Latest Metal Hammer News
Metallica add six more shows to Life Burns Faster residency at Sphere, Las Vegas
Metallica have lined up ten sets of No Repeat Weekend dates in the City of Lost Wages
Guns N' Roses announce stadium tour in Australia and New Zealand with Airbourne
Guns N' Roses will head down under following dates in Latin America, the US and Europe
Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt reveals why collaboration with Dream Theater’s Mike Portnoy hasn’t happened yet
Dream Theater’s drummer has said multiple times that he wants to make music with Opeth’s frontman. So, we asked Åkerfeldt what’s taking so long.
The new issue of Metal Hammer features Lamb Of God on the cover – and an exclusive all-star interview with Randy Blythe
We asked Halestorm, Mastodon, Health, Clutch, Killswitch Engage, Ice-T and more to put their burning questions to Randy
How a progressive rock legend helped Nine Inch Nails make an alt. rock masterpiece
"To be honest, my manager had to talk me into this one"
Godflesh will no longer perform live after Justin Broadrick undergoes significant abdominal surgery
Godflesh frontman Justin Broadrick has undergone surgery for a "huge" inguinal hernia
My Chemical Romance, Tool, Limp Bizkit and Pierce The Veil to headline Aftershock festival 2026; The Offspring, Queens Of The Stone Age, Babymetal and more than 130 other acts also confirmed
The Sacramento festival will return to Discovery Park from October 1 to 4
Latest Metal Hammer Features
"We were like, ‘What if we take speed? Maybe we can play even faster!’ We were definitely better without the drugs." How Europe's biggest thrash band went from getting their mum to sign deals to satanic metal mastery
"When we heard Venom, all our songs became satanic."
Heavy metal, hard rock, guaranteed sunshine and a setting like no other – Spain’s Rock Imperium is the one amazing festival you can’t afford to miss in 2026
Sponsored by Rock Imperium
Join Iron Maiden, Within Temptation, Sabaton, Anthrax, Testament, H.e.a.t, Queensryche and many more under the blazing Mediterranean sun at Spain’s epic Rock Imperium Festival
The Hara are inspired by Avenged Sevenfold, BMTH and... Robbie Williams?!
The Hara found a whole new heavy side for their second album
How Black Sabbath and ‘major death anxiety’ inspired metal’s new fantasy sensation, Castle Rat
How a fantasy doom band became a viral sensation everyone is talking about
Every Sabaton album ranked from worst to best
What’s the most bulletproof entry in the Swedish wardogs’ back-catalogue?
Dream Theater, A7X, Rush: Mike Portnoy takes reader questions
Mike Portnoy is one of metal's most revered drummers - and now he's back home in Dream Theater
Why you should probably go and see Powerwolf this week
German metallers Powerwolf gear up for their biggest ever UK show at Wembley on Saturday, and promise some surprises
"In Russia, when you see a bear, it's not ****ing funny." Alex Terrible is a bear-wrestling, bareknuckle fighting controversy magnet. He's also made Slaughter To Prevail unlikely metal icons
We head Stateside to speak to the man behind the mask as Russian deathcore crew Slaughter To Prevail prepare to unleash their new album
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
Foo Fighters return to their punk roots in Manchester
Dave Grohl winds back the clocks with a very sweaty, very intimate show in Manchester
Deftones get hot and heavy at first UK show of 2026
TikTok, baddiecore and the nu metal renaissance: Deftones are finally getting their dues
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
