Latest articles by Rich Hobson
Two Promoters One Pod pulls back the curtain on what it's like organising independent metal festivals
Created by Damnation organiser Gavin McInally and 2000 Trees/ArcTanGent boss James Scarlett, Two Promoters One Pod shares behind the scenes stories of the music world
The ultimate track-by-track guide to The Poison by Bullet For My Valentine
Frontman Matt Tuck shares the stories behind the songs on Bullet's groundbreaking debut
Metal Hammer's Tracks Of The Week: March 14 2025
Sleep Token, Cradle Of Filth and Epica are among the best new metal songs this week
Every Jinjer album ranked from worst to best
We’ve put the five studio records by Ukraine’s sonic wrecking machine in reverse-order of magnificence
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: March 7 2025
Ghost, Kittie and Volbeat lead this week's best new metal songs
"A band who could contend with Bring Me The Horizon and Sleep Token as the next zeitgeist-setting metal act."
Spiritbox's second album doesn't just match the instant-classic status of their debut: it surpasses it
The best new metal bands you need to hear in March 2025
Meet the "deathcore Slipknot" Paleface Swiss, to Danish prog metallers Danefae, concept-driven Texan metalcore mob Cantervice and UK alt metallers Vower
Metal Hammer's Tracks Of The Week: February 28 2025
Bad Omens, Employed To Serve and Deafheaven lead this week's best new metal songs
"Someone get Papa Emeritus on the phone."
Green Lung's mix of Black Sabbath dread and Ghost theatricality makes them perfectly suited for massive venues
Slayer are teasing a return to the UK
The thrash metal legends' surprise reunion rumbles on as they confirm shows in Canada and the US, and tease appearances in England and Wales
We're going to miss Ithaca dearly, and this interview with Djamila Azzouz shows why
Ithaca might be about to head off into the sunset, but not before we get one last brilliantly chaotic interview with singer Djamila Azzouz
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: February 21 2025
From Hollywood star Vera Farmiga to Black Label Society, Machine Head and Disturbed, these are the best new metal songs this week
50 metal albums you need to hear in 2025
From Ghost to Babymetal, Halestorm to Sleep Token, these are the metal albums you should keep an eye out for in 2025
Why is buying gig tickets such a terrible experience?
From the agony of trying to get Black Sabbath tickets to the ongoing Oasis reunion ticketing fiasco, buying tickets to big shows has got worse than ever - here's how to try and navigate the madness
Spiritbox's Alexandra Palace show is the end of an era - and the start of their reign as new metal stars
With live debuts, old favourites and stunning visuals, Spiritbox's headline show at Alexandra Palace is nothing short of magic
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: February 14 2025
Ozzy Osbourne, Lacuna Coil and Lordi lead this week's best new metal songs
Metal Hammer's Tracks Of The Week: February 7 2026
Spiritbox, Arch Enemy and Rivers Of Nihil are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
The Story Behind Scars On Broadway's They Say
How Scars On Broadway helped Daron Malakian dust himself off after System Of A Down's breakup
How Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine revitalised metal
How Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine ushered in metal's next generation
The best new metal bands you need to hear in February 2025
Conquer Divide/Avoid/Defences/Faetooth
New Delhi nu metallers Bloodywood just released a brilliant new video celebrating Indian cuisine
The Indian viral sensations will release new album Nu Delhi in March - just in time for their UK tour.
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: January 31 2025
Epica, Jinjer and Bloodywood are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
10 brilliant but overlooked rock and metal albums you need to hear from 2000
The year 2000 gave us massive releases from Deftones, Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit, but these 10 albums flew under the radar
