Latest Metal Hammer News
What do Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson, extreme icons Napalm Death and the cold expanses of space have in common? A new documentary featuring music from some of metal’s finest
Seas Of The Sun: The Story Of The Cluster Mission is about the European Space Agency and their 24-year-long study of space plasma
Charlie Sheen remembers his “private concert” from Eddie Van Halen on the set of Two And A Half Men
The guitar legend made a cameo appearance in one episode of Sheen’s sitcom in 2009
Order an exclusive Orbit Culture t-shirt and magazine bundle with Metal Hammer
Sweden's melodic death metal rising stars get their own cover variant in this exclusive bundle
Ozzy's eldest son Louis Osbourne on being stunned by "awe inspiring" turnout at Prince of Darkness' funeral
Louis Osbourne gives rare interview and hails the cultural impact his late father Ozzy had on the world
UK government confirms it will introduce ban on selling secondary gig tickets for a profit
War on ticket touts steps up as government reveals bold plans to hit secondary ticket platforms in the pocket if they don't comply
"I think that realism is missing from a lot of modern music of any genre, but especially our genre" Legendary hardcore heavyweights Converge have announced their new album, Love Is Not Enough
One of hardcore's most revered and influential bands are back for another round, and they are sounding more ravenous than ever
Why Sabaton don't sing about modern conflicts
For 20 years Sabaton have sung about battles and warriors, but they admit there's lines they won't cross
Latest Metal Hammer Features
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: November 21 2025
Rob Zombie, Lamb Of God and Svalbard are among this week's best new metal songs. Plus, vote for your favourite!
How Slipknot made Snuff: the greatest metal ballad of the 21st century
Inspired by Corey Taylor’s divorce and redefined after the death of Paul Gray, Snuff shows The Nine at their most beautifully vulnerable
An audience with Creeper, Britain's most theatrical band
If Sanguivore was Bat Out Of Hell, Sanguivore II is The Rocky Horror Picture Show with vampires
The surprising influences behind Metallica's most successful single (and no, it isn't Enter Sandman)
With a new look, a new attitude and a dizzying new set of musical influences, Metallica crafted one of their most controversial singles. It was also their best-selling
Six years in the making, you can get a taste of In Virtue's long-awaited new album Age of Legends with epic new single Karma Loop, featuring Charlotte Wessels - watch the exclusive video premiere here
Sponsored by CMM
Karma Loop will show you why Age of Legends was well worth the wait
Why is heavy metal so obsessed with space all of a sudden?
From Blood Incantation to Dvne, Slift and Psychonaut, there’s been an influx of rising bands fascinated by the outer reaches. We blast off into the space metal scene to find out why.
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
Aerosmith and Yungblud's One More Time EP is a surprising but welcome triumph
Rock's past and present meet in the middle and make a certain kind of magic in hopes of securing its future
Two years on from their farewell show in New York, Kiss return to the stage in Las Vegas
Kiss are back, and Classic Rock were there to witness it
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
