Luke Morton
Luke Morton joined Metal Hammer as Online Editor in 2014, having previously worked as News Editor at popular (but now sadly defunct) alternative lifestyle magazine, Front. As well as helming the Metal Hammer website for the four years that followed, Luke also helped relaunch the Metal Hammer podcast in early 2018, producing, scripting and presenting the relaunched show during its early days. He also wrote regular features for the magazine, including a 2018 cover feature for his very favourite band in the world, Slipknot, discussing their turbulent 2008 album, All Hope Is Gone. Luke has since gone on to join Kerrang!, serving as Digital Editor for his first few years before being promoted to Editor as the brand pivoted to a digital-only platform in 2021. He supports Lincoln City football club and went to his first WWE Wrestlamania event in Orlando in 2017.
Latest articles by Luke Morton

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Once talked up as “the next Metallica,” this American group rejected easy options and used their developing skills to craft a progressive metal record that arrived without warning in 2016

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Oli Sykes pulled himself of the darkness for BMTH’s 2015 album That’s The Spirit

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Now US metalheads Avenged Sevenfold have moved into prog metal and avant-garde concept albums, singer M Shadows reveals his inspirations

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With 2016's The Stage Avenged Sevenfold set themselves on a path away from their original heavy metal sound. This is the story...

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Queen and Adam Lambert's latest UK and European tour boasted their most ambitious stage production to date. We went behind the scenes with production company Stufish to learn their secrets

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Iowa’s masked metal heroes finally bring the chaos to Mexico City

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Metal Hammer's Online Editor takes a look at the impact of Slipknot's debut album

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Slipknot are back with new song All Out Life, and it could be a good indicator of what’s to come

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Details have been released of Slipknot's All Hope Is Gone 10th anniversary reissue

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Slipknot post a photo of Clown and Corey with a teasing message

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Who are Slipknot? What is the Slipknot star? Who is Corey Taylor anyway? We find out!

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On this week's Metal Hammer Podcast we're talking Bloodstock, Slipknot and the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

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Corey Taylor and Shawn 'Clown' Crahan's sons have recorded two Slipknot songs

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Clown from Slipknot on why he took up the challenge to make the film of Officer Downe

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The Slipknot songs you can play at a kids’ party

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Save 15% on the coolest shirts, hoodies, shorts, caps and accessories from the biggest bands in rock and metal – from Iron Maiden to Metallica

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Slipknot will embark on a tour of Europe in June 2019

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Exclusive Slipknot percussionist Shawn 'Clown' Crahan reveals he recorded a separate album during the All Hope Is Gone sessions

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Corey Taylor confirms that Slipknot will enter the studio in January to record their sixth album

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Ranking Slipknot's second album in order of worst to best? A near-impossible task, sure, but someone's got to do it...

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Blast this Slipknot playlist at work or school and see what happens…

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Slipknot’s turbulent fourth album All Hope Is Gone saw them scaling new commercial heights. But what they didn’t know was that it would also mark the end of an era

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Metallica bassist Rob Trujillo receives a rather 'silly' present from his bandmates
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