Latest articles by Malcolm Dome
In which the midwestern rockers rock a little harder than normal, but not everyone is convinced
Neo-prog drummer created the Marquee scene in the 80s and inspired the third generation – including Steven Wilson and Dream Theater – in the 90s, says guitarist
Electric Wizard frontman Jus Osborn on the making of the weed enthusiasts’ classic third album Dopethrone
In this classic Metal Hammer interview, Bruce Dickinson and Steve Harris reveal the story behind Iron Maiden’s 2006 album A Matter Of Life And Death
Buying guide The hirsute Texan rockers have an extensive track record – here we pick out the ZZ Top records essential for any collection
Manowar’s Hail To England is a mid-80s heavy metal classic
When social media rumours ran wild that the band were splitting up, bassist Colin Greenwood revealed the complexities and confidence of what was really going on
Judas Priest released their controversial double album Nostradamus on June 16, 2008
The story of Voivod’s ground-breaking 1988 album Dimension Hatröss, the album that helped shaped modern prog metal
Buying guide For more than half a century, Hawkwind's ever-changing line-up of space rockers has consistently created challenging and highly influential albums
It wasn’t a misunderstanding. Instead, Edgar Froese merged a psychedelic lyric with a surrealist joke to name his band – or at least that’s what he told us
The chaotic story of Swedish ragers The Haunted’s classic second album, Made Me Do It
Percussionist Chris Cutler can only guess at the reasons behind the admittedly effective title
The story of German power metal icons Helloween’s landmark late 80s Keeper Of The Seven Keys albums
1983’s Earth A.D./Wolsblood album showed off Misfits at their fastest and most vicious – but it would become their gravestone
One of the few groups to ever get away with releasing a double-album as a debut, they’d started out as a covers band who’d rebuild and extend every song they played
From members of the Monty Python crew to famous evolutionary biologists, here are some of the strangest hook-ups in rock history
In 2010, Metal Hammer brought together acting legend Sir Christopher Lee with Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi for the ultimate metal summit
Testament never scaled the heights of Metallica or Slayer, but their 1987 debut album The Legacy remains a thrash classic
The inside story of 80s thrash’s great East Coast vs West Coast rivalry
When Pye Hastings and Geoffrey Richardson were interviewed by snooker icon Steve Davis, they admitted their “floaty and disorganised” state meant they were doomed to be victims of bad business decisions
Visionaries Sean Harris and Brian Tatler came up with something so demanding they had to change rhythm section - which only served to confuse diehard fans
Health issues have made it almost impossible for Blodwyn Pig founder to play guitar – but he maintains ”it could be worse”
