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Ever wanted to go to an incredible metal festival near the home of Dracula? Rockstadt Extreme Fest is about to change your life
From headliners Powerwolf, Electric Callboy, Gojira, Machine Head and Wardruna to the likes of Within Temptation, Mastodon, Sepultura and more, Rockstadt is the unique, exciting and affordable festival you've been looking for
The classic Megadeth song that was originally supposed to feature Lisa Marie Presley
This Megadeth anthem could have sounded very different
Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson is a big fan of Ghost banning phones from gigs
Talking to Metal Hammer last year, Iron Maiden’s frontman discussed attending Ghost’s 2023 Los Angeles shows and his joy over the absence of mobile phones
“It reminded me of Charli XCX”: Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante responds to THAT red carpet Poppy mix-up
Spiritbox’s singer has revealed what went through her head when an interviewer confused her for Poppy at the Grammy Awards
The mysterious late 60s album that Opeth’s Mikael Akerfeldt says invented Satanic rock
Six months before Black Sabbath released their landmark debut album, another band were praising Satan
“This song is nuts!”: Matt Heafy on the classic Trivium song inspired by Muse
How a sci-fi obsessed British rock group influenced a key track on Trivium’s breakthrough Ascendancy album
The obscure 80s classic Ghost frontman Tobias Forge calls the perfect extreme metal album
And no, it’s not by Metallica, Slayer or Mercyful Fate
"If this album had been released 25 years ago, it would have been a revelation." New Tremonti record The End Will Show Us How is just about what you'd expect, but it's pretty damn good all the same
Tremonti's latest album mixes his well documented love of metal with the post-grunge and balladry he made his name with
"It’s actually Sid Wilson’s favourite Slipknot song." Inside nu metal's greatest deep cuts
From a Slipknot buried treasure to the long-overlooked Korn rarity, these are the overlooked classics in the nu metal canon
Metal Hammer's 50 best albums of 2024
From Judas Priest's Invincible Shield to Nightwish's Yesterwynde and Opeth's return to extremity, these are the metal albums that ruled 2024
Metal Hammer writers name their top albums of 2024
Want to know what our writers and staffers have been spinning in 2024? Here’s the breakdown of every Metal Hammer contributors’ album of the year lists
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett’s five favourite cult horror movie villains
Kirk Hammett knows his horror – and these are his ultimate movie villains
New Southampton FC manager wants club to play “death metal football”
Ivan Jurić – a fan of Napalm Death, Carcass and Obituary – says he’ll bring an “aggressive” style of football comparable to death metal music
"Early on, there were a lot of people who judged us for our looks, how we wanted to dress." Kittie on their most underrated track - and why its message is still important twenty five years on
Nu metal veterans Kittie pick out their most underrated song and tell us a little bit about it
The cult metal album Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison said was as good as Reign In Blood
High praise indeed from the late Slipknot drummer
The story of every Sleep Token song (and the theories behind them)
We dive deep into the discography and lore behind masked metal entities Sleep Token
Why Poppy’s cover of Spit by Kittie is a tribute to one of her favourite metal bands
Nu gen trailblazer and Metal Hammer cover star Poppy is a huge fan of Kittie – and here’s why
Arch Enemy name their five most surprising influences, from Trouble to Mercyful Fate
How have Scorpions, Trouble and an obscure power metal band shaped one of melodeath’s biggest names? Michael Amott and Daniel Erlandsson explain.
Corey Taylor on the reactions to Dave Grohl's recent baby announcement: "If that’s the one thing that defines him, then what are we doing?"
Dave Grohl has made headlines for fathering a baby outside of marriage, and Corey Taylor has some thoughts on the whole thing
Other bands hated Slipknot when they first started out – but Sharon Osbourne saved them
Jealous bands would “shit talk” Slipknot when they made their breakout appearance on the 1999 Ozzfest
We asked Ozzy Osbourne to pick his favourite Ozzy Osbourne song. This is what he chose
Ozzy Osbourne doesn’t have a “favourite” Ozzy Osbourne song, but if push comes to shove this 90s ballad would be it
Slipknot are planning an expanded 25th anniversary reissue of their classic debut album
Exclusive: Clown tells Metal Hammer about the upcoming reissue of Slipknot’s debut album
Slipknot’s Sid Wilson is hospitalised with “serious burns” following farming accident
Slipknot DJ Sid Wilson reveals he has suffered burns to his face and arms after an explosion, assures fans that he’ll still play upcoming shows
