GALLERY: Machine Head, live in Nottingham

As part of Machine Head's bonkers intimate tour of the UK, last night the heavy metal titans came crashing into Nottingham's Rescue Rooms. Seeing a band of this size play to 450 screaming, sweaty fans was a sight to behold. Here's what it looked like...

Read the full review of Machine Head in Nottingham here.

And if you’re in the States, check out the mind-blowing tour they just announced.

Luke Morton joined Metal Hammer as Online Editor in 2014, having previously worked as News Editor at popular (but now sadly defunct) alternative lifestyle magazine, Front. As well as helming the Metal Hammer website for the four years that followed, Luke also helped relaunch the Metal Hammer podcast in early 2018, producing, scripting and presenting the relaunched show during its early days. He also wrote regular features for the magazine, including a 2018 cover feature for his very favourite band in the world, Slipknot, discussing their turbulent 2008 album, All Hope Is Gone.