Latest articles by Matt Mills
Nightwish got blamed for ugly Tarja Turunen split “for good reason”, Tuomas Holopainen admits: “It was like we were these evil neanderthals who’d hurt our wonderful ex-singer”
Finland’s symphonic metal stars let their ex-singer go via a public letter in 2005
How Tomas Lindberg pioneered a whole new school of death metal
The Gothenburg screamer died one year ago today. His At The Gates cohorts talk about his life and career – and how his influence continues to echo in modern metal.
Satyricon once played their heretic black metal at a Norwegian fashion show: “I have no idea who came up with the idea!”
The band brought their diabolical sound to the catwalk in 2011 – and still aren’t sure why
Halloween director John Carpenter wants to make a Metallica music video
The master of horror is a big fan of the US metal titans, especially their 1991 self-titled album
Nicko McBrain would be “delighted” to drum on Iron Maiden’s next album – on one condition
The 74-year-old retired from the stage in December 2024, almost two years after suffering a mini-stroke which paralysed the left side of his body
Turnstile tap Florida death metal heroes Obituary to support them at US show this month
The Tampa aggressors round out a lineup also featuring Angel Du$t and Agnostic Front in Raleigh on September 29
Watch Evanescence and Poppy play their Spiritbox crossover End Of You live for the first time ever
The pair dusted off the collaborative single at the first date of their European tour on Tuesday
Every Metallica album ranked from worst to best: 45 years of the biggest band in heavy metal history
From game-changing debut Kill ’Em All to the emotionally-charged 72 Seasons, this is every studio album by the US mega-stars in reverse-order of quality
Watch fiery footage of Slayer performing Reign In Blood in full as they kick off 40th-anniversary celebrations
The controversial thrashers are playing select dates in North and Latin America
Spiritbox debut new song Mourning ahead of European tour kickoff this week
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Watch ex-Arch Enemy singer Alissa White-Gluz’s Blue Medusa make live debut at surprise show also featuring Kreator and Heaven Shall Burn
The newly formed band played a four-song set which was live-streamed on Twitch
Metal, hardcore, wrestling worlds pay tribute to ex-Every Time I Die guitarist Andy Williams after shock death aged 48
The musician/wrestler, who used the ring name The Butcher, died following a medical emergency at a wrestling show over the weekend
Korn have recorded drums (and maybe more) for their long-awaited new studio album
Work on the follow-up to 2022’s Requiem is finally underway
Inside the dark realm of Mortiis
Mortiis shares his thoughts on masks, masked bands like Sleep Token and Ghost, and creating his own dark universe
“I’ve never done hallucinogenic drugs, but now it feels like I have”: Metal Hammer writers name their best festival sets of the summer
Linkin Park, Body Count and Oranssi Pazuzu made camping in the blistering heat worth it
“We were the band nobody wanted to book”: the twisted story of the first American black metal band
Before Emperor, before Immortal, and before the first Mayhem album, there was Von – the punk-loving tearaways who went “as far as human music can go”
Every Iron Maiden album ranked from worst to best
As the Beast celebrate their golden anniversary on the Run For Your Lives world tour, we revisit their monumental catalogue
Not seen Arch Enemy’s new singer in the flesh yet? Watch pro-shot video of the melodeath band’s 85-minute Summer Breeze 2026 headline set
See Lauren Hart tackle Alissa White-Gluz- and Angela Gossow-era oldies, as well as two songs from 1996 debut Black Earth
Ihsahn has never stopped progressing, and can’t understand why others did
The avant-garde maestro on why his self-titled album is his most definitive, complex and atmospheric release yet
Brütal Legend 2 is finally happening – if the game’s developer can raise $100 million: “We’d love to do it, but a game like that requires significant funding”
Double Fine Productions tease a sequel to their 2009 cult classic title starring Jack Black and Ozzy Osbourne, but it’ll set supporters back nine figures
Hear metal queen Doro Pesch uncork heavy cover of Fleetwood Mac’s Go Your Own Way featuring Whitesnake and Sepultura members
A taste of star-studded tribute album Steel Rumours: The Songs Of Fleetwood Mac Reforged In Metal, out on November 20
Mastodon look back on the pressure and delight of playing Black Sabbath’s final show
The Atlanta metal band opened the last gig before Ozzy Osbourne’s death in July 2025
“When life is difficult to process, you feel like you’re the crazy one”: Jay Weinberg opens up on therapy following Slipknot firing
The drummer was surprisingly let go in November 2023, shortly before undergoing hip and femur surgery
