Latest articles by Merlin Alderslade
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
Rock's First Family share their candid reactions to the "overwhelming' outpouring of grief following Ozzy Osbourne's death in July
From the lyrics to the saxophones and the Oingo Boingo collaboration, A Little Piece Of Heaven is an unabashedly zany classic
It's Castle Rat's domain, we're just battling in it
We reckon a lot of wedding guests couldn't believe their own eyes seeing this!
Killswitch Engage's My Last Serenade might have sparked the 2000s metalcore boom, but there was a darkness behind the scenes
Marmozets are back with a thunderous new single and a UK tour!
Next year's Download lineup has officially been revealed and it's packing rock icons, nu metal legends and a lot more
AC/DC will hit up North and South America next year, with over 20 dates confirmed
It's one of Evanescence's biggest songs, but it's safe to say Amy Lee was not keen on it at first
Love or hate them, you couldn't ignore them. Luckily, I loved them - and I still do
Team Metal Hammer picks out some of the spookiest and most terrifying tracks you need to metal up your Halloween mix in 2025
One metal-loving wrestling legend using an Alter Bridge song as his theme tune helped gain the band countless new followers
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
North America needs to get ready to run for its life!
Sick New World has announced two unbelievable lineups in different States for 2026
One fateful night in Leeds means Tobias now has a very strict rule in place for Ghost shows
Think you know your Papa IIs from your Papa IVs? Take our special Ghost quiz to see how you measure up
Ever asked the question 'What if someone did Powerwolf but with zombies?' No? Well, Dominum have answered it anyway! And they're great!
What links Black Sabbath, Tina Turner, The Cramps, Lady Gaga and David Bowie? The excellent music taste of one Milkie Way
And no, not everybody picked Parkway Drive, OK?!
Surely a Download Festival headline set is on the cards after this?!
When AFI frontman Davey Havok met his hero Peter Murphy of Bauhaus, he didn't foresee what would happen next
