Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: April 11 2025
Ghost, Turnstile and Katatonia are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
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I went to my first ever Tallinn Music Week - here are 6 things I learned (and the best new band I discovered)
From supping honey beer in Middle Earth taverns to watching face-ripping metallic hardcore bands, Tallinn Music Week 2025 had it all
The ultimate Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath playlist
The ultimate Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath playlist, as picked by members of Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Halestorm and more
When Black Sabbath bow out this summer, this lot will officially be Britain's best stoner/doom/psych band
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs sound heavier, dirtier, and nastier than ever before on their excellent new album Death Hilarious. What's not to love?
The forgotten British psychedelic bands whose records might help pay off your mortgage
Britain's Swinging 60s gave birth to a deluge of bands lost to the mists of time – but today their releases are worth a small fortune
What happened when The Struts’ Luke Spiller worked with Mike Oldfield
Luke Spiller and Mike Oldfield collaborated on 2014 album Man On The Rocks, giving the Struts singer a new appreciation for the Tubular Bells mastermind
Biff Byford on Lemmy, inspiring thrash metal and the greatest heavy metal riff ever written
The Saxon frontman takes Hammer reader's questions - and definitively answers whether Vikings or Saxons would win in a fight
The wild, unapologetic life of punk rock's forgotten hellraiser, Casey Chaos
Chaos by name, chaos by nature, Amen's frontman was a punk rock icon for the nu metal generation
“Don’t be afraid. Be stubborn. Demand respect”: Kate Bush’s advice for forging a career
When Kate Bush released 2011 album 50 Words for Snow, she offered a few words of advice on creating the kind of maverick career she’d made for herself
Why Ian Anderson is leading Jethro Tull through a late career productivity burst
Why Ian Anderson is keeping Jethro Tull on a prolifically productive roll
"I’m uncontrollable when I drink, so I don’t know what happens next." How Jinjer's Tatiana Shmayluk found peace after years of unrest and turmoil
It's been a rough few years for Jinjer, but new album Duél shows they're stronger than ever
Tony Levin on the differences between Peter Gabriel and Robert Fripp
Veteran bassist Tony Levin, who met Peter Gabriel and Robert Fripp on the same day in 1976, compares and contrasts the two band leaders
Inspired by Pink Floyd, Marillion made a film out of their album Brave. It didn’t go well
Marillion’s attempt to make a full-length move to accompany 1994 concept album Brave went so badly that the director disassociated himself from it
The Black Crowes albums you should definitely listen to... and one to avoid
The Black Crowes may have been born out of time, but their best albums – a fusion of southern rock, gospel, blues and fiery rock'n'roll – are timeless
A mind-mincing encounter with Black Sabbath on the Sabotage tour
By 1976, Black Sabbath already had a huge heritage to live up to. We joined them on the road in Portsmouth
“I’ve gone from having the greatest time of my life, to wanting to kill myself.” An audience with Red Hot Chili Peppers on the final night of their One Hot Minute world tour
In the summer of 1996, rumours spread that the Red Hot Chili Peppers were going to break up following the conclusion of their One Hot Minute world tour. I was sent to the tour's final show to find out the truth
Sepultura’s Andreas Kisser explains his love for Yes and Steve Howe
Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser cares so deeply for Yes that his band named an album after one of the prog giants’ songs
Amon Amarth, Wardruna and others explain why metal loves Vikings so much
We got bands and academics to tell us why heavy music can’t get enough of big, burly berserkers
"People assume my whole life has changed since Eurovision, but I still don’t have a firm place to stay."
Bambie Thug is the witchcraft practicing, Eurovision spotlight-stealing, Ouija-pop hero the nu gen needs
