Latest articles by Stephen Hill
"We went on straight after Chappell Roan." From a platinum-selling Taylor Swift cover to hanging out with Post Malone, I Prevail have quietly become one of metal's hottest bands
I Prevail should be up there with Bad Omens and Sleep Token as metal's next big crossover success
With the inadvertent help of a cult leader, Paradise Lost affirmed themselves as the kings of 90s goth metal
The song was not a commercial hit, but today it stands as a classic of its genre
How Max Cavalera overcame death and the loss of his band to make Soulfly’s signature anthem
Max Cavalera reveals how heartache led to one of Soulfly’s greatest anthems
With one music video, Rage Against The Machine almost brought the financial heart of America to its knees
Sleep Now In The Fire helped Rage Against The Machine survive the nu metal takeover – then its music video nearly got them arrested
The underground metal band that invaded the UK charts and almost became a household name
For just a moment, it looked like the UK might have had an answer to Slipknot from the most unlikely of places
AFI have gone full goth - and it's resulted in their best album in over a decade
AFI embrace their love of The Cure, Bauhaus and Sisters Of Mercy to create a modern goth classic
If you're going to dive into one metal album this week, you should probably make it this one
Orbit Culture return with yet more evidence of why they're one of the best bands in the current European metal scene
This 1993 action movie was a bomb. But it produced one of the most revolutionary soundtracks of the decade
Movie Soundtracks Box office bomb, killer soundtrack
Killswitch Engage's Jesse Leach answers your questions
Killswitch Engage frontman Jesse Leach faces down Metal Hammer readers' questions
The prophetic Slayer song that marked the end of one of thrash metal’s greatest songwriting partnerships
Released on 9/11, this Slayer classic could not have been more timely
Beige Against The Machine: Grandson's Bob Vylan-assisted third album Inertia is well-meaning, angry, heartfelt and simplistic enough for pre-schoolers
Jordan Benjamin tries to make sense of a world on fire
"Nobody wanted to sign us, because we didn’t sound like Korn or Limp Bizkit."
System Of A Down might not've fit in, but they helped reshape metal for generations to come
Limp Bizkit pull the biggest crowd of the day at Reading Festival and, to the surprise of no one, absolutely smash it
Surely it's finally time for Limp Bizkit to headline a major UK festival?
Bring Me The Horizon's Reading headline set is a mixed bag, but when they're good, they're incredible
Bring Me The Horizon start great and finish great, but there's a spectacular ball-drop in the middle
Private Music is the most complete and essential album Deftones have made in a very long time
Deftones are arguably bigger than ever - and to top it all off, they've made an absolute beauty of a new album
Did we just see Mastodon play their best ever festival show? Yes, yes we did
Few would argue Mastodon are a band at their best outdoors. Their incredible Bloodstock set just changed that
"It’s a good omen that, prior to the band coming on, the entire field joins in unison to sing Ozzy Osbourne." Gojira's majestic set rounds off the greatest Bloodstock ever
From pre-show singalongs to a flawless showing by the band themselves, Gojira put on a set for the history books
"Curious true metal fans who came to judge the 'pop punk' band have clearly been won over." Creeper's Bloodstock debut is a dramatic triumph
Creeper would have looked out of place on Bloodstock a few years ago. Today they feel right at home
One big thing stopped Nailbomb's first UK show being a classic
Max Cavalera's Nailbomb show why they're so revered in the metal scene, even if sound gremlins scupper their momentum
"With Grizzly, Slaughter To Prevail might complete the Mount Rushmore of great deathcore escapologists."
Slaughter To Prevail prove they can stand toe-to-toe with breakout stars Lorna Shore, Bring Me The Horizon and Whitechapel with new album Grizzly
Filler rears its head on Lenny Kravitz's breakthrough album Are You Gonna Go My Way
Everyone seems to love that title track. The rest? Your mileage may vary
"He said, ‘If you play it backwards, Satan will haunt you!"
Volbeat's Michael Poulsen talks us through his journey to metal stardom
"David Bowie saw something in Trent Reznor." What it was really like on Nine Inch Nails' infamous Self Destruct tour in the 90s
Panic attacks, substance abuse, wrecked hotel rooms and backstage visits by David Bowie and Lou Reed: photographer Jonathan Ranch had a front seat to it all when he followed NIN on tour
