Rich Hobson
News Editor for Metal Hammer and a freelance contributor to Classic Rock and Louder, Rich has never met a feature he didn't fancy, which is just as well when it comes to covering everything rock, punk and metal for both print and online. Passionate about seeing the spread of metal on a global scale, Rich has spent the last decade seeking out emerging acts from around the world, covering everyone from Alien Weaponry and The Hu to Kaoteon, Nine Treasures and Jinjer, whilst also re-examining rock and metal history with bands like Faith No More, Sepultura and Ozzy Osbourne, alongside legendary events like Rock in Rio and the 1991 Clash Of The Titans tour.
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The Boston hardcore band are going viral after their guerilla Times Square gig got pulled by police

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Even if you saw Back To The Beginning on the day, the concert movie is a whole new experience featuring metal's biggest names

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Floor Jansen, Machine Head and Delain are among this week's best new metal songs

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He made Halloween, The Thing and Big Trouble In Little China - but what song got under John Carpenter's skin?

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Rock's greatest villain gives himself a cross-examination in new book Devil On My Shoulder

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The singer/guitarist says he and his bandmates didn’t hear about Ozzy Osbourne’s final gig until after it had been put together

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The School’s Out superstar doesn’t let his faith stop him from admiring some of the evilest music in history

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Tarja Turunen, Blackgold and Heilung are among the best new metal songs this week

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From the backwoods of Finland to stages around the world, Nightwish have become one of metal's most iconic groups

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Ian Hill was Judas Priest's longest-serving member

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Following in Keith Richards’ footsteps, the prog metal frontman vows he’ll play until he can’t anymore

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Trivium, Power Trip and Hanabie. are among this week's best new metal songs.

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Precinct 3 and Scavenger will be featured on the Texan thrasher's new album in 2027

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The longest-serving member in Judas Priest's history on the songs that have defined his life

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Avatar are set to rejoin Metallica on the road in 2027 - and Johannes Eckerstrom is buzzing about the prospect

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Snot were cut down in their prime after the death of frontman Lynn Strait. Now they're back and working on new music

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Tony Iommi, A Perfect Circle and Hatebreed are among the best new metal songs in this week's round-up

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The drummer for the metal masters behind The Number Of The Beast sought counsel about remaining in the band after converting to Christianity in 1999

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Fugazi's Ian MacKaye called Bad Brains "the greatest band in the world"

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And he has plaque the hatful of ashes to prove it

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Alissa White-Gluz makes her Dragonforce debut, Bullet For My Valentine eye up arenas and Clutch go hard on bravado in this latest best new mtal songs round-up

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“He said, ‘Do you remember me saving your life?’ I was like, ‘No?’”

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As Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil tops the UK box office, Metal Hammer writers pick their ideal soundtracks for zombie-slaying

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They’ve defended the faith since 1974 – here are Judas Priest’s 19 studio albums, in reverse-order of excellence

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The 90s might have been a golden age for alternative rock and metal, but these 10 bands never got the dues they deserved
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