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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

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

Watch a real-life robot band play Metallica’s Enter Sandman and Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit
By Metal Hammer published
The band of the future is here… and it’s a bunch of robots

This is Ville Valo’s track by track guide to the new VV album Neon Noir
By Metal Hammer published
Every track on VV’s Neon Noir album in Ville Valo’s own words

The greatest Slayer songs ever, picked by Corey Taylor, Ghost’s Tobias Forge, Dani Filth and more
By Metal Hammer published
Metal's all-star players pick the Slayer songs that changed metal

Watch Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg share the history behind his masks
By Metal Hammer published
Slipknot's Jay Weinberg visits The House Of Masks and gives owner AJ Good an exclusive insight into the evolution of his masks

Kerry King was angry when Slayer ended: “That livelihood was taken away from me”
By Metal Hammer published
Ex-Slayer guitarist Kerry King reveals his reaction to the band’s split in the brand new issue of Metal Hammer

Listen to Lzzy Hale and Daughtry join forces on a killer cover of Journey classic Separate Ways
By Metal Hammer published
“Chris Daughtry and I have been threatening to unleash a duet for years” says Lzzy Hale, as the duo unleash heavy Journey cover

Judge dismisses one of the sexual assault lawsuits filed against Marilyn Manson
By Metal Hammer published
Ashley Morgan Smithline's case against Marilyn Manson has been dismissed by a Los Angeles judge

Ville Valo wishes Him had ended sooner than it did: “The spark was no longer there”
By Metal Hammer published
Ville Valo opens up about Him’s split and his debut solo album Neon Noir in the new issue of Metal Hammer

Alien Ant Farm vocalist Dryden Mitchell faces battery charge after allegedly placing a fan's hand on his genitals
By Metal Hammer published
Broward State Attorney’s Office files a first-degree misdemeanour charge against Alien Ant Farm frontman Dryden Mitchell after incident in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Ville Valo is back, and he’s on the cover of the brand new issue of Metal Hammer
By Metal Hammer published
Ville Valo, Kerry King, Robb Flynn, Polyphia and the ultimate 2023 preview – only in the brand new issue of Metal Hammer

Slipknot share access all areas video footage from their December Latin America tour and we can't hide our envy
By Metal Hammer published
Slipknot toured Latin America in December 2022, and new footage from the trek suggests it was wild

John Dolmayan says System Of A Down should have replaced Serj Tankian years ago: “He hasn’t wanted to be in the band for a long time”
By Metal Hammer published
System Of A Down’s John Dolmayan says the band have “wasted 15 or 20 years” trying to make a new record with Serj Tankian

20 iconic metal albums that turn 20 in 2023
By Metal Hammer published
Iron Maiden, Metallica, Evanescence – these classic albums all celebrate their 20th birthday this year

ESP School of Metal Guitar: how to play guitar like Iron Maiden
By Metal Hammer published
Learn the playing secrets of some of the finest guitarists in metal with ESP's new video series

Slipknot’s Clown hints that the unreleased Look Outside Your Window album will finally come out this year
By Metal Hammer published
“It’s one of the best things I’ve ever done in my life,” says Slipknot’s Clown of the semi-mythical Look Outside Your Window

Metallica’s Enter Sandman has passed 1 billion plays on Spotify
By Metal Hammer published
Metallica’s 1991 classic Enter Sandman joins Spotify’s 1 billion club

Watch previously unseen footage of one of Layne Staley’s last ever shows with Alice In Chains
By Metal Hammer published
Video of one of Layne Staley’s final shows from 1996 has appeared on YouTube

Metallica have dropped footage of their acoustic cover of Thin Lizzy’s Borderline, and Phil Lynott would be proud
By Metal Hammer published
Watch pro-shot footage of Metallica’s previously unreleased unplugged cover of classic Thin Lizzy deep cut Borderline record at December’s Helping Hands concert

Fred Durst wants to help Elon Musk save Twitter, because it’s 2022 and the world is absolutely nuts
By Metal Hammer published
Fred Durst to Elon Musk: “Myself and Limp Bizkit are available for any help you might want on Twitter”
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