To celebrate, we decided to throw a little launch party at the iconic Black Heart in Camden, London. The night saw DJ sets from British metalcore heroes Employed To Serve and mighty stoner doom warriors Green Lung, as well as the official launch of our first ever Metal Hammer beer, Pale Satan - now available in bars and pubs around the UK thanks to our friends in Radio City Beerworks.
As part of the celebrations, we also got Louis Noguera, the man behind London Battle Jackets, to craft us a special, one-off Metal Hammer battle jacket. Look at it! It's lovely!
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To see more highlights of the Metal Hammer 400 launch party and an exclusive photo gallery from Hammer photographer Tina K, scroll down and get stuck in. The 400th issue of Metal Hammer is out now. Order your copy here.
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The 400th issue of Metal Hammer is out now! (Image credit: Tina Korhonen)
You can get a range of Hammer merch at store.loudersound.com (Image credit: Tina Korhonen)
Metal Hammer Pale Satan beer is on sale across the UK (Image credit: Tina Korhonen)
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Guest DJ Sammy from Employed To Serve! (Image credit: Tina Korhonen)
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Metal Hammer Editor Eleanor Goodman on the mic(Image credit: Tina Korhonen)
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The sign of the Hammer! (Image credit: Tina Korhonen)
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Sammy and fellow guest DJ, Tom from Green Lung(Image credit: Tina Korhonen)
Merlin moved into his role as Executive Editor of Louder in early 2022, following over ten years working at Metal Hammer. While there, he served as Online Editor and Deputy Editor, before being promoted to Editor in 2016. Before joining Metal Hammer, Merlin worked as Associate Editor at Terrorizer Magazine and has previously written for the likes of Classic Rock, Rock Sound, eFestivals and others. Across his career he has interviewed legends including Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy, Metallica, Iron Maiden (including getting a trip on Ed Force One courtesy of Bruce Dickinson), Guns N' Roses, KISS, Slipknot, System Of A Down and Meat Loaf. He has also presented and produced the Metal Hammer Podcast, presented the Metal Hammer Radio Show and is probably responsible for 90% of all nu metal-related content making it onto the site.
