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The 50 most metal movie moments ever
From the sinister appearance of Count Orlok to Iron Man rocking out to AC/DC, these are the 50 most metal movie moments ever
The 100 Songs That Changed Metal
From founding fathers like Black Sabbath, Rainbow and Judas Priest to metal's modern leaders such as Ghost, Sleep Token and Spiritbox, these are the songs that have defined a genre
Crazy Town's Shifty Shellshock died from an accidental drug overdose
“Seth has been struggling with substance abuse problems for quite sometime”
10 bands that defined Download 2024
From historic Download debuts to returning heroes, surprise sets to stage dives in the mud, these are the 10 performances that defined an unforgettable weekend at Donington
Watch Ghost tear through Kaisarion live in clip from upcoming movie Rite Here Rite Now
Ghost’s half-concert-movie, half-narrative-film will be in cinemas worldwide from June 20 to 23
Soulfly announce Superstition tour schedule
Max Cavalera is bringing Soulfly back to Europe in July/August
Watch Metallica get upstaged by lightning bolts during Master Of Puppets on the opening night of their latest tour
A lightning storm during Metallica’s show in Munich proves Mother Nature still has the best pyro display
Watch Metallica play epic 72 Seasons closer Inamorata live for the very first time
Metallica’s 11-minute epic Inamorata got its live debut in Munich, Germany on the second night of their European tour
Watch the crazy video for Babymetal and Electric Callboy's new single, Ratatata
The kawaii metal idols have joined forces with Germany’s synth-metal party animals for an outrageous new track
The greatest P.O.D. collaborations, in their own words
From Lamb Of God’s Randy Blythe and Suicidal Tendencies’ Mike Muir to an unknown Katy Perry, P.O.D are the kings of the collaboration – and here are the most memorable
Julie Christmas announces first album in 14 years, releases ultra-catchy single Supernatural
The noise rock/post-metal maestro will be flanked by members of Cult Of Luna, Ken Mode and more when Ridiculous And Full Of Blood drops in June
Listen to Scene Queen’s pounding new single, Stuck
The bimbocore pioneer’s debut album, Hot Singles In Your Area, is due this spring
“A lot of guys can play awesome guitar but there’s very few super-shredders like that”: members of Slayer, Nightwish, Mastodon and more salute the genius of Alexi Laiho
Late, great Children Of Bodom frontman Alexi Laiho was born on April 9, 1979
“We’d play a song in a certain tempo. Three weeks later, it would be twice as fast”: who invented thrash metal? Kirk Hammett has a theory
Kirk Hammett was there at the birth of thrash with his original band Exodus, so he should know more than anyone who invented the genre
“Rob Zombie hates my guts. He owes everything to us”: GWAR’s Dave ‘Oderus Urungus’ Brockie was a genius, and here’s proof
GWAR frontman Dave ‘Oderus Urungus’ Brockie died on this day in 2014
“He came up and said, ‘Hey Herman, how’s it going?’ That was a shocker!”: the encounter with a guitar legend that left Dragonforce’s Herman Li speechless
It takes a lot for Herman Li to be starstruck, but one iconic guitar hero managed it
“It was all a bit Jethro Tull-y and witchy-woo”: the iconic Bruce Dickinson solo song that began life as an idea for an ‘acoustic’ Iron Maiden album that was never made
How a rejected Iron Maiden song written in the mid-80s became a Bruce Dickinson classic almost 10 years later
Win two Weekend VIP Passes, roundtrip airfare and hotel accommodation for the DWP festival of your choice - Welcome To Rockville, Sonic Temple, Inkcarceration, Louder Than Life or Aftershock 2024!
Louder, Metal Hammer and DWP are teaming up to offer one lucky US fan and a pal the chance to go to one of this year's biggest festivals!
“It’ll be something you haven’t heard in 20 or 30 years – it’s the perfect way to go out”: Al Jourgensen is reuniting with a legendary ex-bandmate for Ministry’s final album
Former Ministry bassist Paul Barker is returning to the fold for the band’s last-ever album, according to Al Jourgensen
Vote for the best Slayer song ever
Angel Of Death? Seasons In The Abyss ? Disciple? Have your say…
Order your limited edition Bad Omens, Hanabie, Lorna Shore or Scene Queen bundle
To celebrate our New Heavy 2024 issue, we’re launching exclusive bundles with all four bands – each featuring a variant cover and gift!
Metal Hammer writers' top metal albums of 2023
Judge not, lest ye be judged yourself. What albums would you have picked?
"Finally the big four will clash and thrash together!" The 'Big Four' of German thrash metal - Kreator, Sodom, Destruction and Tankard - announce first ever show together
Kreator, Sodom, Destruction and Tankard, the 'Big Four' of German thrash metal, are set to share a stage for the first time in 2024
