Latest articles by Rich Hobson
Revived nu metallers Mudvayne release their first new song in 16 years
Hurt People Hurt People is the first taste of new Mudvayne material since 2009's self-titled album
Here are all the songs Iron Maiden have never played live
Iron Maiden just played Alexander The Great live for the first time ever. But there are still 48 Maiden songs that have never been given an airing
Babymetal are the first Japanese band to get a US Top 10
Babymetal's collab-heavy new album Metal Forth makes history as they become the first "all-Japanese" band to debut in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200
Tom Morello on final Ozzy Osbourne meeting and future of RATM
In a new radio interview, Tom Morello addresses why RATM cancelled tour dates in 2022, the future of the band and the last time he saw Ozzy Osbourne
An audience with President, metal's newest mysterious masked sensation
Following in the footsteps of Ghost and Sleep Token, President are taking the metal world by storm
We asked Bloodstock which metal singers would survive a zombie apocalypse
From hammer-wielding Swedes to gun-toting Motor City Madmen, these are the metal singers Bloodstock figured could weather a zombie apocalypse
We asked metalheads to share their top hair care tips
From not washing too often to giving it a good go with eucalyptus, lavendar and herbal products, these are the top hair care tips Bloodstock had to offer
Metal Hammer's Tracks of The Week: August 15 2025
Lorna Shore, Paradise Lost and I Prevail are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
Biff Byford reveals cancer diagnosis
Saxon frontman Biff Byford has posted an update on social media explaining why the band have had to postpone dates this year
I think I might have just watched Trivium play their greatest festival set ever
Self-proclaimed "kings of metal" Trivium set an impossibly high bar headlining Friday night of Bloodstock Open Air 2025
Bill Burr on how teaming up with Primus and Tool members helps his stand-up
Comedian Bill Burr reflects on performing Too Many Puppies with Primus in Los Angeles
"Machine Head live to defy expectations." Robb Flynn and co. conquer Bloodstock with an explosive, emotional headline set
Machine Head return to Bloodstock for an almighty Saturday night headline set
Orange Goblin just played their final ever UK festival show - and it was one hell of a goodbye
Orange Goblin commemorate their 30th - and final - year with a barnstorming final UK festival performance at Bloodstock
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: August 8 2025
Trivium, Babymetal and AFI are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
How Paradise Slaves lured 36 Crazyfists' Brock Lindow back to music
After a final show in December 2019, 36 Crazyfists' Brock Lindow thought he was done. But a message from Killswitch Engage's Joel Stroetzel brought him back to music
What it was like at Wacken Open Air 2025
Thousands of fans, hundreds of bands and tonnes of mud: but Wacken is still the best metal festival around
Headlining a major European festival for the very first time, Papa Roach's loud, proud and unbowed Wacken performance is an utter triumph
Papa Roach deliver a career-defining headline set at Germany's legendary Wacken Open Air festival
The brilliant new metal bands you need to hear in August 2025
From Metallica-endorsed alt-metallers Unpeople to satanic psych doomies Saturday Night Satan, Scottish prog metallers Tiberius and Salisbury shoegaze-revivalists Oversize, these are the bands you need to hear in August 2025
Why A Thousand Horses are moving back to "the Southern rock thing"
Southern rockers A Thousand Horses have just kicked off a UK tour, and are currently “making A Thousand Horses rock record”
Priest's biggest UK headline gig is a victorious celebration
Judas Priest's biggest ever UK headline gig comes tinged with sadness, but also victorious celebrations
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: July 25 2025
Sabaton, Hatebreed and Helloween are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
The 50 best Ozzy Osbourne songs of all time
The Prince Of Darkness, heavy metal's original madman and the architect for an entire genre - these are some of the finest songs Ozzy lent his talents to
The rollercoaster story of Ozzy Osbourne's solo career
After his turbulent exit from Black Sabbath, it turned out Ozzy's wild story was only just beginning
