Latest articles by Paul Travers
A history of metal's fascination with the fanged undead, from Slayer to Cradle Of Filth, Type O Negative and Creeper
Finnish prog-doomers’ ninth record contains elements of Queen, Marillion, Metallica’s Black Album and pop production – but most of their mesmerising melancholy remains
Prog metal touches and djent influences shine through the barely-checked aggression on Ukrainians’ fifth album
Testament’s six-string superstar reflects on the chaos of the Bay Area, guesting with Lamb Of God and studying with jazz legends
Reunion with Tarja Turunen is a high point on his second solo album, which mixes prog with vintage metal to impressive effect
It’s back to the future as Mike Portnoy returns to the prog metal giants – bringing a little of their old magic with him
Dark Nordic folk collective’s sixth album takes the listener into hibernation and on to the new spring
Talking exclusively to Metal Hammer, Dani Filth reveals the name of Cradle Of Filth’s next studio album and when it’s due out. He also says that their long-anticipated Ed Sheeran team-up won’t be on it.
From a Slipknot buried treasure to the long-overlooked Korn rarity, these are the overlooked classics in the nu metal canon
From Judas Priest's Invincible Shield to Nightwish's Yesterwynde and Opeth's return to extremity, these are the metal albums that ruled 2024
Symphonic metal heroes Epica offer a peek behind the curtain of their upcoming ninth album
The werewolf-obsessed keyboardist of Powerwolf also has secret ambitions to be a truck driver
The ultimate guide to thrash metal titans Slayer - as told through their greatest songs
Mushroomhead laid the groundwork as metal's ultimate masked maniacs in the mid-90s
Michael Schenker's My Years With UFO features contributions from Axl Rose, Slash, Roger Glover, Joey Tempest and many more
Einar Solberg isn’t sure their eighth album is prog, although there’s plenty of evidence to argue otherwise
One of the pioneers of Gothenburg's legendary melodeath sound, Dark Tranquillity continue to provide remarkable consistency on their thirteenth album
Category 7 put on a hell of a first showing for their debut album
Off the back of their looooooong-anticipated comeback, revisit the Kittie back-catalogue in reverse-order of brilliance
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
2001 release, inspired by his home nation, put the Canadian back on track after his previous misstep
With help from Leaves Eyes vocalist Liv Kristine and some spiritual interference from Type O Negative, Cradle Of Filth traded black metal for goth on 2004's Nymphetamine
Twenty five years on from nu metal breakthrough Spit, Fire proves that Kittie are a vital modern metal band with plenty left to say
