
Stephen Hill
Since blagging his way onto the Hammer team a decade ago, Stephen has written countless features and reviews for the magazine, usually specialising in punk, hardcore and 90s metal, and still holds out the faint hope of one day getting his beloved U2 into the pages of the mag. He also regularly spouts his opinions on the Metal Hammer Podcast.
Latest articles by Stephen Hill

Irish post-punks Sprints tease their next chapter at Glastonbury
By Stephen Hill published
Dublin's Sprints bring new songs - and Kate Nash - to Glastonbury's Woodsies Stage

An awestruck Glastonbury discovers that Charli XCX was bang on the money when she predicted the onset of Turnstile Summer
By Stephen Hill published
No offence Jarvis, but THIS is hardcore

Legendary 'Godfather of Grunge' Neil Young closes out Saturday night at Glastonbury
By Stephen Hill published
"A fantastic celebration of a legendary artist"

Surprise! Glastonbury's worst-kept secret is revealed as 'Patchwork' aka Pulp remind Worthy Farm exactly why they're one of Britain's best-loved and most brilliant bands
By Stephen Hill published
Common People? No, national treasures

"Like Gogol Bordello getting pegged by Killing Joke." Missed out on seeing Fat Dog at Glastonbury? Then you messed up
By Stephen Hill published
Every dog has its day, and that day was June 27 for Fat Dog

The 1975's Glastonbury headline set is as every bit as wild, weird, wired and wonderful as you'd expect
By Stephen Hill published
This is how you headline the Pyramid Stage

Metal Hammer writers name the albums they’d listen to during a zombie apocalypse
By Metal Hammer published
As 28 Years Later lurches its way towards box office success, we suggest the rock and metal albums that would best soundtrack a zombie killing spree

The 16 greatest Glastonbury Festival performances ever
By Stephen Hill published
These are the most iconic sets to have ever graced the world's most famous music festival

Malevolence have put together another absolute crusher of a record with Where Only The Truth Is Spoken
By Stephen Hill published
Lacking big, fat riffs in your diet? The new Malevolence album has you covered

Orbit Culture might have just given Download a taste of metal's next major breakout band
By Stephen Hill published
Orbit Culture follow in the footsteps of Trivium and Five Finger Death Punch at Download festival

Whether John Lydon likes it or not, Sex Pistols' Download set proves the true spirit of punk still lives large
By Stephen Hill published
Sex Pistols and Frank Carter shake off a rocky start to bring some proper punk rock to Download

Weezer smash out the hits for a flawless debut at Download Festival
By Stephen Hill published
Weezer roll back the years and roll out the bangers at Donington

"Hardcore's answer to Nirvana's Nevermind." Turnstile's Never Enough is a landmark record for alternative music and an instant, undeniable classic
By Stephen Hill published
With their fourth album, Turnstile have confirmed themselves as the most important and daring band to have emerged from the hardcore scene in decades

Every Garbage album ranked from the worst to the best
By Stephen Hill last updated
Garbage have carved out a unique space in the modern rock world, and we've reviewed their eight albums to offer the definitive guide to their catalogue

We've ranked every Killswitch Engage album from worst to best
By Stephen Hill, Merlin Alderslade published
Reordering the catalogue of one of metalcore's greatest bands in reverse order of awesomeness

We rank every Architects album from worst to best
By Merlin Alderslade, Stephen Hill published
One of the UK's greatest ever metal exports has amassed a hell of a catalogue. Here's our guide to every album, in reverse order of greatness

"I lost a daughter, the only child I ever had and I didn’t want to deal with that." Randy Blythe explains how his new book is all about making peace with trauma and strife
By Stephen Hill published
Lamb Of God's frontman has a new book in Just Beyond The Light: Making Peace With The Wars Inside Our Head

How Employed To Serve are fostering British metal's next gen
By Stephen Hill published
From starting their own label and running a PR firm to teaming up with Jesse Leach and Will Ramos, Employed To Serve represent the true spirit of DIY

"I’d tell Randy Rhoads how great he is and how much I love him."
By Stephen Hill published
Zakk Wylde on shredders, best movies and his favourite Ozzy Osbourne moment

Beast mode: how Beast In Black, Diablo IV and Berserk have created 2025's ultimate metal-gaming-manga team-up
By Stephen Hill published
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As the universes of Diablo and Berserk cross over, Blizzard have partnered with Beast In Black to reveal brand new song Enter The Behelit

The feral story of Discharge’s Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing, the punk album that changed metal
By Stephen Hill published
How D-beat pioneers Discharge took punk and metal to extreme new realms

The ultimate Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath playlist
By Rich Hobson published
Members of Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Halestorm and more choose the best songs featuring the Prince Of Darkness

"Ozzy and I were like a couple of naughty schoolkids." Zakk Wylde shares his favourite (not so) wholesome memory of hanging out with The Prince Of Darkness
By Rich Hobson published
Sneaking beers on tour in Japan? Heaven forbid
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