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Metallica’s James Hetfield visits wounded Ukrainian soldiers in hospital: “You made my day”
James Hetfield proves what a hero he is once again after a chance meeting with Ukrainian soldiers Roman Denysiuk and Igor Voinyi
This official AI-generated Type O Negative video is as creepy and weird as you imagine
Skulls, dead rock stars and a zombie Jesus Christ – Type O Negative return from the grave with the AI video for Halloween In Heaven.
A beginner’s guide to goth metal in 5 albums
The beating black heart of goth metal summed up in five essential albums
Corey Taylor heaps praise on Sleep Token, say they remind him of “early Slipknot”
“It’s stuff like this that gives me hope for the future,” says Corey Taylor of 2023’s buzz band Sleep Token
Black metal band Marduk kick out bassist after onstage Nazi salute
Bassist Joel Lindholm ‘vacates’ Marduk after he was filmed performing a Nazi salute onstage at a show in London
A British city now has a new mayor who loves Metallica and speaks Klingon: watch his very metal inauguration
Watch a British politician be inaugurated as Lord Mayor while listening to Metallica… and speaking Klingon
Get your exclusive Tenacious D x Metal Hammer bundle – featuring an art card signed by Jack Black and Kyle Gass
Tenacious D fans won’t want to miss this limited edition Metal Hammer bundle featuring an exclusive art print hand-signed by Jack Black and Kyle Gass – only 300 copies are available
A beginner’s guide to prog metal in 5 essential albums
Brain-melting music meets head-scratching concepts – step into the epic world of prog metal with these five must-hear albums
Metallica are still hating on Ride The Lightning deep cut Escape even after all these years
TikTokker: “Is Metallica’s Escape better than I remember it?” Metallica: “No!”
Five Finger Death Punch pull out of Download
Ivan Moody’s recent hernia surgery means Five Finger Death Punch have cancelled all shows until June 12 – including their appearance at the Download Festival
Vote for the best Metallica album
Master Of Puppets? The Black Album? 72 Seasons? Here’s your chance to say once and for all what’s the greatest Metallica album
Here are Korn, Deftones and System Of A Down’s Sick New World setlists to prove that nu metal is alive and kicking in 2023
Jonathan Davis even busted out his old school purple tracksuit at the Sick New World festival in Las Vegas this weekend
Watch a death metal band start a circle pit outside a GameStop store while people queue for the new Zelda game
If you were queuing at midnight at a Game Stop in Texas to buy the new Zelda, you could have witnessed death metallers Severance entertaining a bunch of young gamers
Watch: A fan let off an almighty fart during a Sleep Token gig and totally killed the vibe
You have to time these things better, buddy
Why Mystic Festival remains one of Europe's most unique and essential metal holiday destinations
A unique setting, a fantastic atmosphere and guaranteed lineups full of the best in heavy metal make Mystic a must for festival lovers across Europe
Let's quietly reflect on that time Dave Mustaine blew a date with Belinda Carlisle due to heroin, pot and breath that smelled "like a skunk’s ass"
The course of true love never did run smooth, as a wise man once noted
Mudvayne announce first headline tour in 14 years in dramatic fashion: 'An Event. On the Horizon... You, and the alien seed, MuDvAyNe'
Mudvayne are to hit the road this summer with Coal Chamber and GWAR, and they're promising "An Event"
Watch Babymetal's intense live video for Light And Darkness
Babymetal share Light and Darkness as single four previewing the release of The Other One, coming next month
It looks like Ghost are about to kill off Papa Emeritus IV in new Chapter 16 video Tax Season
‘Nothing is certain except death and taxes!’: Ghost’s latest video hints that Papa Emeritus IV isn’t long for this world
Wait, Rihanna nearly appeared on a Hoobastank song back in 2006?
Hoobastank’s Doug Robb reveals epic Rihanna fail after rejecting a collaboration with the singer on their song Inside Of You
13 musicians declaring their undying love for Metallica’s Master Of Puppets
Slipknot’s Corey Taylor, Ghost’s Tobias Forge, ex-Slayer guitarist Kerry King and more bow down before Master Of Puppets
Metallica joke about Rihanna Super Bowl ‘snub’: ‘We can’t believe she didn’t ask us to be her backup singer”
Metallica post clip of themselves singing Rihanna’s 2012 hit Diamonds after the pop superstar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show appearance
Moby nearly formed a supergroup with members of Pantera and Mötley Crüe… and a metal band with Bjork
A glimpse inside the crazy world of electronic music superstar Moby
