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.
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Exclusive Korn's Jonathan Davis lends vocals to Skynd's deranged new track Gary Heidnik

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Frank Carter joined Prophets Of Rage on stage for Killing In The Name at Resurrection Fest

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Happy World Emoji Day! To celebrate, we've recreated ten bands in the form of gurning yellow idiots. Can you name them all?

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Listen to Skeletonwitch's new album Devouring Radiant Light in its entirety ahead of release

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Tech-death masters Obscura complete their four-album opus with Diluvium

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In this week's Metal Hammer Podcast we're talking Crossfaith, Prophets Of Rage, Queens Of The Stone Age and more

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Myrkur will play across Europe and the UK this December

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Metalcore football fans Chuggaboom have covered Three Lions ahead of England's game in the World Cup semi-finals

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Say hello to Belzebubs – the corpsepainted cartoon bringing the frozen north to an animated world

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System Of A Down's John Dolmayan and Shavo Odadjian are in the studio

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Babymetal have been crowned the winners of the 2018 Heavy Metal World Cup

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Hellyeah have posted a special tribute video to their late drummer Vinnie Paul on Facebook

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Prophets Of Rage have dropped a new song Heart Afire, taken from their upcoming second album

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Trivium frontman Matt Heafy has covered Toto's smash hit Africa

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Japan's Babymetal take on Nepal's Underside in the grand final of the Heavy Metal World Cup 2018

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Former Pantera bassist Rex Brown pays tribute to his late friend Vinnie Paul

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Pledge your allegiance to Mike Muir and Suicidal Tendencies with these 10 tracks of crossover greatness

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Premiere Listen to Vodun's new track Ascend ahead of the release of their second album

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In this week's Metal Hammer Podcast we're talking Halestorm, Sepultura, Ghost, Bullet For My Valentine and much much more

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Germany's Rammstein taken on Nepal's Underside in the second semi-final of the Heavy Metal World Cup

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James Scarlett is the man behind 2000 Trees and ArcTanGent festivals, but how on earth does he pull it together?

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Metal Hammer readers vote Rocket Queen as the number one song on Guns N' Roses' album Appetite For Destruction

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Our Hollow, Our Home are playing a special Halloween show in Southampton this October
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