Latest articles by Metal Hammer
All the essential new metal albums coming out in 2025 – and where to buy them
From the return of Sabaton and a Mastodon side-project to a blockbuster Slipknot reissue, these are the essential metal albums coming in the rest of 2025
Watch Aston Villa FC pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne before their first game of the new season
The Prince Of Darkness’ hometown team Aston Villa honour the late singer at Villa Park, site of his final gig
Every Megadeth album ranked, from worst to best
Dave Mustaine has announced the metal icons’ final album – here’s how they got here
“He was thinking, ‘Wow, these guys are full on’”: Ben from Parkway Drive is teaching Chris ‘Thor’ Hemsworth how to play drums… for Ed Sheeran?
Even Norse gods need drum lessons
How a novelty 90s comedy song gave Tool’s Maynard James Keenan his first hit
Before Tool broke big, Maynard James Keenan was squealing like a pig on a 90s hit
This legendary alt-metal band are sitting on an album recorded at the height of their success – but it may never come out
The 9 new heavy metal songs you need to hear this week
Listen to these killer new tracks from Spinal Tap, Primal Fear and Orbit Culture, then tell us which is your favourite
System Of A Down’s Daron Malakian has some thoughts on being lumped in with the 90s nu metal scene
Scars On Broadway/System Of A Down guitarist Daron Malakian is interviewed in the brand new issue of Metal Hammer
Lorna Shore’s Will Ramos names the most inspirational singers in metal
From Sleep Token’s Vessel to Whitechapel’s Phil Bozeman, Lorna Shore’s frontman picks his greatest vocal influences
Test your knowledge of The Beast with Metal Hammer’s ultimate Iron Maiden quiz
Hallowed be thy name if you can get these 20 fiendish questions about Iron Maiden correct
Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst has the sexiest voice of any UK festival performer this year, according to new scientific study
Self-proclaimed “music experts” say that the Rollin’, My Way and Break Stuff rapper has a more attractive voice than Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan
Metal Hammer’s tracks of the week: July 11, 2025
Soothe your post-Back To The Beginning blues with new tracks from Babymetal, Deftones, Halestorm and more, and vote for your favourite
Bring Me The Horizon have just surprise-released a new album
The Lo-files project contains 23 lo-fi reinterpretations of the UK metal band’s biggest songs
The man who almost sang for Metallica has no regrets: “I could have ruined metal”
Armored Saint vocalist John Bush says it wasn’t his “destiny” to front the biggest metal band of all time
One of metal’s greatest cult bands have returned after 30 years – but what are the chances of a new album?
Max Cavalera: “If it was all up to me, I’d love to do it”
Ghost’s Tobias Forge originally planned to sing a Black Sabbath deep cut at the Back To The Beginning gig
Papa V Perpetua sang Ozzy solo classic Bark At The Moon – but it could have been very different.
Members of Slipknot, Lamb Of God and Anthrax set to join the Osbournes at Comic-Con Midlands this weekend
Slipknot’s Sid Wilson, Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe and Anthrax’s Scott Ian and Frank Bello will do meet-and-greets and sign autographs in Birmingham on July 12 and 13
Metal Hammer Italy launches first issue with Iron Maiden on the cover
Celebrate 50 years of Iron Maiden with the inaugural issue of Metal Hammer Italy – also featuring Ghost, Sleep Token, Machine Head and more
Win a Night Demon Curse Of The Damned ultimate box set
We've teamed up with cult heavy metallers Night Demon for an exclusive competition
Watch Spiritbox bust out one of their heaviest songs as they make American TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Canadian quartet played Soft Spine and probably rattled a few US television sets in the process
Disturbed’s David Draiman responds to being booed onstage at Black Sabbath’s farewell gig
David Draiman address the reaction to his appearance at the Back To The Beginning gig
This is what really happened at the end of Black Sabbath’s farewell show
No final bow? This is the ending you didn’t see on the Back To The Beginning livestream
Ozzy Osbourne’s ex-bassist remembers the infamous bat-biting incident
Rudy Sarzo recalls the Prince Of Darkness being taken to hospital after biting the head off a bat onstage in 1982
