eleven facts about Skid Row's classic second album you may have missed

Spunk, willies and arrests: remembering Rammstein's most notorious show ever
By Joe Daly published
On June 5, 1999 in Worcester, Rammstein performed an outrageously provocative stage stunt. Two members would wake up in jail the next morning

Sebastian who? Skid Row are back to their hard rocking best on The Gang’s All Here
By Joe Daly published
Album review: hard rock warhorses Skid Row unveil stellar new singer Erik Grönwall on new album The Gang’s All Here

Remember the time Adam Sandler jammed with Deftones and Incubus?
By Joe Daly published
Adam Sandler gets cosy on a couch with Deftones, Incubus and an acoustic guitar

Dio: Dreamers Never Die is the documentary Ronnie James Dio deserves
By Joe Daly published
Review: Illuminating, funny and occasionally brutally honest, Dio: Dreamers Never Die is an insightful portrait of one of metal’s most beloved figures

"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
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