Latest Metal Hammer News
Dogma have imploded amidst a ton of allegations. Here's everything we know
Various Dogma alumni have released statements about the way the band is run - and the statements keep coming
Black Sabbath's former manager originally wanted Dio to write and record while Ozzy Osbourne toured with the band
Billy Corgan has hosted an epic, emotional interview with Wendy Dio - wife and manager of Ronnie James Dio
Lemmy is on the cover of the new Metal Hammer: we celebrate the man, the myth and the music of Motörhead
10 years since his passing and 50 years since Motorhead began, we celebrate a legend
The Osbournes share their emotional response to the world mourning Ozzy
Rock's First Family share their candid reactions to the "overwhelming' outpouring of grief following Ozzy Osbourne's death in July
Listen to haunting instrumental cover of Madonna's Frozen recorded by late Death mastermind Chuck Schuldiner
Death mastermind toyed with Madonna cover in early stages of terminal cancer battle – hear it now for first time
"Was it worth it? It was and it will be until my dying day." Hotel chef fired after asking for a picture with Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose
Richard Perez Cuzcano gets picture with his hero Axl Rose – only to later be fired for breaking employer's policy
World's largest bagpipe ensemble pays tribute to Bon Scott in Australia
The event was held as AC/DC began the Australian leg of their Power Up tour
Latest Metal Hammer Features
Getting to know Castle Rat, the fantasy metal sensations everyone's talking about
Their videos are viral, their lore is deep and their songs are bangers. We chat to Riley Pinkerton, the woman behind the brilliant Castle Rat
How Public Enemy and Anthrax united to create a whole new genre
How thrash kingpins Anthrax and hip hop titans Public Enemy created the greatest rap-metal song of all
The unlikely story of the last classic nu metal album
Nu metal was considered dead by 2005 – but one band from Australia ensured that the genre would bow out in a blaze of glory
How Blood And Thunder turned Mastodon from sludge metal underdogs to generational heavyweights
Making a snarling concept piece about Moby-Dick doesn’t sound like a move for mainstream appeal, but that’s exactly what Mastodon found with the lead single of 2004 masterstroke Leviathan
Sex, vampires and black lipstick: the story of Type O Negative's Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare-All)
Allegedly written about a self-obsessed goth Peter Steele was infatuated with, there's a reason Black No. 1 is still on every self-respecting Halloween playlist
From Mafia-run streets to Lacuna Coil: the story of Cristina Scabbia's remarkable life
She's a modern metal icon with a hell of a life story. We delve into the career of Cristina Scabbia
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
Pupil Slicer have just made one of the most diverse, engrossing and essential heavy albums of 2025
Roping in hardcore, mathcore, doom, black metal, industrial, post-rock...Pupil Slicer do it all in style on new album Fleshwork
Avatar’s Don’t Go In The Forest is the album for people who like their massive 80s-inspired tunes with a side order of creepiness
Avatar finally go for the commercial jugular on Don’t Go In The Forest
Creeper are dead and loving it on brilliantly bloody new album Sanguivore II: Mistress Of Death
Creeper are in full fangbanging mode on their excellent fourth album
Nine Treasures might be the next band to blaze a path out of Mongolia
You might not have heard of Nine Treasures, but this is a great time to educate yourself
Psychonaut’s World Maker is a devastating space-metal odyssey everyone needs to hear
Psychonaut are far from superstars in the metal scene, but World Maker deserves to change that
40 years in, Max Cavalera is still finding ways to freshen up his formula
You might not be surprised to find that the new Soulfly album bangs
