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Die Spitz - the Texan doom punks fighting for a better world
Meet Die Spitz - the Texan doom punks as likely to appeal to Black Sabbath fans as Amyl And The Sniffers
The story behind Sepultura's Beneath The Remains
How a bunch of feral boys from Brazil helped reshape metal for decades to come
Dave Mustaine has big plans for the end of Megadeth
Dave Mustaine remains defiant even as Megadeth approach the end
The classic 90s album that almost turned Paradise Lost into metal’s next mainstream stars
Paradise Lost’s Draconian Times is one of the key British metal albums of the 1990s
"When it ended, I asked, “Do you hate it?” How an old rap-rock demo, a Chris Farley skit and an all-star jam helped turn one Canadian pop-punk band into megastars
Deryck Whibley said Sum 41's breakthrough hit was kicking around for 18 months
How Emperor wrote the grandiose anthem that became black metal’s first ‘hit’
Emperor’s most famous song can make grown men cry
The trailblazing German thrash queen who inspired a generation of female singers
Holy Moses’ Sabina Classen is one of metal’s great pioneers – but she rarely gets the credit she deserves
How Black Sabbath’s Iron Man gave an iconic Marvel movie character his theme song
It could easily have been called ‘Iron Bloke’
How an irate producer and 'Chris Rock' convinced Beastie Boys to finish what would be their biggest-ever song
Listen all of y'all, it's a Sabotage story behind the song
The classic metal album wrestling legend Stone Cold Steve Austin wishes he’d made
Badass riffs, 70s funk and Iron Maiden covers – this is the soundtrack to Stone Cold Steve Austin’s life
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: February 13 2026
Corrosion of Conformity, Knocked Loose and a mega Napalm Death/Melvins collab are among the best new metal songs this week
The triumph and tragedy of Nirvana's final album
On February 13, 1993, Nirvana began recording their much-anticipated follow-up to Nevermind. It would be their masterpiece
“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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