Latest Metal Hammer News
Bring Me The Horizon have just surprise-released a new album
The Lo-files project contains 23 lo-fi reinterpretations of the UK metal band’s biggest songs
Deftones confirm 2026 European tour dates with Denzel Curry and Drug Church
The nu-metal-but-not-really superstars will play the UK and mainland Europe from January to February
Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi issues update on long-awaited solo album: “I’m trying to finish off what I started”
Now that Back To The Beginning is in the rear-view mirror, heavy metal’s foundational guitarist is returning to work on his first solo album in 20 years
Ozzy Osbourne is doing retirement the right way – by painting abstract art with chimpanzees
Pieces co-painted by The Prince Of Darkness and his primate pals are now up for auction
Tom Morello releases powerful new single in support of immigrant rights across America
Pretend to Remember Me arrives a week after Rage Against The Machine man Morello directed Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning celebration
Deftones announce new album Private Music: Listen to the new single My Mind Is A Mountain now
New Deftones album private music finds the band working with an old friend once again
The man who almost sang for Metallica has no regrets: “I could have ruined metal”
Armored Saint vocalist John Bush says it wasn’t his “destiny” to front the biggest metal band of all time
Latest Metal Hammer Features
This is what it’s like to be jailed by a repressive regime for playing in a metal band
Confess frontman Nikan Khosravi was imprisoned by the Iranian authorities for being a metal fan
Metal Hammer’s tracks of the week: July 11, 2025
Soothe your post-Back To The Beginning blues with new tracks from Babymetal, Deftones, Halestorm and more, and vote for your favourite
“The album sounds incredible. A masterpiece, even though I say so myself!”: Black Sabbath are over – this is what the four members are doing next
Black Sabbath may be over, but are Ozzy and co actually hanging up their boots?
The metal band who made history by playing one of England’s biggest cathedrals despite accusations of ‘blasphemy’
Symphonic metal band Plague Of Angels became the first metal band to play the 800-year old York Minster
One of metal’s greatest cult bands have returned after 30 years – but what are the chances of a new album?
Max Cavalera: “If it was all up to me, I’d love to do it”
30 rock and metal songs that defined the 1980s
From AC/DC and Iron Maiden to Guns N’ Roses and Faith No More, this is the soundtrack to a decade
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
King Diamond brings horror, heavy metal and a touch of welcome silliness to Rock Imperium Festival
King Diamond rolls back the years with a bombastic, theatrical showing in Murcia
Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning: our ultimate review of their triumphant final show
Our blow-by-blow review of the biggest heavy metal show ever as Black Sabbath triumphantly bow out
Slayer's return to the UK was chaotic but ultimately triumphant
Amon Amarth, Anthrax, Mastodon and Hatebreed supported Slayer for their spectacular UK comeback
The Prodigy unleash chaos at Worthy Farm with the heaviest, most intense set of Glastonbury 2025
“I think we did Mr Flint proud”
An awestruck Glastonbury discovers that Charli XCX was bang on the money when she predicted the onset of Turnstile Summer
No offence Jarvis, but THIS is hardcore
Iron Maiden return to London’s East End for a gloriously flamboyant 50th birthday party
Iron Maiden come back to their birthplace and – armed with a new drummer, a stacked setlist and some extravagant visuals – show 75,000 people just how much they’ve grown
