Metal Hammer

Members of Slipknot, Lamb Of God and Anthrax set to join the Osbournes at Comic-Con Midlands this weekend

By Metal Hammer published 9 July 25

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

By Metal Hammer published 8 July 25

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

By Metal Hammer published 8 July 25

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!

By Metal Hammer published 8 July 25

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

By Metal Hammer published 7 July 25

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

By Metal Hammer published 7 July 25

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

By Metal Hammer published 3 July 25

Rudy Sarzo recalls the Prince Of Darkness being taken to hospital after biting the head off a bat onstage in 1982

Celebrate Black Sabbath going Back To The Beginning by grabbing this exclusive Ozzy Osbourne t-shirt

By Metal Hammer published 2 July 25

Get ready for the biggest metal gig of all time by ordering this Blizzard Of Ozz tee that you won’t find anywhere else

Watch Judas Priest pay tribute to Black Sabbath with thunderous War Pigs cover

By Metal Hammer published 2 July 25

Judas Priest won’t be at Back To The Beginning this weekend, but that hasn’t stopped them from tipping their hats to heavy metal’s godfathers

Watch Jinjer’s Tatiana Shmayluk stream a one-take vocal performance of recent song Hedonist

By Metal Hammer published 1 July 25

The track is taken from Jinjer’s latest studio album Duél

Marilyn Manson UK show cancelled following protests

By Metal Hammer published 29 June 25

Local MP and pressure groups force the cancellation of Marilyn Manson’s show in Brighton, England in October

Robert Trujillo reveals the inspiration behind the ‘Crab Walk’ – and it involves Ozzy Osbourne

By Metal Hammer published 28 June 25

We’ve got Ozzy to thank for Robert Trujillo’s signature onstage move

Poppy explains the meaning behind from me to u, her collab with Babymetal

By Metal Hammer published 24 June 25

Poppy discusses one of the biggest metal team-ups of 2025 so far

Ex-Lamb Of God drummer Chris Adler is “estranged” from brother Willie following 2019 exit

By Metal Hammer published 24 June 25

Chris admits that he hasn’t spoken to his guitarist brother since his Lamb Of God dismissal, which he claims happened via email

These are the UK cities that will host Black Sabbath: The Ballet in autumn and winter 2025

By Metal Hammer published 23 June 25

The Birmingham Royal Ballet’s production, dedicated to the godfathers of heavy metal, will hit the road from September to November

Metal Hammer has teamed with rock festival Radar to design the cat pyjamas your wardrobe is incomplete without

By Metal Hammer published 19 June 25

Get your paws on a neon set of kitty PJs via the Louder webstore – and do it quickly, because we only have 50!

Babymetal reveal their favourite metal bands ever

By Metal Hammer published 9 June 25

Babymetal's latest album features appearances from Bloodywood, Poppy, Electric Callboy and more

Why Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello loves Babymetal

By Metal Hammer published 8 June 25

Tom Morello is one of the array of guest stars on Babymetal’s upcoming album Metal Forth

Slipknot’s Jim Root once asked Diamond Rowe of nu metal up-and-comers Tetrarch for guitar lessons

By Metal Hammer published 5 June 25

Rowe’s nu metal revivalists have also been endorsed by members of Fear Factory and Hatebreed

Slaughter To Prevail announce 2026 European tour with Suicide Silence, Dying Fetus and reforming Annotations Of An Autopsy

By Metal Hammer published 4 June 25

The Russian-American aggressors will play the UK and the European mainland from January to February next year with an impressive list of support acts

Babymetal get skull-smashingly heavy with Slaughter To Prevail on new single Song 3, postpone album release yet again

By Metal Hammer published 28 May 25

The grisly track will appear on Babymetal’s Metal Forth, now due on August 8, and on Slaughter To Prevail’s upcoming album

See Electric Callboy get “darker” and “more serious” with twisted new song/video Revery

By Metal Hammer published 23 May 25

Germany’s synth-metal party boys have reinvented themselves in dramatic fashion