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

The Story Behind The Song: Steel Panther’s Death To All But Metal
By Luke Morton published
Kanye West inspired it and MTV refused to play it – this is how Steel Panther made their breakthrough hit Death To All But Metal

The Top 10 Best Limp Bizkit Videos
By Luke Morton last updated
How many celebrities can you spot in Limp Bizkit's greatest videos?

The top 10 best metalcore songs
By Luke Morton last updated
What are the best metalcore songs of all time? The Agony Scene think they know the answer

The 10 best metal bands from Thailand
By Luke Morton last updated
Bangkok metallers Defying Decay pick the ten best bands from their homeland of Thailand

The downward spiral: Why is depression on the rise in metal bands?
By Luke Morton published
Behind the delirious shows and acclaimed records, many of our heroes are struggling to keep going. We investigate why depression is increasingly common in metal musicians

The Heavy Metal Truants are cycling to Download for charity, and need your help
By Luke Morton published
The Heavy Metal Truants are raising money for Childline, Nordoff Robbins and Teenage Cancer Trust for a seventh year

The 10 best Kreator songs, as chosen by frontman Mille Petrozza
By Luke Morton published
Kreator's fearless leader picks his all-time favourite Kreator songs

Dani Filth: “We never thought we were Satanic, we thought it was funny”
By Luke Morton published
In conversation with Cradle Of Filth’s frontman Dani Filth about his name, his music and the intense days of black metal

The 10 best death metal albums, chosen by Venom Prison
By Luke Morton published
Venom Prison's terrifying leader Larissa Stupar reveals the records she deems the ten best death metal albums of all time

Slash interview: “Have I ever seen a ghost? Yeah, when I was high”
By Luke Morton published
You put the questions to Guns N’ Roses guitarist and all-round rock icon Slash

Fever 333: Jason Aalon Butler's Guide To Life
By Luke Morton published
The Fever 333 frontman shares his thoughts on race, politics, religion and mortality

Wednesday 13's Guide To Life
By Luke Morton published
Metal's master of horror Wednesday 13 on life after death, the existence of aliens and lip syncing to Whitesnake

This short movie about a Satanic guitar is gory as hell and we love it
By Luke Morton published
Making a pact with the devil was always going to have a bloody end

Raging Speedhorn to release 'official bootleg' of their London reunion show
By Luke Morton published
Raging Speedhorn's 20th anniversary show is getting a proper release

Members of The Defiled and Meta-Stasis form new band Red Method
By Luke Morton published
Watch Red Method's new video for Split, taken from their upcoming debut album For The Sick

Watch Rolo Tomassi play a blistering Stage Knives live in London
By Luke Morton published
Check out this exclusive live footage of Rolo Tomassi's recent headline London show

Jason Momoa says Aquaman was inspired by Tool
By Luke Morton published
Jason Momoa reveals that the Aquaman character came from a very metal place

Deadpool is sick of people hating on Nickelback
By Luke Morton published
Do you hate Nickelback? Well Deadpool has some words for you

It's the Cannibal Corpse Christmas song you never knew you wanted
By Luke Morton published
A festive mashup of the Christmas Song and Cannibal Corpse's Hammer Smashed Face

Watch the first trailer for Gerard Way's new Netflix series The Umbrella Academy
By Luke Morton published
Gerard Way's The Umbrella Academy is coming to Netflix in 2019 - watch the first trailer now

How Raining Blood saved Linkin Park at Ozzfest
By Luke Morton published
Mike Shinoda reveals how Slayer's Raining Blood helped Linkin Park win over the Ozzfest crowd

Is this the most spectacular band split ever?
By Luke Morton published
Canadian metallers Witchrot post about their split on Facebook in dramatic fashion

Watch Bring Me The Horizon play loads of their old songs live for Oli's birthday
By Luke Morton published
To celebrate Oli Sykes' 31st birthday, Bring Me The Horizon blasted through a medley of old-school songs in Amsterdam
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