Latest articles by Martin Kielty
Corey Taylor can’t headbang or jump on Slipknot tour
Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has been banned from delivering his usual stage antics on tour while he continues to recover from neck surgery
Clown’s rules for Slipknot double album
Slipknot’s next album will only be double-length concept if the material is strong enough - and it won’t happen any time soon, says percussionist Clown
Slipknot fan family sold car for concert tickets says Clown
Slipknot’s Clown tells of moment that proved fan commitment to him - and admits he didn’t always feel so strongly about the band himself
Joey Jordison: Illness left me unable to play drums at end of my Slipknot career
Ex-Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison reveals to Metal Hammer that a serious illness led to his departure from Slipknot.
Corey Taylor to kicked-out fan’s girlfriend: ‘Get a better dude’
Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has sent a sympathetic message to the girlfriend of the audience member he had kicked out of show
Corey Taylor: Black lives matter because we all matter
Corey Taylor urges unity of spirit in debate over distance between “Black Lives Matter” and “All Lives Matter” phrases
Corey Taylor back on stage with Slipknot after neck surgery
Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor performed last night for the first time since emergency neck surgery - and admitted: “It’s weird playing with this pillow on my neck”
Corey Taylor ‘could have been paralysed’ by spine injury
Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has recalled he realised that he ‘could have been paralysed’ by the spinal injury he’d ignored for years
See Slipknot’s Sid Wilson as The Riddler in video
Slipknot DJ Sid Wilson appears as comic-book villain The Riddler in rap video
Watch Metallica write and record Atlas, Rise!
Metallica release behind-the-scenes video shot while they created their 2016 track Atlas, Rise!
Metallica announce record store show
Metallica will celebrate Record Store Day with exclusive show in California shop – and tickets are up for grabs now
Metallica anthem Enter Sandman turned into folk song
Metallica classic Enter Sandman has been given a folk makeover by a band of 4 sisters who love its “poetry”
Lars Ulrich hints at Metallica release schedule
Lars Ulrich believes Metallica’s 10th album will arrive this year - but stops short of confirming it
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett opens up on being bullied at school
Kirk Hammett recalls high school bullying experience - and how music saved him from “pretty bad path” in life
James Hetfield: Get Lemmy in Hall Of Fame
Metallica frontman James Hetfield insists it’s “really, really important” to have Motorhead inducted into Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame following Lemmy’s death
Metallica confirm Master Of Puppets re-release
Classic Metallica album Master Of Puppets will be re-released in November - listen to 2 tracks and watch James Hetfield opening the box set
Metallica, Tool bassists joke over album delays
Metallica’s Robert Trujillo reveals regular joking with Tool counterpart: “How are you doing with your record? I don’t know… how are you doing with yours?”
Watch the first six videos from Metallica’s Hardwired... to Self-Destruct
Metallica continue the Hardwired…To Self-Destruct album release countdown with videos for Confusion, ManUNkind, Now That We’re Dead, Here Comes Revenge, Am I Savage? and Halo On Fire
Robert Trujillo: How Metallica learned to thrash again
Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo credits Death Magnetic producer Rick Rubin and live album performances with helping band return to thrash roots
Lars Ulrich: I become rock gnome when Metallica hit the stage
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich discusses his band’s live aggression, saying it turns him into a “rock gnome” when he goes on stage
Watch Metallica play Moth Into Flame on live TV
Metallica played new track Moth Into Flame on US TV last night - see the performance now
Metallica don’t mind paying ‘extra dime’ to make album a double
James Hetfield says Metallica happily paid additional 10c per copy on Hardwired… To Self-Destruct - because it guaranteed sound quality
Watch Metallica write Moth Into Flame
Metallica release 9-minute video detailing the making of latest track Moth Into Flame
