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Latest Metal Hammer News
Chat Pile announce third album Who Loves The Sun
Oklahoma City-based quartet to release the follow-up to 2024's Cool World in September
Soundgarden's Kim Thayil reflects on the loss of Chris Cornell
"I could never have anticipated the vacuum, the absence, and how profound it is"
Sharon and Jack Osbourne defend AI Ozzy avatar amidst “cash grab” allegations
The mother and son say that the project is about making sure the Prince Of Darkness is “remembered” following his death last July
OG black metal mask-wearer Mortiis never wanted to be anonymous like Ghost and Sleep Token
The dungeon synth innovator didn’t enjoy pretending that he wasn’t Mortiis
Songs by Ghost, Babymetal, Red Hot Chili Peppers and more to appear in new rhythm game from company behind Guitar Hero
Stage Tour, from Guitar Hero’s RedOctane Games, will be released for PC and consoles in the autumn
Watch Mastodon give new single Your Ghost Again its live debut and dedicate it to late guitarist Brent Hinds
The Atlanta band played their latest song at their European tour kickoff last week
Bring Me The Horizon cancelled a 2006 festival appearance for fear of being attacked
The ‘MySpace metal’ poster boys were one of the most controversial bands of their generation
Latest Metal Hammer Features
What happened the night Metallica’s Lars Ulrich went missing
Unexpectedly down an original member, Metallica headlined Download festival 2004 backed up by Joey Jordison and Dave Lombardo
How Sepultura made their technophobic final statement, The Cloud Of Unknowing
As Brazil’s groove metal heroes prepare to call it quits, we speak to guitarist Andreas Kisser about their swansong EP
How Coheed And Cambria turned a tumultuous break-up into landmark prog metal song Welcome Home
Thanks to its venomous lyrics and hard, screeching riff, the 2005 single became a Platinum-selling breakthrough moment
How I Don’t Wanna Be Me gave gothic metal icons Type O Negative their last big anthem, but spelled the start of the end
I Don't Wanna Be Me is one of Type Of Negative's hallmark songs, but the story of its conception was, typically, surrounded by controversy, mayhem and a dose of black humour
Did Muse’s Matt Bellamy really earn his guitar smashing world record?
Ambitious from the start, the conspiracy-theory obsessives were always going to have to move on from their early days of excess. This is how they did it
Why Detroit rappers Insane Clown Posse blew off superfan Slash after getting him to play on their break-through album
"Our record label said, He's yesterday's news, you guys are something new"
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
Ice Nine Kills headline Mystic Festival: Review
It's not quite the whole bloody affair, but INK show they're ready to jump up to bigger slots at Mystic
Slift score an immediate, dizzying masterpiece with new album Fantasia
The cosmonauts have shortened their songs for their fourth full-length, but they’re every bit as immersive and disorienting as before
New Evanescence album Sanctuary is the most vital thing Amy Lee has made in decades
It's not quite perfect, but Sanctuary has given Evanescence a major modern upgrade
If you're looking for a killer soundtrack to summer 2026, Ecca Vandal has you covered
The Limp Bizkit-endorsed Ecca Vandal smashes it on her second album
Review: new Marmozets album CO.WAR.DICE is worth the wait and then some
It's far from their heaviest output, but Marmozets have shown once again why they're one of their generation's very best: killer songs
Tool's Sonic Temple headline set was peak Tool, and we wouldn't have it any other way
Tool's first show of 2026 wasn't a classic crowd-pleaser, but those who lasted the distance were treated to something special
