Latest articles by Jon Wiederhorn
When the Body Count singer invites you into his house, you do not refuse
Woodstock 94 was everything the original festival hadn’t been
The story of Tool‘s classic 1993 single Prison Sex
Lorna Shore might've become deathcore's breakout stars, but they're setting their sights much higher
From touring with Slipknot to opening for Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine in the US, Bleed From Within are a band on the rise
Thirty years after being blindsided by fame, Pearl Jam were still doing things on their own terms
How guitar shredders Yngwie Malmsteen, Racer X, Cacophony and Richie Kotzen turned Shrapnel Records into the fastest label of the 80s
Metallica’s second album Ride The Lightning turns 40 on July 27 – this is how they made one of metal’s greatest records
Metallica changed the rules with their second album, Ride The Lightning. It was only a matter of time before the rest of the world would play along
Forty years on from their formation, Dave Mustaine looks back at the volatile early days of Megadeth
With Pantera in pieces and their legacy tarnished, Dimebag found himself desperately needing a new outlet for his talents. With brother Vinnie Paul beside him, he found one
Jeff Hanneman was the architect behind some of Slayer's biggest - and most infamous - songs but his 2011 passing was a tragedy that shook thrash metal
In 1983, Victoria Calandra was the only person brave enough to give Metallica a home: "I was their housemother, cook and hairdresser, and made sure they followed all the rules"
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
Prison Sex was the song that made Tool famous – and even an MTV ban couldn’t stop them
EXCLUSIVE Body Count frontman Ice-T reveals the stories behind the songs in this track-by-track guide to new album Carnivore
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.
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
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.
