Latest articles by Rich Hobson
The epic story of Faith No More’s alt-metal masterpiece The Real Thing
Charismatic new singer, groundbreaking new sound, a rap-metal classic in the making – this is how Faith No More’s The Real Thing helped usher in the alt-rock decade
Metal Hammer's Tracks Of The Week: November 22 2024
Architects, Body Count and Spiritbox are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
The Last Will And Testament is Opeth at their most groundbreakingly brilliant
Opeth go Miss Marple via Edgar Allen Poe on the prog-death-jazz metal odyssey that is The Last Will And Testament
Metal Hammer's Tracks Of The Week: November 15 2024
Machine Head, Poppy and Lord Of The Lost are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
Order an exclusive Papa Roach bundle featuring a limited edition tie-dyed t-shirt
The new Metal Hammer Papa Roach bundle comes with its own exclusive t-shirt design and a mag packed with nu metal brilliance
Linkin Park return from the darkness with the triumphant From Zero
Nu metal giants Linkin Park return after tragedy rebooted and reborn
The story of every Sleep Token song (and the theories behind them)
We dive deep into the discography and lore behind masked metal entities Sleep Token
The Pineapple Thief up the melancholy quotient on Last To Run
British prog rockers The Pineapple Thief still going strong on new EP Last To Run
Metal Hammer's Tracks Of The Week: November 8 2024
Malevolence, Korpiklaani and Burning Witches are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
How Within Temptation and Tarja Turunen formed the ultimate symphonic metal tag team for blockbuster single Paradise (What About Us?)
Two symphonic metal icons united for this powerhouse 2013 single. Sharon and Tarja tell us how it all came together
4 brilliant new metal bands you need to hear in November 2024
From The Gloom In The Corner's cinematic metalcore to Sgáile's mountain-inspired doom, industrial goth of Black Satellite and brutal Belgian post-metallers Divided, these are the brilliant new bands you need to hear in November 2024
Massive Wagons conjure up more magic on Earth To Grace
Lancashire rockers Massive Wagons still going strong on album seven
Kerry King on riffs, venomous housepets and which bands he'd have joined given the chance
Thrash metal icon Kerry King answers fan questions and discusses which legendary bands he'd love to tour with
"There’s a lot of swearing in Hindi, which won’t run well with our parents." Indian nu metallers Bloodywood talk their "surprising" new album, THAT Monkey Man scene and why they're not expecting a call from Linkin Park any time soon
We catch up with New Delhi's finest Bloodywood in the studio
"It's always Halloween around here." Forget Wembley; a sold out Halloween show in Manchester proves Creeper are still Britain's best cult band
Wembley might have had pyro and dancers, but a roaring crowd in Manchester proves Creeper don't need big production to put on a massive show
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: November 1 2024
Powerflo, The Halo Effect and Raging Speedhorn are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
The 10 best punk albums of the last decade
Never mind the bollocks - here's the greatest punk albums that have raged against austerity, Trump and so much more
Ice Nine Kills' Spencer Charnas names the greatest horror movie of all time
Fresh from Ice Nine Kills' collaboration with Terrifier, Spencer Charnas names the horror movie GOAT - and gives an update on The Silver Scream 3
10 movies that prove 2024 has been a brilliant year for horror
From the sadistic brutality of Art The Clown in Terrifier 3 to the stomach-turning dysmorphia of The Substance, 2024 has been a great year for all things horror
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Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: October 25 2024
Linkin Park, Jinjer and Cradle Of FIlth are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
Tool are hosting their own tropical getaway festival with Primus, Mastodon, Coheed And Cambria and more
Tool Live In The Sand will take place at the Hard Rock Hotel in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic from March 7 - 9 2025
Triumphs, setbacks and singalongs as goth metal heroes Lacuna Coil celebrate a three-decade career
Lacuna Coil might've started out in goth metal but three decades on its only a small part of their magnificent sonic offering as they return to the UK for a headline tour
