
Jonathan Selzer
Having freelanced regularly for the Melody Maker and Kerrang!, and edited the extreme metal monthly, Terrorizer, for seven years, Jonathan is now the overseer of all the album and live reviews in Metal Hammer. Bemoans his obsolete superpower of being invisible to Routemaster bus conductors, finds men without sideburns slightly circumspect, and thinks songs that aren’t about Satan, swords or witches are a bit silly.
Latest articles by Jonathan Selzer

Heilung: The force of nature that's leaving metalheads spellbound
By Jonathan Selzer published
What started off as an underground curiosity has become one of metal’s true modern phenomenons. We unearth the mystery of Heilung - the world’s biggest cult band

Exclusive: Schammasch announce a new album and unveil a mind-melting new track
By Jonathan Selzer published
Premiere Blackened voyagers Schammasch premier a spectacular video for to Rays Like Razors from their forthcoming album, Hearts Of No Light

Norway's prog metal masters Green Carnation return to the studio
By Jonathan Selzer published
Exclusive Green Carnation prepare to record their first album in 14 years

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
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

Get retro and necro with Norway's 8-bit occultists Darkhan
By Jonathan Selzer published
Premiere Norway's 'blackbit' filthmongers Darkhan reveal a video for the track Fanden

Bloodstock Open Air 2019: The Ultimate Review
By Alice Pattillo, Merlin Alderslade, Stephen Hill, Rich Hobson, Jonathan Selzer published
Live We're on-site at BOA and we're bringing you the lowdown on the biggest and best performances all weekend

Madder Mortem celebrate two decades with a transformative new track
By Jonathan Selzer published
Premiere Listen to the heartrending Vigil, taken from the reissue of Madder Mortem's debut album, Mercury

Avant-black metal pioneers Blut Aus Nord embark on a thrilling new chapter
By Jonathan Selzer published
Exclusive French cosmonauts Blut Aus Nord announce a new album, Hallucinogen, and reveal their stunning new artwork

The Netherlands' Asagraum reignite the true black metal spirit
By Jonathan Selzer published
Premiere Listen to the opening track from Asagraum's stunning, imminent album, Dawn Of Infinite Fire

Red Method and Sikth's Mikee Goodman tackle dementia for a devastating new track
By Jonathan Selzer published
Premiere Watch the video for Red Method's The Absent, featuring Sikth frontman Mikee Goodman

Vltimas: The extreme metal supergroup you need in your life, stat!
By Jonathan Selzer published
Drawing from the ranks of Mayhem, Morbid Angel and Cryptopsy, Vltimas are the ultimate extreme supergroup and they've created the sound of the apocalypse

10 awesome underground metal bands you need hear
By Alice Pattillo, Eleanor Goodman, Merl Alderslade, Jonathan Selzer published
If you're looking to hear and experience something different at this year's Download, look no further!

Desertfest 2019: Live Review
By Alastair Riddell, Jonathan Selzer, Alice Pattillo published
Live Review Om, Amenra and Fu Manchu captivate Camden at Desertfest, the UK's premier fest for all things heavy and trippy

Italy's sludge psychonauts Nibiru unveil their terrifying new album, Salbrox
By Jonathan Selzer published
Premiere Listen to Nibiru's forthcoming new album of rites and wrongness, Salbrox, in full

Wardruna vocalist extraordinaire Lindy-Fay Hella announces her debut UK show
By Jonathan Selzer published
Wardruna's Lindy-Fay Hella to play an intimate yet mind-expanding show at The Black Heart on September 26

Exclusive: atmospheric Viking metallers Helheim stream their new album in full
By Jonathan Selzer published
Premiere Regain your inner bearings to Rignir, the imminent new album from Norway's Helheim

Norway's absurdist visionaries Vulture Industries enter the realms of Hell
By Jonathan Selzer published
Premiere Listen to Vulture Industries' hellbound new single Deeper with our exclusive preview

Exclusive: Gaahls Wyrd unveil a striking new video
By Jonathan Selzer published
Premiere Enter the mysterious world of Gaahl's new band, Gaahls Wyrd with a video for the track Carving The Voices

Oranssi Pazuzu and Dark Buddha Rising join forces for an exhilarating cosmic rite
By Jonathan Selzer published
Premeiere Listen to Waste Of Space Orchestra's imminent, mind-melting album, Syntheosis, in full!

Finland's melodic metallers Oceanhoarse get up close to the endtimes
By Jonathan Selzer published
Premiere Watch Oceanhoarse's new video for the epic new track, Death Row Center

Enter the deliriously dread-inducing realm of 11Paranoias
By Jonathan Selzer published
Premiere Doom-laden psychonauts 11Paranoias stream their impending new album, Asterismal, in full

Death-gospel maverick A.A. Williams is proving ’heavy’ doesn't have to mean ‘loud’
By Jonathan Selzer published
Dark-folk maverick A.A. Williams is proving ’heavy’ doesn't have to mean ‘loud’

German black metallers Der Weg Einer Freiheit unveil a devastating new live track
By Jonathan Selzer published
Exclusive Listen to Repulsion from Der Weg Einer Freiheit's forthcoming album, Live In Berlin

Watch a Norwegian lunatic break the sound barrier with 320bpm riffing
By Jonathan Selzer published
Watch the frontman from Norway's black/death marauders Vredehammer hit an insane 320bpm riff speed

Forget Bohemian Rhapsody – Lords Of Chaos is the only music movie you need to see
By Jonathan Selzer published
The early 90s Norwegian black metal scene is an unlikely inspiration for a big-budget movie. But director Jonas Akerlund has put metal’s most infamous period on the big screen
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