Latest articles by Rich Hobson
"This is a band reaching the apex of their powers."
Within Temptation have a hard task trying to draw Weezer's crowd away, but those who have turned up have been treated to something special
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: June 13 2025
Orbit Culture, Helloween and Burning Witches lead a hefty line-up for this week's best new metal songs
What it was like at Mystic Festival 2025
From watching Hatebreed cover Slayer in the rain to spectacular sets from King Diamond, Witch Club Satan, Sepultura and more, this is what it was like at Mystic Festival 2025
The 10 best Sleep Token songs ever
From obscure masked metal curios to Download headliners and record-breaking streams, Sleep Token are the biggest thing to hit metal in a generation. Here are their 10 best songs so far
"Apparently, pretending to play guitar on a public path is a criminal offence."
UK metalcore mob Malevolence have found the hill they'll die on - falling foul of a nature charity formed in the Victorian era
Does a new-look Katatonia mean a bold new era? Of course not, but Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State is a gloomily gorgeous listen all the same
The first Katatonia album without Anders Nyström is just about what you'd expect, but it's still very, very good
The story behind Coheed And Cambria's The Suffering
Good Apollo Vol. One... might've reinvented Coheed And Cambria as prog metal stars, but The Suffering was pure power pop bliss
"Future festival headliners without a doubt."
Babymetal celebrated 15 years with a massive metal celebration in front of 20,000 fans at London's O2 Arena.
"It took Bring Me The Horizon 10 years to get into arenas. Sleep Token did it in less than five." Inside the rise of Sleep Token, by those who were there
Sleep Token have become the biggest metal band of their generation. We spoke to the people who witnessed and assisted their meteoric rise
Brilliant new metal bands you need to hear in June 2025
From heavygaze hard-hitters Love Is Noise and Blasphemer-sporting black metallers Ruim to Calgary goths Poltergeist and nu-gen punk Bex, these are the bands you need to hear in June 2025
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: May 30
From Lord Of The Lost and Babymetal to Avatar, Hanabie and Halestorm, these are the best new metal songs this week
Svalbard's Serena Cherry answers your questions
Which Pokémon would her bands be? How did she learn guitar? Why doesn't she play more power metal? These are the questions you asked Svalbard's Serena Cherry
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: May 23 2025
Electric Callboy, Blackbraid, Malevolence and many others have devastated our eardrums with new tunes this week. Hear them all and vote for your favourite here.
"Intense. Beautiful. Devastating." Seven bands who defined Desertfest London 2025
Desertfest 2025 took over five venues in Camden, north London at the weekend, and crushed our tiny brains into jellied chunks
10 songs we need to hear at Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's farewell gig
Back To The Beginning is set to be the world's biggest celebration of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath. We're hoping these songs will be part of it
Jonathan Davis is raising money for a dog shelter
Remember when Hammer interviewed Rob Halford with a bunch of kittens? Here's Jonathan Davis talking about how much he loves dogs
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: May 16 2025
Lorna Shore, Within Temptation and President are among the best new metal songs this week.
Evile feature on the new Final Destination soundtrack
Evile join the Final Destination Bloodlines soundtrack alongside Creedence Clearwater Revival, Johnny Cash, and erm, Kelly Clarkson
The band who headlined Sleep Token's first US tour recall what it was like
It was clear Sleep Token were special on their first US tour - but not everybody understood them
Turnstile's guitarist Meg Mills was inspried by Freaky Friday
Speaking to Knotfest in September 2024, new Turnstile recruit Meg Mills shared her journey to becoming the hardcore star's new guitarist
Alt Blk Era discuss Nine Inch Nails, Beyonce, Prodigy and more
Alt Blk Era masterminds Nyrobi and Chaya Becket-Messam talk genre-blurring influences
Watch Zakk Wylde, Ice-T, Sharon Den Adel and more celebrate 400 issues of Metal Hammer
Hammer celebrates 400 issues with an all-star line-up of metal stars
Members of Bullet For My Valentine and Trivium clear the air on social media
Bullet For My Valentine and Trivium take to social media to clear up any misunderstandings
