Latest articles by Rich Hobson
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
Shavo Odadjian reflects on System Of A Down being ‘nu metal’: “I never liked being compared to anyone”
“When they put us in a group, I would always be like, ‘We’re not nu metal, we’re our own thing!’ Now I’m older and wiser…”
We got Bridear's Kimi to make us a mixtape and it's stacked
Kimi, frontwoman of Japanese power metallers Bridear, makes us a mixtape composed of songs that have shaped her life
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: October 18 2024
Arch Enemy, Slaughter To Prevail and Bloodywood are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
Paul Gilbert reveals the guitarist who blows his mind as he unveils the soundtrack of his life
Mr. Big guitarist and solo artist Paul Gilbert picks his records, artists and of lasting significance
Bloodstock announces ultra-rare Nailbomb performance - and 12 other bands
August's Bloodstock line-up just got even bigger with the likes of Ministry, Nailbomb and Fear Factory joining the bill
Daron Malakian says Scars On Broadway have already recorded their next album
After their first show in five years, System Of A Down's Daron Malakian admits Scars On Broadway already have their third album ready and waiting
Mikael Stanne's guide to death metal
Mikael Stanne picks the ten death metal albums that put him on the path to making melodeath history
4 brilliant new metal bands you need to hear in October 2024
From Finnish supergroup Crownshift to crossover brutes Drain, doomgazers Iress and nu metal revivalists Profiler, these are the bands you need to hear in October 2024
Watch power metal heroes Powerwolf burn their own keyboardist at the stake as part of their massive new arena show
Watch Powerwolf burn keyboardist Falk Maria Schlegel at the stake in Hamburg
