Latest articles by Rich Hobson
The best metal albums of 2026 (so far)
Lamb Of God, Dimmu Borgir, Evanescence: it's been a great year for metal (and we're not done yet)
The best new metal songs you need to hear this week: August 14 2026
Mastodon, Green Lung and Noctule are among the best new metal songs you need to hear this week
Slipknot’s producer explains why he recorded Iowa with a broken back
Ross Robinson took just one day off after getting seriously injured in a motocross accident
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: July 31 2026
Tony Iommi makes a long awaited return, Electric Callboy channel their inner boyband and Sheri Moon Zombie strikes out as a solo artist in this week's best new metal songs round up
Castle Rat look like future headliners at Bloodstock: review
Castle Rat have barely played a dozen gigs in the UK, but pulled a massive crowd for their early afternoon slot at Bloodstock
Judas Priest's Bloodstock set is a triumphant homecoming: review
Rob Halford confirms Judas Priest are working on a new album as they bring some of heavy metal's greatest anthems home to Bloodstock
Nevermore make a triumphant return to the UK: Bloodstock review
The new line-up of Nevermore proves a fitting celebration of their legacy - and a hopeful new beginning
Lamb Of God are still setting the bar for live heavy metal as they crush it at Bloodstock
With their third headlining slot at Bloodstock Festival, Lamb Of God are basically the house band by this point
Opeth's only UK gig of 2026 is an undeniable triumph: review
Opeth, Paradise Lost and Katatonia in God's Own Country on Yorkshire Day? It's a match made in heaven
The story behind A's nu metal hit Nothing
A's Nothing bore all the hallmarks of a nu metal banger - but its creators couldn't have been further from the genre
Blaze Bayley on Iron Maiden, depression and what keeps him going
Blaze Bayley is open to working with Iron Maiden again - and has ideas of how he'd love to do it
"It's our duty to push the boundaries." The story of Wacken Open Air
Ahead of its huge 35th anniversary event, we look back at the birth of Wacken
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: July 24 2026
Amon Amarth, Hatebreed and Imminence are among the bands with killer new metal songs out this week
Sleep Token's Take Me Back To Eden has gone platinum
The band's 2023 breakthrough marks their first Platinum Certified record, but also confirms their status as one of the biggest and most successful metal bands of this century
Every Mastodon album ranked from worst to best
Re-acquaint yourself with the Atlanta behemoth’s back-catalogue before Marrow Deep comes out in August
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: July 17 2026
Mastodon team up with Josh Homme, Bury Tomorrow go industrial and In This Moment make the world's most oppressive club anthem on this week's best new metal song roundup
From collabing with Gerard Way to hanging with Robb Flynn, five minutes with Frozen Soul's Chad Green
Frozen Soul are one of the most exciting bands in death metal right now - and it turns out MCR's Gerard Way agrees!
Alissa White-Gluz reveals all about her killer new band, Blue Medusa
Alissa White-Gluz is finally bringing one of her long term ambitions to life
Tarja picks the songs that have soundtracked her life
Former Nightwish singer and solo star Tarja picks her records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names the music that terrifies her
From Rob Zombie to Queen, A. A. Williams' gives us her life story in ten songs
Alt singer-songwriter A. A. Williams makes us a playlist and tells us the story behind it
Metallica are on the form of their lives at London Stadium
Metallica return to London Stadium to show exactly how they became metal's biggest band
The greatest Alice In Chains songs ever, picked by Kerry King, Max Calavera, Lzzy Hale and more
The grunge icons’ best songs, chosen by 22 of today‘s biggest musicians
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: July 3 2026
Peasant metal, Native American folk by way of black metal and gorgeously symponic power metal all appear in this week's best new metal songs.
