Latest articles by Rich Hobson
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
Rock icon, reality TV star, national treasure: Every Ozzy Osbourne solo album ranked
A guide to the recorded solo work of the late Prince Of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne
How Wacken became one of metal's biggest and most beloved festivals
Wacken Open Air returns this year with bands including Guns N' Roses, Papa Roach, Gojira, Machine Head and more
How Judas Rising rebuilt Judas Priest for the 21st Century
After a decade with Tim 'Ripper' Owens, Judas Priest welcomed Rob Halford back into the fold - and ushered in their second coming
Metal Hammer's Tracks Of The Week: July 18 2025
Nine Inch Nails, Amon Amarth and In This Moment are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning: our ultimate review of their triumphant final show
Our blow-by-blow review of the biggest heavy metal show ever as Black Sabbath triumphantly bow out
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: July 4 2025
Judas Priest, Lord Of The Lost and Warkings are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
Slayer's return to the UK was chaotic but ultimately triumphant
Amon Amarth, Anthrax, Mastodon and Hatebreed supported Slayer for their spectacular UK comeback
Brilliant new metal bands you need to hear in July 2025
From the Bring Me The Horizon and Architects approved Amira Elfeky to Nordic folk metal songstress Sylvaine, nu metalcore stars Uncured and industrial metaller Harpy, these are the metal bands you need to hear in July 2025
The 10 greatest metal bands from Birmingham
10 brilliant metal bands that show Birmingham really is the home of metal
