Latest Metal Hammer News
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
Judas Priest kick off Painkiller anniversary tour with rarities-stacked setlist
The Birmingham metal legends pulled out an impressive seven Painkiller songs and debuted two tracks from last year’s Invincible Shield album
Watch 90s pop crew Vengaboys pull an insane crowd at Download, the UK's biggest rock and metal festival
Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit video has now been viewed more than two billion times on YouTube
"The video was probably the key element in Smells Like Teen Spirit becoming a hit." Dave Grohl
Latest Metal Hammer Features
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.
"Metallica rented our equipment but the sound guy wasn't up to his job."
Former Nightwish bassist/songwriter Marko Hietala shares the 10 songs that changed his life
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
"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
The Painful Truth is Skunk Anansie's most vital and inventive album in years
Where many bands coast on past glories thirty years in, Skunk Anansie have served up something special
