Rich Hobson

Writer for Metal Hammer, 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.

Articles by: Rich Hobson

A quick word with Voivod: thrash metal, the Cold War, and making a movie

By Rich Hobson published 15 April 22

Approaching their fourth decade, prog thrashers Voivod are still blasting out into the cosmos with 15th album Synchro Anarchy

Motionless In White's Masterpiece is an emotional epic fit for the Black Parade

By Rich Hobson published 14 April 22

Motionless In White's new single Masterpiece is all about burning the world down and rising from the ashes

Peter Steele: the life and death of the Godfather Of Goth Metal

By Rich Hobson published 14 April 22

Type O Negative frontman Peter Steele lived a life like no one else. This is the story of a giant of the 90s metal scene

George 'Corpsegrinder' Fisher: My Life Story

By Rich Hobson published 13 April 22

George 'Corpsegrinder' Fisher talks going solo, working with Dee Snider and doing a World Of Warcraft themed album... maybe

Gene Simmons: "I stand by my words, rock is dead and the fans killed it."

By Rich Hobson published 13 April 22

KISS legend Gene Simmons on why BTS aren't the next Beatles, rock is still dead, but festivals like Download at least keep bands on the road

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Devin Townsend: my life in 10 songs

By Rich Hobson published 13 April 22

Devin Townsend picks the 10 songs that defined his career, musing on mushroom trips, mortality and how cheeseburgers hold the secrets of the universe

Amy Lee singing with Korn shows why both bands were nu metal's ultimate survivors

By Rich Hobson published 11 April 22

Korn and Amy Lee teaming up for MTV Unplugged in 2006 is the stuff millennial metalheads dreams are made of

Disturbed have finished recording their new album

By Rich Hobson published 11 April 22

David Draiman's Instagram post suggests Disturbed have finished recording their new album, as well as song titles

The Story Behind The Song: Metallica’s Enter Sandman

By Rich Hobson published 8 April 22

Their fans were worried about Metallica going “Bon Jovi”. But Enter Sandman would become one of metal’s greatest ever songs

“Lars was desperate!": an interview with Lloyd Grant, Metallica’s forgotten guitarist

By Rich Hobson published 5 April 22

Before Kirk Hammett, before Dave Mustaine, there was Lloyd Grant - the man who played guitar on Metallica’s very first recording

Carpenter Brut: 10 albums that changed my life

By Rich Hobson published 5 April 22

Metallica, Meshuggah, Megadeth, Type O Negative, Tiamat – synthwave kingpin Carpenter Brut‘s record collection is metal all the way

Sex, satanism and Scooby Doo: Ghost's mythos explored in new mockumentary

By Rich Hobson published 4 April 22

Ghost's YouTube mockumentary Metal Myths Part 2 explores the 'histories and mysteries' surrounding the band

Why we’re insanely excited about the return of Beavis And Butt-head

By Rich Hobson published 2 April 22

Beavis and Butt-Head are coming back for a second feature-length movie – and we couldn’t be more ready for it

The 50 best nu metal albums of all time

By Dave Everley, Metal Hammer, Rich Hobson, Merlin Alderslade published 1 April 22

Nu metal ruled the roost at the turn of the millennium, and these are the 50 best albums the genre produced

Watch this TikToker shred System Of A Down’s Chop Suey… on a ukulele

By Rich Hobson published 31 March 22

System Of A Down's Chop Suey gets the ukulele treatment is always needed

Watch Rob Halford make all Sum 41's teenage metalhead dreams come true

By Rich Hobson published 30 March 22

Sum 41 were joined by Tommy Lee and Rob Halford for an all-star covers medley for MTV's 20th anniversary in 2001

10 things we want from the new Slipknot album

By Rich Hobson published 30 March 22

Slipknot's new album is coming - here are the ten things we want to see from Iowa's finest

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Sum 41 are releasing a metal/pop-punk double album

By Rich Hobson published 25 March 22

Sum 41’s next album Heaven And Hell will be half metal and half pop-punk

Wednesday 13 pays tribute to Joey Jordison on-stage at first show of 2022

By Rich Hobson published 25 March 22

Wednesday 13 paid tribute to Murderdolls bandmate Joey Jordison in first show since Halloween 2020

Dave Grohl’s Dream Widow is the ultimate love letter to extreme metal

By Rich Hobson published 24 March 22

Album review: Dave Grohl swaps the Foo Fighters for grindcore, sludge and black metal on Dream Widow

Forget Ghost - Sleep Token will be your new favourite masked metal band

By Rich Hobson published 24 March 22

Nobody knows who the enigmatic figure behind Sleep Token is, but their mix of tech metal and R&B is inspiring religious fervour

Watch Iron Maiden bring sexy back with the aid of an exotic dancer

By Rich Hobson published 23 March 22

Iron Maiden's performance of 22 Acacia Avenue at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1982 saw the Londoners try to 'sex up' their presentation. They wouldn't try this again

Watch Tool troll a bunch of Scientologists with an exotic dancer, crowd surfers and some light spanking

By Rich Hobson published 22 March 22

Tool's 1993 show at the Scientology Celebrity Center was their most anarchic gig ever

James Hetfield’s son has just released an album – and it’s sludgy AF

By Rich Hobson published 22 March 22

Listen to the debut album from Castor Hetfield’s band Bastardane

Anthrax's Scott Ian recalls horror bus crash that killed Metallica's Cliff Burton: "I think about him weekly"

By Elizabeth Scarlett, Rich Hobson published 22 March 22

Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian opens up about his time on the road with Metallica on 1986's Damage Inc. tour, and his memories of the night Cliff Burton was tragically killed

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