Latest Metal Hammer News
While She Sleeps announce hiatus from touring, criticise the cynical grind of the music industry
These Sheffield ragers will be sorely missed while they pause, recalibrate and plan to come back stronger
Dee Snider details the emotional mushroom ceremony he participated in to resolve health issues
Dee Snider's experience with mushrooms was documented on the Acid For Squares podcast
Knocked Loose have teamed up with Denzel Curry, and the results are ferocious
That's collab of the year already sewn up and it's only February
Paleface Swiss vocalist is happy he offends people by kissing his bandmates
The deathcore band’s members take a stand against toxic masculinity by sharing a snog onstage
Riley Pinkerton explains how her death anxiety is at the core of Castle Rat’s shows
The band’s performances are styled after fantasy imagery – but they’re also based on singer/guitarist Riley Pinkerton’s personal fears
Gene Simmons has another rant about hip-hop being in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Turns out Gene still isn't happy about hip-hop being in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Manowar founder Ross 'The Boss' Friedman diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's Disease
Ross The Boss formed proto-punk band The Dictators in New York City in 1973, and metal icons Manowar in 1980
Latest Metal Hammer Features
“We just went with it, hoping that it would be more of a blessing than a disaster.” How Alien Ant Farm’s bizarre cover of Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal turned them from D-listers to nu metal giants (for a bit, anyway)
In 2000, Alien Ant Farm were nu metal also-rans struggling to find their place. Then a thumbs up from Papa Roach and a Michael Jackson cover changed their fortunes overnight
How Sepultura got help from an indigenous tribe to write one of their defining anthems
This track was truly trailblazing for heavy music
As one of the UK’s leading bands stop touring, we need to talk about the toxic effect a ruined music industry is having on heavy metal
Metalcore stars While She Sleeps are taking a hiatus from the road – if things don’t change, more artists will follow
New horror movie Whistle has a killer soundtrack to match
Director Corin Hardy shares how music played a big part in his killer new horror movie Whistle
The classic album that turned Lacuna Coil from cult band into household names in metal
Before this release, these gothic metallers weren't well known outside of their homeland. That quickly changed
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Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
Beers, belly flops and the Bahamas: what it's like on the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise
Anthrax, Paradise Lost, Eluveitie and more packed out this year's 70000 Tons Of Metal
This is the end, but Megadeth are leaving us with an absolute killer of a final album
Megadeth will be missed, but what a final record to leave us with
Health dance in the face of despair on new album Conflict DLC
The lyrics on the L.A. trio’s sixth album observe the ugliness of 2025, while the music urges you to wiggle your worries away
Ice Nine Kills' A Work Of Art is metal's most shocking show: Review
Even if they don't carry on (Silver) Screaming, Ice Nine Kills prove they're ready for the big leagues with the brilliantly bonkers A Work Of Art tour
Sabaton's Legendary tour lives up to its name: Review
Thanks, but no tanks: history-loving Swedes Sabaton reinvent their stage show for the Legendary tour
British-Iranian metal mystics Lowen prove themselves as the next big thing with spellbinding London show
Playing their biggest headline concert while backed up by dancers and a cellist, the rising prog metal band meld Persian folk and themes with full-throttle riffage
