Matt Mills

Anti-fascist, anti-racist, anti-cop – blackened deathsters Ancst are making a stand against the madness of 2020 on new uncompromising new album Summits Of Despondency

Genre-mashing star-in-waiting Mimi Barks is kicking trap-metal to the next level

Beggar are what Black Sabbath would sound like if they hung out in some of the world’s harshest war zones

That time Iron Maiden became the world’s most unlikely wedding band

On August 28, 1993, Iron Maiden and singer Bruce Dickinson parted company in spectacular style

When metal and symphony orchestras come together, this is what happens

2020 has been a crazy year, but these upcoming albums prove there are some bright spots on the horizon

Alt-metal boundary-smashers Phoxjaw don’t give a f**k where they get their influences from. And neither should you

Amorphis frontman Tomi Joutsen has lived it all, from high-class limos to shitty toilet venues. Sometimes in the same hour

From game-changing melodeath to modern arena metal, here are In Flames’ 13 albums arranged from worst to best

Loathe have transformed from Slipknot wannabes into genre-mashing visionaries. Their misson? To take UK metal back to the top

11 of the greatest metal bands with turkey-free back catalogues

Few things in life are as satisfying as a perfectly executed breakdown in a metal song. And here are the 10 best

Two masked bands, one almighty bust-up – this is how the Mushroomhead/Slipknot feud kicked off

For every Korn and Limp Bizkit, there was an Crazy Town. But even nu metal's D-list had their moments

Slayer's The Repentless Killogy flick graced cinemas for one night only – Hammer was there to find out if it lives up to the hype

We united four of the scene’s most prominent modern guitarists for a look at the current state of guitar music, the evolution of the guitar hero, and what it takes to be a true rock star in the modern era. Here’s what they had to say…

1994 was the year when metal came of age, bands twisting heavy music into new forms that would echo through the ages. We take a look back at the year's essential releases