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

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Ever wondered why clowns are such a big feature of Rob Zombie's world? One strange anecdote revealed all

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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

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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

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The Dying Song is an exhilarating introduction to Slipknot’s latest chapter and a brilliant taster of new album The End, So Far

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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

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It's a fact that heavy riffs will put you on the highway to health

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Not yet ratedRob Zombie, Marilyn Manson and Stone Sour wow the West Coast

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Watch a Finnish journalist overcome taunting, chaos and profanity in a 2002 interview with Slipknot's Clown

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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

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Metallica rolled into the Fonda Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard for a very special and very intimate show

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Metallica reunite with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra on S&M2 – and the results are bigger, bolder and more brillant than ever before

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Metal’s most travelled champions Iron Maiden reach new states of grandeur with Senjutsu

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It seems that the Foo Fighters frontman can become a giddy little goat just like us mere mortals

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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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Looking at some of the best contributions to metal from The Golden State of California

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A young Lzzy was filmed for an Avril Lavigne documentary released almost 20 years ago!

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Album review: The Second Golden Age Of Megadeth continues on new album The Sick, The Dying… And The Dead!

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Happy Metal is a brilliant experiment that will have you hearing Metallica, Maiden and Megadeth like never before

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Legendary Slayer axeman Kerry King talks 40 years of thrash history with fellow Big Four alumni Metallica

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Thrash metal masterpiece gets a definitive makeover

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Everything you need to know about Dave Mustaine and Megadeth

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Ghost, The Hu and… Miley Cyrus go all in on a Metallica lovefest

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Motörhead and The Ramones had an immense amount of love for each other, and it really shows here
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