Latest articles by Merlin Alderslade
12 alternative acts you should try and watch at Glastonbury 2025
Think Glastonbury Festival is all about mainstream artists? Think again
The 16 greatest Glastonbury Festival performances ever
These are the most iconic sets to have ever graced the world's most famous music festival
I'm a Glastonbury Festival veteran of over 20 years - here are 5 things I never go to Worthy Farm without
Heading to Glastonbury this year? I promise you won't regret bringing these essentials with you
Watch Linkin Park singer Emily Armstrong shave a fan's head live on stage
One fan held up a sign during Linkin Park's Rock For People set with a surprising request - and Emily was happy to oblige
Lzzy Hale on why it was "different" for her growing up as a Black Sabbath fan
Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy's taste in music made her something of an outcast as school
Watch latest masked metal sensations President play their first ever show at Download this past weekend
Mystery masked metallers President take a big leaf out of Sleep Token's book and draw a packed-out crowd at Download
Here's what Sleep Token played at their first ever Download headline set
Sleep Token made history by headlining Download festival for the first time - here's what they played
Watch 90s pop crew Vengaboys pull an insane crowd at Download, the UK's biggest rock and metal festival
The 10 best Sleep Token songs ever
From obscure masked metal curios to Download headliners and record-breaking streams, Sleep Token are the biggest thing to hit metal in a generation. Here are their 10 best songs so far
Watch Sharon den Adel and Simone Simons surprise Cristina Scabbia for her birthday
Fans couldn't believe their eyes as three modern metal icons embraced on stage and shared some delicious looking birthday cake
You can watch Spiritbox's entire, pro shot, rain-soaked Rock Am Ring 2025 set right now
Metalcore heavyweights Spiritbox played a banger of a set at Germany's Rock Am Ring festival over the weekend, and you can watch it in full
We've ranked every Killswitch Engage album from worst to best
Reordering the catalogue of one of metalcore's greatest bands in reverse order of awesomeness
System Of A Down's Shavo Odadjian on the Serj Tankian lyrics that confused him the most
Even System Of A Down's own bassist has raised his eyebrows at some of Serj's unusual lyrics
Kirk Hammett picks the Metallica album where he got his playing "spot on"
Iconic Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett thinks he nailed his playing on this album in particular
Babymetal's Moametal reveals the touching message she'd give her younger self
Having started when she was just 11 years old, Moametal has already had an amazing career
"An Iron Maiden gig quite unlike any other we've seen." The first night of Iron Maiden's Run For Your Lives tour packs big surprises, lashings of nostalgia and a state-of-the-art new show
From beloved rarities getting dusted off to some truly impressive new visuals, Maiden kicked off their new world tour in style
This is what happened when Avenged Sevenfold’s M Shadows interviewed Ozzy Osbourne for Metal Hammer
Two generations came together when Avenged Sevenfold’s M Shadows met Ozzy Osbourne
Have you seen all this crazy footage from System Of A Down's South American tour?!
Flares, arena-sized circle pits and some of the most passionate singalongs you will ever hear
We've ranked every Ghost album from worst to best
From Papa's very first sermons on Opus Eponymous to the bombastic Skeletá, we rate every Ghost album so far
Sleep Token's Even In Arcadia has hit number one on the US Billboard chart and set two crazy new records for rock music
Sleep Token continue to break records and confirm their status as the biggest metal band in a generation
Sharon Osbourne on how The Osbournes show grew too big and ridiculous
When The Osbournes were invited to the White House to meet The President Of The United States, Sharon suspected the show may have got a little out of control
Sleep Token's Even In Arcadia has officially reached number one in the UK album charts
Sleep Token have bagged their first UK number one album!
We rank every Architects album from worst to best
One of the UK's greatest ever metal exports has amassed a hell of a catalogue. Here's our guide to every album, in reverse order of greatness
