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Founded in 1983, Metal Hammer is the global home of all things heavy. We have breaking news, exclusive interviews with the biggest bands and names in metal, rock, hardcore, grunge and beyond, expert reviews of the lastest releases and unrivalled insider access to metal's most exciting new scenes and movements. No matter what you're into – be it heavy metal, punk, hardcore, grunge, alternative, goth, industrial, djent or the stuff so bizarre it defies classification – you'll find it all here, backed by the best writers in our game.
Latest articles by Metal Hammer

Marilyn Manson faces new lawsuit alleging sexual assault on a minor
By Metal Hammer published
A new lawsuit accuses Marilyn Manson of grooming and sexually assaulting an underage girl in the 1990s

Linkin Park are teasing something big to do with Meteora
By Metal Hammer published
A countdown on an old-school webpage suggests Linkin Park are up to some Meteora-related business

That Kerry King/Dave Mustaine love-in just stepped up a notch
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“It’s not every day one of the most fearsome guitarists in the world gives you a compliment,” says Dave Mustaine after Kerry King calls him “a f**king great guitarist”

Tool’s Danny Carey has the assault case against him dropped
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The Tool drummer won’t face charges stemming back to a fracas at Kansas City airport in 2021

Nicolas Cage used to throw horror movie nights with Johnny Ramone, Kirk Hammett, Rob Zombie and Eddie Vedder
By Metal Hammer published
More proof that his appearance as Dracula in upcoming movie Renfield is the role Nicolas Cage was born to play

Metallica are launching their new album 72 Seasons with a worldwide listening party in cinemas
By Metal Hammer published
Listen to Metallica’s new album 72 Seasons in cinemas a full day before it comes out

Get an exclusive signed Katatonia art print with this limited edition issue of Metal Hammer
By Metal Hammer published
The brand new Katatonia x Metal Hammer Bundle comes with exclusive cover and signed art print

Disturbed announce summer European tour dates
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Chicago metal superstars Disturbed share European 'Take Back Your Life' tour itinerary

This metal fan wants to get Ozzy a knighthood – and the British government hasn’t ruled it out
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“Mr. Osbourne has been under consideration for an honour for a while,” say the people who hand out knighthoods

Corey Taylor is working on a “harder, faster” new solo album: “There’s elements of Slipknot, there’s elements of Stone Sour”
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Corey Taylor drops video confirming he’s working on the follow-up to 2020’s CMFT solo album

Ex-Megadeth man David Ellefson has hooked up with Insane Clown Posse's Violent J to cover Faith No More and... wait, it's not April 1 already, is it?
By Metal Hammer published
Are you ready for 2023's first WTF collaboration?

The 10 greatest old school death metal vocalists
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Obituary frontman John Tardy says these are death metal’s Hall Of Fame singers, and who are we to argue

Ghost are teasing something massive: “Jesus is coming”
By Metal Hammer published
Something is afoot in the world of Ghost - is it a new EP or the return of the messiah?

Get an exclusive signed In Flames lyric sheet with this special limited edition issue of Metal Hammer
By Metal Hammer published
Get ready for In Flames’ killer new album Foregone by picking the new In Flames x Metal Hammer bundle with exclusive cover and signed lyric sheet

This German metal festival has banned bands using backing tracks
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Does your band use pre-recorded music at gigs? Don’t bother turning up to Germany’s No Playback festival, because you won’t be allowed to play

Korn have released a Follow The Leader make-up palette, because this is what nu metal does in 2023
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Give yourself a glow up with Korn’s Follow The Leader-inspired make-up range

Limp Bizkit’s Wes Borland launches legal action against ex-wife Carré Callaway for defamation
By Metal Hammer published
“This action is simply a tactic to bully, intimidate and silence me,” says Carré Callaway after ex-husband Wes Borland accuses her of revealing details of their 2019 divorce

Slayer’s Kerry King pays tribute to Dave Mustaine: “He’s a f**king awesome guitar player“
By Metal Hammer published
In the brand new issue of Metal Hammer, Kerry King recalls being blown away by the future Megadeth leader at an early Metallica show

Vote for the greatest Nightwish song ever
By Metal Hammer published
Nemo? Storytime? Nymphomaniac Fantasia? Have your say on the best Nightwish song of them all

Metallica’s St Anger played by some guy whacking a beer keg with a baseball bat sounds pretty much identical to the original
By Metal Hammer published
A TikTokker has given Metallica’s St Anger the beer keg/baseball bat makeover it has always deserved

Cate Blanchett sneered at Margot Robbie for liking metal, and the internet is pissed off
By Metal Hammer published
“I don't want to be mean, but Cate Blanchett is a dick”: the internet responds to Cate Blanchett dissing metal

A hearse, black cake and Ozzy Osbourne: is this the most heavy metal wedding ever?
By Metal Hammer published
Idaho couple Madi Danger and Jay Aspen had the metal wedding to end all metal weddings

Get an exclusive signed Ville Valo lyric sheet with this special limited edition issue of Metal Hammer
By Metal Hammer published
The new Metal Hammer x Ville Valo bundle features a signed lyric sheet and an exclusive cover – and it’s limited to just 300 copies
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