Latest articles by Rich Hobson
Metal Hammer's Tracks Of The Week: January 17 2025
Architects, Alien Weaponry and Whitechapel are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
The brilliant new metal bands you need to hear in January 2025
From the post-hardcore squall of Hidden Mothers to Lutharo's invigorating mix of power metal and melodeath, to one-woman black metaller Hulder and Saudi Arabian tech-prog-metallers Ana.n7n, these are the bands you need to hear in January 2025
Kyuss legend Brant Bjork on stoner rock, generator parties and why he never to be Metallica
Brant Bjork sharies his stories of desert rock, generator parties and why he never wanted Kyuss to be Metallica
The 50 best metal songs of 2024
Ghost, Judas Priest, Babymetal, Gojira, Knocked Loose... 2024 was a massive year for metal songs. But which song did you vote as the very best?
How Shavo Odadjian ditched nu metal for deathcore with Seven Hours After Violet
Shavo Odadjian hadn't released an album in almost 20 years, but a chance encounter at a party gave birth to his heaviest project yet
Ice-T on Body Count, dream collabs and the rage behind Cop Killer
Ice-T reflects on the rage behind Cop Killer, the best rap and metal albums and dream collabs as he answers your questions
The 20 best metal albums of 2024 - as voted by the readers of Metal Hammer
From Judas Priest to Opeth, Poppy to Bring Me The Horizon, these are the metal albums you said defined metal in 2024
Metal Hammer's 50 best albums of 2024
From Judas Priest's Invincible Shield to Nightwish's Yesterwynde and Opeth's return to extremity, these are the metal albums that ruled 2024
‘He said, ‘You can’t afford me!’” Steven Wilson isn’t on Opeth’s album. Ian Anderson is
Mikael Åkerfeldt and guitarist Fredrik Åkesson regret that people focus so much on one element of their sound, when there’s so much more to The Last Will And Testament
We went backstage with Powerwolf, Hammerfall and Wind Rose on the power metal tour of the year - and it was absolutely ludicrous
Inside the biggest (and most over the top) power metal tour of 2024
The 10 best death metal albums of 2024
From the cosmic death exploration of Blood Incantation to the welcome return of Nails and Job For A Cowboy, these are the 10 albums that defined death metal in 2024
Bullet For My Valentine's Matt Tuck and Trivium's Matt Heafy answer your questions
Two of metal's best Matts answer questions from their biggest fans (and no, we still don't know who the next Metallica is)
"I had one mate who was massively into Deep Purple but they were a bit too proggy for me." How Frank Skinner became a born-again metalhead
Frank Skinner on the "inspirational" Judas Priest, playing in a cult Birmingham band and the heavy metal sitcom that never was
Serj Tankian on System Of A Down, heritage and the importance of staying active
Although System Of A Down haven't released a new album in almost 20 years, that hasn't stopped frontman Serj Tankian from remaining a prolific force
Vote for the best metal album of 2024
Whether you've loved Judas Priest or Linkin Park, Poppy or Kerry King, we want to know what albums have excited you most in 2024
King Diamond to tour Europe and the UK with Paradise Lost, Angel Witch and Unto Others
Paradise Lost, Angel Witch and Unto Others will support King Diamond at select headline shows in 2025
Kerry King rules out future Slayer activity
Kerry King reaffirms that Slayer won't be making a full-scale comeback
Introducing Crossbone Skully, Tommy Henriksen's avenging superhero from outer space
Welcome to Alice Cooper guitarist Tommy Henriksen’s Mutt Lange-produced 80s-rock-leaning project
The 10 best black metal albums of 2024
You may as well rename Ihsahn, Zeal & Ardor and Witch Club Satan “Spinal Tap”, because there was none more black in 2024
The 10 best prog metal albums of 2024
Leprous, Opeth, Slift and others have presented some truly forward-thinking excellence this year
Vote for the best metal song of 2024
From Judas Priest to Poppy, Spiritbox, Ghost and beyond, 2024 has offered some great new metal tunes. But now we need your help deciding the best of the best
Cyber Monday CD player deals: Save a bundle on a top CD player - even though the big sales day is over
We've picked out a selection of excellent discounted CD players that are still on sale - but these discounts could end at any moment
Cyber Monday CD deals 2024: There's still time to grab a CD bargain but you're going to have to be quick
The Cyber Monday CD sales are officially over, but there's still a handful of tasty price drops
