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Merlin Alderslade
Merlin Alderslade

Metal Hammer editor Merl heads up the world's biggest metal brand and is probably responsible for 90% of all nu metal-related content making it onto the site. 

Articles by: Merlin Alderslade

Heavy Montreal

10 reasons why Heavy Montreal might be your new favourite festival

By Merlin Alderslade

Bands, sightseeing and (most of the time) stunning weather. Canada's biggest metal festival has it all...

A press shot of Parkway Drive's Winston McCall holding two megaphones and shouting

Parkway Drive's Winston McCall: the 10 albums that changed my life

By Merlin Alderslade

Mastodon, Metallica and Kanye West: the music that's shaped the life of Parkway Drive frontman Winston McCall

Nightwish

What happened when Nightwish brought their full production to Canada?

By Merlin Alderslade

Nightwish stormed into the main stage at Heavy Montreal and this is how it went...

Cold World by Of Mice And Men, album cover

Of Mice & Men – Cold World album review

By Merlin Alderslade

OC metalcore climbers Of Mice And Men stop short of catharsis. Read our album review here.

The Amity Affliction album cover

The Amity Affliction – This Could Be Heartbreak album review

By Merlin Alderslade

Oz metalcore outfit The Amity Affliction over-sweeten the pot with new album

Jonestown

Jonestown: Aokigahara

By Merlin Alderslade

UK brawlers go direct to the heavy stuff

HHH NXT

Exclusive: Triple H On NXT at Download, "mixing fanbases" and Black Sabbath

By Merlin Alderslade

The WWE legend chats to Hammer about NXT's special showing at Donington this June

Bruce Dickinson Iron Maiden live singing

Why are Iron Maiden so big in Mexico?

By Merlin Alderslade

Iron Maiden's maverick manager on making it in Mexico

Axl Rose live

Does The World Still Need Guns N' Roses?

By Merlin Alderslade

Can Axl and co still pull it off or is it too little, too late?

Oli Sykes 2016

BMTH: "We're Getting Our Choir To Shout 'C*nt'"

By Merlin Alderslade

Bring Me The Horizon's special Royal Albert Hall show is shaping up to be something very unique indeed...

Metallica Hammersmith

Holy Vision: Metallica Master Hammersmith

By Merlin Alderslade

September 21, 1986: The Four Horsemen bring their crowning achievement to the Odeon

I Spent Five Days In Mexico With Iron Maiden

By Merlin Alderslade

Here's what happened when Metal Hammer spent 120 hours in the belly of the beast

Who is the real Jesse Leach?

By Merlin Alderslade

Think you know Jesse Leach? Think again. As the Killswitch Engage singer prepares to unleash his inner demons on Incarnate, he opens up to Hammer like never before

Triple H on Lemmy: "He didn't put on a costume. That was just him"

By Merlin Alderslade

The WWE icon grants Hammer an exclusive audience to pay tribute to a legend.

The Qemists: Warrior Sound

By Merlin Alderslade

Electronic agitators make a swing towards the rock scene

Lemmy was a fashion icon

By Merlin Alderslade

Lemmy was such an effortless badass that whole generations of bands have been trying to rip off his style!

Bring Me The Horizon

By Merlin Alderslade

Sheffield ragers celebrate a year on top of the world

Bury Tomorrow: Earthbound

By Merlin Alderslade

Southampton metalcore hopefuls put on weight

Metal Hammer staff's top 20 albums of 2015 - the full list!

By Merlin Alderslade

Come find out what all our writers and staff voted as their favourite albums of 2015!

Triple H: NXT Could Come To UK Rock Festivals

By Merlin Alderslade

The WWE legend talks about NXT's future plans in the UK music scene, as well as getting to "call up" Motörhead's Lemmy for a favour..

Baroness: Purple

By Merlin Alderslade

Savannah’s sonic surfers show their true colours

Beartooth: "How do I describe the last two years? Holy. Shit."

By Merlin Alderslade

Three years ago, Beartooth’s Caleb Shomo retired from music’s frontlines to live life behind the scenes. Now he’s back on the road 24/7, fronting a band on a collision course with greatness.

WWE's Becky Lynch Explains Why Wrestling Is Definitely Metal

By Merlin Alderslade

It's no coincidence Corey Taylor was having 'beef' with Baron Corbin last month...

A love letter to Hybrid Theory

By Merlin Alderslade

One man recounts how Linkin Park started his relationship with metal

Creeper

By Merlin Alderslade

Goth-punk scene leaders gather their host