Ahead of their upcoming appearance at the Champions League final in Munich, Linkin Park talk football (or 'soccer', if you really must)
Rivers Of Nihil, Vader and The Devil Wears Prada are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
The triumphs, the bottlings, the rucks, the rain – long-running festival Monsters Of Rock changed hard rock and heavy metal forever
Electric Wizard’s 2014 album Time To Die was a masterclass in apocalyptic doom necromancy
Black Sabbath’s Bill Ward and Led Zeppelin”s John Bonham rose through the ranks together
A celebration of the life and music of Allman Brothers Band guitarist Dickey Betts
One Metal Hammer writer revisits his encounters with underground extreme metal noise-makers Glassing – and explains why plenty more people should pay them attention
From Cate Le Bon to Duff McKagan and Lucy Rose to Kevin Shields, the Welsh legends have often welcomed other artists into their songs. Here’s ten of their finest.
With their legacy defined by the tragic death of guitarist Paul Kossoff and the ubiquity of All Right Now, it’s often forgotten just how miraculous Free were
Maynard James Keenan explained why he does what he does when A Perfect Circle staged their surprise return in 2018 with Eat The Elephant
The mysterious sleeve artwork of Led Zeppelin's fourth album, dissected
Steven Wilson, Mike Portnoy, Steve Hackett and Arjen Lucassen list the reasons they like and admire Opeth leader Mikael Åkerfeldt
And his time they’re doing it all on their own terms
The rollercoaster story of REO Speedwagon, the AOR band with a rock’n’roll spirit
From playing to a room filled with nuns to losing a drum battle against a teddy bear, these moments helped make Iron Maiden Britain's most iconic metal band
Killswitch Engage vocalist Jesse Leach chooses his favourite Porcupine Tree song, and gives some love to Pink Floyd and Mikael Åkerfeldt
With a new album, a new Wildhearts, a new countryside home and a new head-space, Ginger Wildheart is enjoying a new lease of life
Canadian enigma Devin Townsend’s catalogue spans extreme metal, sublime prog-scapes, colossal riffs and extra-terrestrials. Where to begin?
