Latest articles by Jonathan Selzer
10 obscure but brilliant hard rock bands you need in your life
Lucifer's Johanna Sadonis and Nicke Andersson pull out the brightest gems from the hard rock bargain bins
Metalcore pioneers Norma Jean return with a state of the art single and album
Metalcore experimentalists Norma Jean preview their new album with a thrilling new video single, Call For Today
Watch Lorna Shore vocalist Will Ramos scream from a camera inside his throat
Lorna Shore frontman Will Ramos reveals his vocal technique, with the aid of an internal camera and a range of voice experts
Joan Jett attacks SeaWorld over alleged sexual abuse of marine animals
Joan Jett criticises SeaWorld at its shareholders meeting, accusing the theme park of using abusive breeding practices
Debbie Harry gives rapturous approval to Jenson Ackles' Blondie cover in The Boys
Blondie icon Debbie Harry gives the thumbs up to Jenson Ackle's take on Rapture in superhero gorefest The Boys
Vikings, runes and goat horns: when Bill Bailey met Wardruna
We introduced pagan-folk visionaries Wardruna to comedian Bill Bailey. We didn’t expect him to offer to join the band
5 new bands you need to hear this month
From Bambie Thug’s witchy electrogoth to Graphic Nature’s gnarly nu-metalcore, these are the new bands annoying Metal Hammer’s neighbours
10 Roadburn 2022 sets that will blow your mind
From Lingua Ignota to Senyawa and The Bug - the bands redefining heavy at Tilburg's revered Roadburn Festival
How Unto Others hold the future of goth metal in their (no longer) idle hands
Formerly known as Idle Hands, Portland's Unto Others are embracing their rebirth as goth metal champions
Finland's pagan folk troupe Dust Mountain welcome you to the realms of the uncanny
Oranssi Pazuzu and Hexvessel members spread the pagan gospel with a new Dust Mountain video, Under My Spell
Monastic doom voyagers Arð unearth the dark legends of Northumbria
Exclusive Winterfylleth offshoot Arð reveal the uncanny tale of St Cuthbert with a video for their new album, Take Up My Bones
The 10 most heartbreaking doom metal songs
Khemmis guitarist Ben Hutcherson picks the 10 most heartbreaking doom metal songs designed to consign you to the comforting arms of oblivion
Paradise Lost's Greg Mackintosh: "Headlines like ‘is this the new Metallica?’ are far too much pressure to be put on anyone"
Paradise Lost’s guitarist and resident Dark Lord Greg Mackintosh on mortality, mental health and hair metal insults
The 10 best drummers in technical death metal
Ophidian I drummer Ragnar Sverrisson picks out the finest drummers in tech death who have helped push the genre's boundaries, complete with drum-cam playthroughs
10 albums that redefined black metal
From symphonic and blackgaze to the wider post-black metal sphere, these are the 10 albums that redefined black metal according to Ghost Bath's Dennis Mikula
The 10 most ABBA-friendly metal songs (that aren't Ghost or Night Flight Orchestra)
Swedish pop giants ABBA might be the ultimate pop band, but that hasn't stopped their influence seeping into heavy metal - these are the 10 most ABBA-friendly metal songs as chosen by Beast In Black guitarist
UK industrial metallers Red Method commemorate International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day with a moving new single
Exclusive Industrial metal band Red Method release a deeply personal new single, Adriel, to coincide with International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day
The 25 best symphonic metal albums
From Delain and Devin Townsend to Celtic Frost, Nightwish and Cradle Of Filth, these are the 25 best symphonic metal releases that saw metal embrace its grandiose side
Cult Of Luna's boundary-breaking Beyond The Redshift festival returns to London in 2022
Alcest, A.A. Williams, Svalbard Bossk and more join the Cult Of Luna-curated Beyond The Redshift festival in March 2022
Norway's pagan folk pioneers Gåte release a haunting new track, Svik
Exclusive Watch Gåte's immersive video for the track Svik, from their forthcoming album, Nord
The definitive guide to Indian metal, according to Sahil ‘The Demonstealer’ Makhija
The Demonic Resurrection/Demonstealer frontman, Sahil ‘The Demonstealer’ Makhija offers his authoritative guide to the Indian metal scene
10 songs for Samhain to bring Satan to the celebration
Our 10 favourite, uplifting anthems to add some devilry to your bacchanalian revelry
10 genuinely scary albums guaranteed to put the dread into Halloween
From King Diamond to Miles Davis: the 10 most bloodcurdling records to scare away the trick or treaters
