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Articles by: Metal Hammer

Separate photos of horror director John Carpenter and Metallica’s James Hetfield

Horror icon John Carpenter reveals his favourite Metallica song, says he doesn’t care about Ozzy Osbourne

By Metal Hammer published 12 October 22

Halloween director John Carpenter is repping metal again

Gojira against a bright yellow background

Gojira are teasing brand new song Our Time Is Now

By Metal Hammer published 12 October 22

French metal icons Gojira drop a 30-second snippet of new song Our Time Is Now from NHL 23 soundtrack

Corey Taylor says he exchanged "strained but civil" text messages with Joey Jordison before the drummer's death

By Metal Hammer last updated 11 October 22

Slipknot frontman has regrets that they never "talked to him as a group"

Rammstein guitarist Richard Kruspe plays for fans on a street in Mexico

Watch Rammstein guitarist Richard Kruspe play Du Hast to fans on a street in Mexico City

By Metal Hammer published 10 October 22

Here's the Sehnsucht classic as you've never heard it before

Listen to Cage Fight’s brutal collab with the late Trevor Strnad on new single Eating Me Alive

By Metal Hammer published 10 October 22

Anglo-French ragers Cage Fight mark Mental Health Week with new single Eating Me Alive, featuring one of Black Dahlia Murder frontman Trevor Strnad’s final appearances

This AI-generated death metal video featuring a demonic Homer Simpson is total nightmare fuel

By Metal Hammer published 10 October 22

Homer Simpson gets a freakish makeover in hellish AI video for Cannibal Corpse’s death metal classic Hammer Smashed Face

Megadeth’s David Ellefson and Dave Mustaine against a dark grey background

Yes, Dave Mustaine and David Ellefson are still talking smack about each other

By Metal Hammer published 10 October 22

Dave Mustaine denies David Ellefson was a “founding member” of Megadeth, while Ellefson responds: “If you don’t have my back, fuck it”

Alice In Chains singer Layne Staley as a 19-year-old with blonde hair and blue sunglasses

This footage of a pre-fame Layne Staley sticking it to the PMRC in 1985 is a piece of grunge history

By Metal Hammer published 7 October 22

Watch a glammed-up, pre-Alice In Chains Layne Staley being interviewed on Seattle TV station KOMO News in the mid-80s

A fan threw a dead rat onstage during a Full of Hell show in Chicago

A fan threw a dead rat onstage during a Full of Hell gig and we have questions

By Metal Hammer last updated 5 October 22

It appears that rats in Chicago are the size of small dogs

Every Slipknot album ranked from worst to best

By Metal Hammer published 4 October 22

From their forgotten mid-90s debut to new album The End, So Far, this is Slipknot’s discography ranked in order of greatness

Grab some popcorn, because Ronnie Radke has beef with Sebastian Bach and Eddie Trunk over the use of laptops on stage

By Metal Hammer published 3 October 22

Falling In Reverse's tact-averse frontman is probably still tweeting about it now

Italian doom band Messa and their tour van shortly after car crash

Doom band Messa involved in serious head-on tour van crash

By Metal Hammer published 3 October 22

“The van is destroyed and some of us will have to undergo surgery,” say Italian doom band Messa as they launch a GoFundMe campaign for support

Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer has gone AWOL from the US authorities

By Metal Hammer published 3 October 22

US authorities are unsuccessfully trying to track down Jon Schaffer to deliver court documents relating to the Capitol Riots

Alice In Chains and the Williams Sisters

Venus and Serena Williams are huge Alice In Chains fans

By Metal Hammer published 2 October 22

“So great to see them rocking out down front,” says Alice In Chains singer William DuVall of tennis superstars Serena and Venus Williams

Metallica’s James Hetfield and Slayer’s Tom Araya live on stage separately

So yeah, Metallica covered a Slayer song once and there’s footage to prove it

By Metal Hammer published 1 October 22

Watch Metallica cover Slayer’s Raining Blood live in their rehearsal room

That time James Hetfield got onstage to sing a grunge classic with Alice In Chains

By Metal Hammer published 30 September 22

James Hetfield doesn’t get onstage with many other bands – but he made an exception for Alice In Chains

ESP School of Metal Guitar: how to play guitar like Slipknot

By Metal Hammer published 30 September 22

Learn the playing secrets of some of the finest guitarists in metal with ESP's new video series

Metallica’s James Hetfield playing guitar onstage against a red backdrop

Metallica’s James Hetfield is selling cigars now

By Metal Hammer published 30 September 22

Light up a Blackened cigar while you twiddle your thumbs waiting for the new Metallica album

Want to know what your favourite metal song would look like as a yoga pose? You’re in luck

By Metal Hammer published 29 September 22

Metal yoga instructor Nick Harris gets his downward dog on as he recreates songs by Converge, Deftones, Pantera and more as yoga poses

The Top 20 best albums of 1998

By Metal Hammer published 29 September 22

From Korn to Rob Zombie, System Of A Down to Cradle of Filth these 20 albums shaped 1998

5 new bands you need to hear this month

By Metal Hammer published 27 September 22

From a death metal supergroup to alt-metal’s next heroes, these are the bands you should be at the top of your New Music playlist

Slipknot’s Jim Root playing guitar and headbanging onstage

Jim Root has issues with the new Slipknot album, takes a shot at Rage Against The Machine

By Metal Hammer last updated 27 September 22

“We could have taken our time with pre-production and put out a better product,” says Slipknot guitarist Jim Root

Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor singing onstage

Nine Inch Nails reunite with original member Richard Patrick for surprise Filter cover

By Metal Hammer published 26 September 22

Watch Nine Inch Nail cover Filter’s Hey Man, Nice Shot with ex-members Richard Patrick, Danny Lohner, Charlie Clouser and Chris Vrenna

Anthrax’s Scott Ian and Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley of Alice In Chains

Anthrax’s Scott Ian on Alice In Chains: “They were just f**king goofballs”

By Metal Hammer published 23 September 22

Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian salutes the genius of Alice In Chains in the brand new issue of Metal Hammer

Disturbed announce new album Divisive, bring the arena metal power on new single Unstoppable

By Metal Hammer published 23 September 22

Disturbed‘s new album Divisive is released on November 18 – check out new single Unstoppable

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