Steve Appleford
Steve Appleford is a Los Angeles music journalist who has also written for Rolling Stone, Revolver and the Los Angeles Times. Over the years he's interviewed major artists across multiple genres - including Black Sabbath, Slayer, Queens of the Stone Age, System of a Down, KISS, Lemmy, the Who, Neil Young, Beastie Boys, Beyonce, Tom Jones, and a couple of Beatles.
Latest articles by Steve Appleford

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With 2020's F8, Five Finger Death Punch proved they could move beyond a difficult few years (with the help of All That Remains, Korn and Judas Priest)

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We head Stateside to speak to the man behind the mask as Russian deathcore crew Slaughter To Prevail prepare to unleash their new album

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From broken ribs and drug deals to playing arenas and stadiums around the world, Robb Flynn has proved time and again he's metal's ultimate survivor

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It's been a rough few years for Jinjer, but new album Duél shows they're stronger than ever

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Thinking of wrestling a Russian brown bear? Slaughter To Prevail’s Alex Terrible has some tips

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Forced to rebuild from scratch, Jason Aalon Butler is finding ways to harness the storm - and find his peace - on Fever 333's Darker White

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From touring with Korn and meeting pop stars to barely selling 200 tickets and almost getting dropped from their label, Papa Roach endured to prove themselves the ultimate rock survivors

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Vended feature two spawns of Slipknot, but they're attempting to build their own legacy through their own terms. We head to LA to find out more

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From The Hu and Within Temptation to Carrie Underwood and Pharrell, Papa Roach are the kings of the collaboration – and here are the most memorable

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What happened when we took Kittie to a cat cafe in LA to talk life, music and fur babies?

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Like the rest of us, Tool are hoping they can get it together enough to record another album before somebody dies

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In 2018, Korn’s Jonathan Davis invited Metal Hammer into his private lair in Bakersfield, to talk addiction, rehab and his debut solo album Black Labyrinth

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Bewitching singer-songwriter Chelsea Wolfe accompanies us on a browse through one of LA's most unique spots

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You've never been inside a home quite like this

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Avenged Sevenfold shocked many fans with their eighth studio album. As the band themselves tell us, however, it was simply the record they had to make

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Avenged Sevenfold aren't a band afraid to cause a stir, even if it's in their own fanbase
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