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Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: February 6 2026
Mayhem, Sleep Theory and Green Carnation are among the best new metal songs this week
How Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter became Iron Maiden’s only UK number-one single
Despite a BBC ban, winning a “Worst Original Song” award and being pulled from the band’s setlist, Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter remains one of Iron Maiden’s biggest tunes
Great new prog you must hear from Green Carnation, Magenta, Exploring Birdsong, A.A. Williams and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week
Cool new proggy sounds from Chris Braide & Dean Johnson, HeKz, EchoVerse and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week
If Death is a rabbit and you're on TV as a Womble, you’re probably Mike Batt
He recalls the chain reaction from the advert that got Elton John signed through missing a Family credit, a fluke Top Of The Pops slot, working with Steeleye Span and Art Garfunkel, to temporarily joining Hawkwind
Why Queen shot down Robert DeNiro's life-long dream of making a musical about Freddie Mercury's life
The story behind the Queen musical that never saw the light of day
How a beloved rock band took aim at a pop megastar and ushered in a genre-mashing masterpiece with a 90s classic
This Faith No More song is so catchy, Disturbed covered it on two separate occasions
The story of the cinematic classic that kick-started Bob Mould's second life
Bob Mould spent much of 1991 on punishing tours in a bid to salvage his ailing career - then came the song that showed him the way forward
Femme Fatale's Lorraine Lewis on relaunching the band, skydiving in a bodysuit and joining OnlyFans
Femme Fatale's original 80s singer Lorraine Lewis returns with a new line-up and the same drive and ambition
