Latest articles by Matt Mills
Korn say Sleep Token “shut up” the haters with Download festival headline set
Brian “Head” Welch and James “Munky” Shaffer think that Sleep Token proved the doubters wrong with their show at the UK’s biggest rock/metal extravaganza last week
Why your favourite British metal bands are breaking up
UK metal beloveds Svalbard, Orange Goblin and Ithaca will all split in the coming months. Their reasons why hint at a grim future for the country’s alternative artists.
YouTube instructor claims Slash learned some blues guitar by watching his videos
“There were some really cool blues-style techniques that he learned from some of my stuff,” says Marty Schwartz, whose guitar tutorial channel boasts more than 4.5 million subscribers
Why retirement is a four-letter word for Metallica’s Kirk Hammett
Metallica’s lead guitarist tells Metal Hammer he doesn’t “believe” in the idea of willingly stepping away from music
Pulp spoil London with two sets, marvellous production and every hit in their catalogue
Hot off of their comeback album topping the UK charts, Jarvis Cocker’s pop-rock misfits host an extravagant evening at the O2
OceanGate CEO wanted Pearl Jam to be in doomed Titanic submersible, according to new documentary
A talking head in Netflix’s Titan: The OceanGate Disaster claims that Stockton Rush wanted Eddie Vedder and co. to be in the submersible that imploded en route to the Titanic, killing the CEO and four others
Judas Priest kick off Painkiller anniversary tour with rarities-stacked setlist
The Birmingham metal legends pulled out an impressive seven Painkiller songs and debuted two tracks from last year’s Invincible Shield album
Lars Ulrich has (maybe) seen your Metallica memes
Metallica’s founding drummer says he shares the occasional fan-made post in the metal titans’ group chat
The most ambitious song in death metal history
In 1996, Sweden’s Edge Of Sanity filled an entire album with one winding track, inspired by black metal, melodeath, prog and plenty more. It remains a towering achievement long after the band’s break-up.
The Bloodywood guide to going viral
Bloodywood found an online fanbase through their amped-up covers of pop and Bollywood tracks. We asked guitarist Karan Katiyar about the dos and don’ts of going viral.
Watch Parkway Drive’s Winston McCall praise the wholesomeness of heavy metal fans on Australian TV
The Byron Bay metalcore band will embark on the star-studded Summer Of Loud North American tour later this month
Massive Attack’s LIDO festival extravaganza was protest art at its finest
Bristol’s trip-hop frontrunners build a captivating manifesto for the modern world, conveyed through staggering visuals and soundtracked by enormous, dynamic songs
Neckbreakker released one of 2024’s most exciting metal debut albums. Now they’re about to live their biggest dream.
Neckbreakker are making serious waves in the European metal scene – and with good reason
Why Wolfgang Van Halen doesn’t listen to Van Halen anymore
Though Wolfgang was a member of Van Halen with his father Eddie and uncle Alex, he struggles to listen to the hard rock revolutionaries’ music nowadays
This Black Sabbath song has “one of the best riffs of all time”, according to Employed To Serve’s Sammy Urwin
Employed To Serve’s co-founder says a classic cut from Master Of Reality contains one of the best guitar parts ever written
Lemmy’s hometown may get new music venue in memory of late Motörhead leader
Weeks after the city got a Lemmy statue, plans for Burslem to become the site of a music hall dedicated to Motörhead’s mainman have been revealed
Ozzy Osbourne to make public appearance at Comic Con days after retirement gig
Osbourne, along with members of his family, will be guests at the Birmingham edition of Comic Con Midlands, taking place from July 12 to 13
Get the new issue of Metal Hammer with a Volbeat cover – and a t-shirt you won’t find anywhere else
Metal Hammer has teamed with Volbeat to bring you an exclusive package celebrating their new album God Of Angels Trust
Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt explains why Steven Wilson stopped producing their albums
Prog idol Steven Wilson co-produced Opeth’s Blackwater Park, Deliverance and Damnation albums – Mikael Åkerfeldt explains why he didn’t return for Ghost Reveries
The essential slow Slayer songs
Despite their reputation as one of thrash metal’s fastest bands, Slayer haven’t been afraid to lift the pedal from the metal on occasion. Here’s when they did it best.
Download festival comments after artists speak out over “unsafe” toilets for trans people
Several musicians complained on social media after reports that the UK’s biggest rock/metal festival does not want trans people using the toilets of the gender they transitioned to
UK post-metal dynamos Svalbard to break up in 2026, announce farewell tour
Talking exclusively to Metal Hammer, singer/guitarist Serena Cherry describes her band’s split as a creative decision and says they have one song left to release
The six bands that defined the final Portals festival
Julie Christmas, Brontide, Joliette and others helped Portals festival bow out with its most impressive lineup to date
