Latest articles by Matt Mills
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett is open to making another Load-style album
As controversial as Metallica’s 90s rock tangent was, Kirk Hammett says re-exploring that side of their sound isn’t off the table
Blood Dynasty might be Arch Enemy's boldest album yet - even if they didn't totally burn the rulebook
Mixing some bold experimentation with the kind of full-throttle heavy metal thunder you'd expect, Blood Dynasty continues Arch Enemy's hot streak
Propagandhi: “The KKK were phoning my house and threatening me”
Canada’s premiere punks talk about their new album At Peace, searching for comfort in the chaos and antagonising the KKK
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett announces new book with help from Jason Momoa
The Collection: Kirk Hammett, announced in a video narrated by Aquaman star Jason Momoa, offers a look at the Metallica player’s famously massive guitar stash
Wardruna just led a Nordic ritual in London’s most beautiful venue, and I’ve never seen anything like it before
Supported by cellist extraordinaire Jo Quail, the shaman dazzle with their powerful voices and mystical production
Halsey went to see hardcore breakout stars Knocked Loose live last night
Noted metalcore fan Halsey has joined Billie Eilish and Demi Lovato in revealing they love a bit of Knocked Loose
Watch Dua Lipa cover AC/DC’s Highway To Hell during tour stop in Australia
Watch one of Britain’s biggest pop stars lay down a stunning rock vocal on the first night of her 2025 Radical Optimism tour
Mastodon are looking for their next guitar player – and they have a very specific list of requirements
Longtime guitarist Brent Hinds left the sludge/prog metal favourites earlier this month
Dave Lombardo looks back on the day he drummed in Metallica
When Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich was taken ill before Download festival 2004, Lombardo and Slipknot’s Joey Jordison filled in
Ever wanted to hear Cyndi Lauper go goth? Try this cover of I Drove All Night by Scandi supergroup Cemetery Skyline
Turns out, whether it sounds happy or sad, Lauper’s 1989 anthem is still incredible
Cradle Of Filth’s Dani Filth: “My village was the first one in England to install CCTV, just to spot us skateboarding!”
In a new interview with Metal Hammer, the Cradle Of Filth frontman talks about his grungy roots in the Suffolk hardcore scene
We got a 28-year-old music journalist to review a 30-year-old Radiohead album and this is what he wrote
Released on March 13, 1995, Radiohead’s second album continues to influence new artists and wow younger audiences
Sleep Token announce new album Even In Arcadia – listen to saxophone-powered lead single Emergence now
Metal’s newest arena-fillers have kicked off their next era with a song, album news and a big tour announcement
Machine Head have launched a new whiskey in shotgun-shaped bottles
The 94-proof drink comes in a collector’s box that also features shot glasses modelled after bullet cases
Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher explains Brent Hinds exit: “Like a marriage, sometimes people grow apart, and they get interested in other things”
Hinds parted ways with the pioneering progressive/sludge metal act last week, ending his 25 years of service
Spiritbox have released two new live tracks only available until tomorrow
Songs recorded at recent live shows in London and Paris are available on an expanded edition of new album Tsunami Sea, which can be downloaded until 11:59pm on Thursday
What happened when Black Sabbath reunited for one day only at Live Aid 1985
Back To The Beginning won’t be the first time Black Sabbath’s founding lineup briefly got back together to raise money for charity…
Ghost’s Tobias Forge explains why Papa V Perpetua was unveiled on the Black Sabbath farewell show poster
The world got its first look at Ghost’s ‘new’ frontman last week, but Papa V Perpetua was first named on February posters for Black Sabbath’s Back To The Beginning event
Many consider Blackwater Park to be Opeth’s masterpiece. Opeth don’t
The classic line-up had assembled, Steven Wilson was contributing and Mikael Åkerfeldt was mining songwriting gold – but you can’t convince him the 2001 release was their magnum opus
Watch Carrie Underwood team with an American Idol contestant to cover Drowning Pool’s nu metal banger Bodies
Carrie Underwood, nu metal aficionado? Apparently so!
Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe gives another scathing takedown of Elon Musk
Lamb Of God’s frontman has once again spoken out against the salute the Tesla/SpaceX CEO made in January
Opeth covered Iron Maiden – and Mikael Åkerfeldt really, really doesn’t like it
The Opeth frontman also reveals which of his songs he feels are overrated in a new interview with Metal Hammer
Watch superstar actor Amanda Seyfried cover Joni Mitchell with a stunning dulcimer performance
The Mamma Mia! star covered Mitchell’s classic California during a recent stop by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
