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.
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Dimebag’s longtime girlfriend and compadre, Rita Haney, on life in love with metal’s favourite son.

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Gaerea’s new album establishes them as one of the newest visionaries in metal

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Not yet ratedNeurosis man Steve Von Till takes an existential walk on the wild side on new solo album No Wilderness Deep Enough

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Roaring noise meets blackened psychedelia on Spanish BM demons Aversio Humanitatis’ new album Behold The Silent Dwellers

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Your essential guide to AC/DC – the Australian icons who took down and dirty rock’n’roll to the world

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Randy Blythe and co join the pantheon of metal greats on new album Lamb Of God

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Tribulation guitarist Jonathan Hultén stares down mortality with mesmerising solo project

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Cosmic black metal shamans Oranssi Pazuzu unleash a psychedelic maelstrom on new album Mestarin Kynsi

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Adult Swim has made all four series of Metalocalypse free to stream. Here are the all-time best moments from the most metal show ever made...

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Myrkur's Folkesange is a captivating collection of largely new folk songs rendered with ethereal harmonies, wistful lyrics and the thrum and drone of primal instruments

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He was a visionary, he was a hellraiser… but beneath it all, he was a man who simply loved to create. Ten years after the death of Avenged Sevenfold’s most beloved member shocked the metal world, we explore the life and legacy of The Rev

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Ten of the sickest skaters in the world of metal

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Back in '15 we caught up with Coal Chamber frontman Dez Fafara to discuss the birth of nu metal and how it shifted music

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We chart the rise and rise of Ghost, from a group of Occult-peddling outsiders to arena-smashing global stars

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Dutch black metallers Asagraum weave potent new magick from the old school with new album Dawn of Infinite Fire

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The Politically charged thrash originals Sacred Reich break a near-quarter-century silence wand prove thrash metal is still alive and well

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Static-X are currently on the road with their controversial Wisconsin Death Trip tour - we went along to see what it's all about

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We look back on what happened when Jackass alumnus Steve-O met his heroes Motley Crue for the very first time

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Randy Blythe, Alissa White-Gluz and the late Chester Bennington elevate Lamb Of God man’s debut solo album

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When he’s not busy heading up the mighty Anthrax, Scott Ian collects rare Stephen King books

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Kendall Jenner, Rita Ora, rappers, Hot Topic – everybody wants a piece of Slayer

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Barbara and Joe Sullivan look back at the late drummer’s life and legacy with Avenged Sevenfold

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Wardruna offer a solo summoning from the outskirts of time with Skald
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