Latest articles by Rich Hobson
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
Finnish former Eurovision entrants Blind Channel announce hiatus
New five-part documentary series Blind Channel: After Dark Side charts the Finnish band's trials and travails over the past three years
The 20 songs that defined Slayer's career (and the stories behind them)
The ultimate guide to thrash metal titans Slayer - as told through their greatest songs
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: October 4 2024
Lacuna Coil, Coheed And Cambria and Soilwork are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
Sabaton throw down the gauntlet as the world's biggest power metal band with The Tour To End All Tours
Sabaton's massive metal concert movie The Tour To End All Tours is a must see when it hits cinemas in October
Shavo Odadjian has "plenty of ammunition" for the next System Of A Down album
Seven Hours After Violet might have brought Shavo Odadjian back to metal after 20 years, but he's never stopped writing for System Of A Down
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: September 27 2024
Serj Tankian, The Black Dahlia Murder and Amaranthe are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
Trivium were asked to egg Iron Maiden at Ozzfest 2005. They declined and started wearing Iron Maiden shirts onstage.
A feud between the Osbournes and Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson came to a head during Ozzfest 2005. Trivium, who paid 30 grand to join the tour, steered clear and started supporting their heavy metal heroes
