Latest Features on Metal Hammer
How Kreator made Pleasure To Kill, the vicious 80s classic that put German thrash on the map
Kreator’s second album, Pleasure To Kill, proved that America didn’t have the monopoly on thrash
"We refused to believe we didn't have something special." From triumph to tragedy and triumph again, how Linkin Park became the first true metal breakout of the 21st century
Linkin Park are among the most successful and influential bands the entire nu metal movement ever produced
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: June 27 2025
Lorna Shore, Papa Roach and Witch Club Satan are among the best new metal songs this week, plus new cuts from Sinsaenum, Halestorm, Scene Queen and more.
The Conjuring star Vera Farmiga embraces metal in The Yagas
The Conjuring star Vera Farmiga's band The Yagas draw on everything from Nine Inch Nails and Judas Priest to The Cure and AC/DC
Why heavy metal is turning its back on booze
Metal stardom has long been synonymous with drinking and excess. However, the genre’s musicians are giving up alcohol younger and younger. We investigate why.
Kirk Hammett on his new book, a new solo album and why Metallica will never retire
Metallica's six-string king has his sights firmly set on the future
Meet Kuunatic: the Japanese band mixing Shinto, Sci and folk-doom
Drawing on Shinto, sci-fi and traditional Japanese folk, Kuunatic are one of metal's most fascinating new bands
It's been 18 years since the last King Diamond album and he's getting impatient
Danish shrieker King Diamond has returned to the road with "a horror show set to music"
Metal Hammer writers name the albums they’d listen to during a zombie apocalypse
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
A guide to every Poppy album so far
Our guide to every full-length studio album made by one of alternative music's most fascinating and unpredictable creatives
12 alternative acts you should try and watch at Glastonbury 2025
Think Glastonbury Festival is all about mainstream artists? Think again
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: June 20 2025
Biohazard, Omnium Gatherum and Beyond The Black are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
“The ultimate anti-everything symbol”: How heavy metal found its fashion sense
From denim vests to bullet belts and drawer after drawer of black t-shirts, this is how metal music developed its signature dress code
Why Skunk Anansie stood on top of the cliff and jumped into the clouds
Skunk Anansie’s future hung in the balance, but a new album and the power of love changed everything
10 classic rock and metal tunes you (probably) forgot were released as movie tie-ins
From U2 in a Batman movie to Korn in Tomb Raider and Slayer in Dracula, these songs have outshone the movies they were first featured in
Paradise Lost discuss religion, depression and new album Ascension
Singer Nick Holmes talks to Metal Hammer about Paradise Lost’s new music, dealing with depression, and why the band aren’t returning to electronica any time soon
Every Motley Crue album ranked from worst to best
Mötley Crüe left behind them a trail of destruction and nine albums – here ranked from worst to best
