Latest articles by Merlin Alderslade
Every Predator movie ranked from worst to best, from the original classic to Badlands
With Predator: Badlands getting rave reviews and taking the franchise in a fun new direction, we rank every entry in the series so far from bore-some to awesome
The Osbournes share their emotional response to the world mourning Ozzy
Rock's First Family share their candid reactions to the "overwhelming' outpouring of grief following Ozzy Osbourne's death in July
How Public Enemy and Anthrax united to create a whole new genre
How thrash kingpins Anthrax and hip hop titans Public Enemy created the greatest rap-metal song of all
What happened when Avenged Sevenfold threw caution to the wind and made A Little Piece Of Heaven, an eight-minute necrophiliac symphony
From the lyrics to the saxophones and the Oingo Boingo collaboration, A Little Piece Of Heaven is an unabashedly zany classic
A video of New York fantasy metallers Castle Rat staging a live battle on stage has gone viral
It's Castle Rat's domain, we're just battling in it
How an AC/DC legend and a heavyweight guitarist covered Led Zeppelin at a baseball player's wedding
We reckon a lot of wedding guests couldn't believe their own eyes seeing this!
Killswitch Engage's Jesse Leach on the turmoil behind one of their biggest anthems
Killswitch Engage's My Last Serenade might have sparked the 2000s metalcore boom, but there was a darkness behind the scenes
Marmozets just released their first new song in seven years - and it absolutely slays
Marmozets are back with a thunderous new single and a UK tour!
Limp Bizkit, Guns N' Roses and Linkin Park to headline Download 2026: over 90 bands confirmed for next year's lineup
Next year's Download lineup has officially been revealed and it's packing rock icons, nu metal legends and a lot more
AC/DC announce 2026 tour with 21 new dates confirmed
AC/DC will hit up North and South America next year, with over 20 dates confirmed
Two Metallica fans have been arrested after climbing over part of the band's set at a show in Perth, Australia on Saturday
"I've always hated it. I sound like a little kid!" From label interference to an acrimonious split, the story behind the classic Evanescence song that Amy Lee (eventually) learned to love
It's one of Evanescence's biggest songs, but it's safe to say Amy Lee was not keen on it at first
When I was 14, I thought Limp Bizkit were the coolest band in the world. At 38, I often still do
Love or hate them, you couldn't ignore them. Luckily, I loved them - and I still do
"It was my first time hearing heavy metal – and I was terrified of it." Here are 8 spooky metal classics you need on your Halloween playlist this year
Team Metal Hammer picks out some of the spookiest and most terrifying tracks you need to metal up your Halloween mix in 2025
Alter Bridge on the huge impact one wrestling star has had on their career
One metal-loving wrestling legend using an Alter Bridge song as his theme tune helped gain the band countless new followers
The story behind Evanescence's chaotic first big awards win
Evanescence's Best New Artist win at the 2004 Grammys was well deserved - but fellow nominee 50 Cent and his hip hop pals were not happy
Iron Maiden announce Run For Your Lives North American tour for 2026 including Louder Than Life festival - and they'd like you to keep your phones away
North America needs to get ready to run for its life!
System Of A Down, Korn, Deftones, Slayer, Evanescence and more to play insanely stacked Sick New World 2026 events in Las Vegas and Texas
Sick New World has announced two unbelievable lineups in different States for 2026
Tobias Forge on the terrifying panic attack that changed the way he approaches Ghost shows
One fateful night in Leeds means Tobias now has a very strict rule in place for Ghost shows
Here's every metal album that's ever gone to number one in the UK
From Iron Maiden to Sleep Token, here's every single time metal topped the album charts in the UK
How big a Ghost fan are you? Take our devilishly hard Ghost quiz to find out!
Think you know your Papa IIs from your Papa IVs? Take our special Ghost quiz to see how you measure up
Don't panic, but it looks like zombie metal is a thing (luckily, Dominum are really good at it)
Ever asked the question 'What if someone did Powerwolf but with zombies?' No? Well, Dominum have answered it anyway! And they're great!
"Lady Gaga passes this bottle of Jameson to me." Milkie Way makes us a playlist
What links Black Sabbath, Tina Turner, The Cramps, Lady Gaga and David Bowie? The excellent music taste of one Milkie Way
