Latest Metal Hammer News
"Once you hear their stores, it's hard to not love them." Metallica pay tribute to the "deep emotional human stories" shared by fans
Metallica Saved My Life premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival, with the band and director Jonas Åkerlund in attendance
Here's what Sleep Token played at their first ever Download headline set
Sleep Token made history by headlining Download festival for the first time - here's what they played
YouTube instructor claims Slash learned some blues guitar by watching his videos
“There were some really cool blues-style techniques that he learned from some of my stuff,” says Marty Schwartz, whose guitar tutorial channel boasts more than 4.5 million subscribers
Why retirement is a four-letter word for Metallica’s Kirk Hammett
Metallica’s lead guitarist tells Metal Hammer he doesn’t “believe” in the idea of willingly stepping away from music
"Obviously, I’m gonna buy him a beer or two or three." Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell thanks stem cell donor after getting cancer all clear
Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell's cancer is in remission for first time since 2013 diagnosis
OceanGate CEO wanted Pearl Jam to be in doomed Titanic submersible, according to new documentary
A talking head in Netflix’s Titan: The OceanGate Disaster claims that Stockton Rush wanted Eddie Vedder and co. to be in the submersible that imploded en route to the Titanic, killing the CEO and four others
The world's first Ozzy Osbourne exhibition will open in Black Sabbath's hometown, Birmingham, this summer
Working Class Hero, the first exhibition dedicated to Ozzy Osbourne's storied career, will be hosted at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Latest Metal Hammer Features
Why your favourite British metal bands are breaking up
UK metal beloveds Svalbard, Orange Goblin and Ithaca will all split in the coming months. Their reasons why hint at a grim future for the country’s alternative artists.
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: June 13 2025
Orbit Culture, Helloween and Burning Witches lead a hefty line-up for this week's best new metal songs
What it was like at Mystic Festival 2025
From watching Hatebreed cover Slayer in the rain to spectacular sets from King Diamond, Witch Club Satan, Sepultura and more, this is what it was like at Mystic Festival 2025
The 10 best Sleep Token songs ever
From obscure masked metal curios to Download headliners and record-breaking streams, Sleep Token are the biggest thing to hit metal in a generation. Here are their 10 best songs so far
Slash on Guns N' Roses' most controversial song, One In A Million
"I can’t sit here with a clear conscience and say, It’s okay that it came out."
The most ambitious song in death metal history
In 1996, Sweden’s Edge Of Sanity filled an entire album with one winding track, inspired by black metal, melodeath, prog and plenty more. It remains a towering achievement long after the band’s break-up.
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
Sleep Token prove their doubters wrong during spellbinding Download headline set
Sleep Token confirm their status as the biggest thing to hit metal in a generation
"This is a band reaching the apex of their powers."
Within Temptation have a hard task trying to draw Weezer's crowd away, but those who have turned up have been treated to something special
Does a new-look Katatonia mean a bold new era? Of course not, but Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State is a gloomily gorgeous listen all the same
The first Katatonia album without Anders Nyström is just about what you'd expect, but it's still very, very good
"Hardcore's answer to Nirvana's Nevermind." Turnstile's Never Enough is a landmark record for alternative music and an instant, undeniable classic
With their fourth album, Turnstile have confirmed themselves as the most important and daring band to have emerged from the hardcore scene in decades
"Future festival headliners without a doubt."
Babymetal celebrated 15 years with a massive metal celebration in front of 20,000 fans at London's O2 Arena.
"An Iron Maiden gig quite unlike any other we've seen." The first night of Iron Maiden's Run For Your Lives tour packs big surprises, lashings of nostalgia and a state-of-the-art new show
From beloved rarities getting dusted off to some truly impressive new visuals, Maiden kicked off their new world tour in style
