Latest articles by Olivier Badin
The 50 best metal albums of 2023 - as voted by the readers of Metal Hammer
From Metallica to Sleep Token, Avenged Sevenfold to Babymetal, these are the best metal albums of 2023 - as voted by you!
Ghost at Hellfest: more menacing and seductive than ever, despite the early finish
Even with his voice failing, Tobias Forge managed to conjure up a triumphant headline set at Hellfest 2022
Napalm Death's Shane Embury and Absolute Power's Russ Russell project Tronos release star-studded new album
The dynamic duo's new project, described as "ambient psych doom metal", release their debut record Celestial Mechanics
Cripple Bastards - The Outside World album review
The noisiest, biggest grindcore boxset ever?
Atomwinter - Catacombs album review
German Bolt Thower enthusiasts find their own horrific groove
Apostle Of Solitude - From Gold To Ash album review
Indianapolis doom crew go awry in search of alchemy
Monolithe - Nebula Septem album review
Parisian funeral doom explorers go in search of seventh heaven
Necrophobic - Mark Of The Necrogram album review
Sweden’s black/death overlords return to reclaim their throne
Genocide Pact - Order Of Torment album review
Washington DC hardcore/punk crew join the cult of death
Summoning - With Doom We Come album review
Middle Earth-immersed Austrians amble blithely into Mordor
Obscure Burial - Obscure Burial album review
Proto-black metal warriors leave little room to manoeuvre
Acid Witch - Evil Sound Screamers album review
Best listened to with a VHS of Tales From The Crypt and a bong
War Possession - Doomed To Chaos album review
War-mongering Greeks bring their own armaments to the battlefield
Sorcerer - The Crowning Of The Fire King album review
Sweden’s classic doom diehards finally prove their worth
Haemorrhage - We Are The Gore album review
Madrid’s goremongers get a boost from some new blood
Acephalix - Decreation album review
West Coast, death-devoted crustpunks head back to the Grave
