Metallica’s Ride The Lightning: the album that broke the boundaries of thrash By Jon Wiederhorn published 21 August 20 Metallica’s iconic second album Ride The Lightning did more than turn the band into stars – it forced the world to take thrash metal seriously
The Story Behind The Song: Tool’s Prison Sex By Jon Wiederhorn published 10 July 20 Prison Sex was the song that made Tool famous – and even an MTV ban couldn’t stop them
Fire up the hot tub. Ice-T just invited us over to his house By Jon Wiederhorn published 12 June 20 Ice T doesn’t do house parties. So when the Body Count frontman offered to show us around his New Jersey mega-pad, we weren’t going to say no
Ice-T’s track-by-track guide to new Body Count album Carnivore By Jon Wiederhorn published 13 March 20 EXCLUSIVE Body Count frontman Ice-T reveals the stories behind the songs in this track-by-track guide to new album Carnivore
Nine Inch Nails’ The Downward Spiral: the story of Trent Reznor’s nihilistic masterpiece By Jon Wiederhorn published 28 October 19 Darkness, perversity and the shadow of Charles Manson – how Nine Inch Nails’ The Downward Spiral turned Trent Reznor into America’s poster boy for nihilism
1994: The albums that changed the world By Chris Chantler, Alex Chillingworth, Ali Cooper, Connie Gordon, Stephen Hill, Dom Lawson, Dannii Leivers, Matt Mills, Dayal Paterson, Jonathan Selzer, Jon Wiederhorn published 24 August 19 1994 was the year when metal came of age, bands twisting heavy music into new forms that would echo through the ages. We take a look back at the year's essential releases
Woodstock ’94: inside the craziest festival of the 90s By Jon Wiederhorn published 13 August 19 Nine Inch Nails, Metallica and a whole lot of mud – this is the story of the US festival that defined the 1990s
The Gospel According To Al Jourgensen By Jon Wiederhorn published 4 October 17 One of the most formidable characters in heavy music, Ministry's Al Jourgensen has done it all in every sense of the word. This is his story.
Everything you need to know about Party Smasher Inc By Jon Wiederhorn published 25 April 16 Ben Weinman has spent the last 20 years kicking and screaming with The Dillinger Escape Plan, and now he’s channelling his energy into Party Smasher Inc – a new venture he hopes will transform
Metal Allegiance By Jon Wiederhorn published 13 October 15 The stars gather for a night of metal revelry
Mayhem, Live in New York City By Jon Wiederhorn published 4 February 15 Not yet rated The true sound of black metal invades NYC
The Story Behind: Cowboys From Hell by Pantera By Jon Wiederhorn published 10 November 10 In 2010, 20 years after its original release, Phil Anselmo, Vinnie Paul and Rex Brown tell Metal Hammer the story behind Pantera’s classic breakthrough album.
