How Soundgarden returned from the wilderness with King Animal
Soundgarden’s 2012 comeback album King Animal was their first in 16 years – and it found the grunge pioneers finally comfortable with their legacy
Soundgarden’s 2012 comeback album King Animal was their first in 16 years – and it found the grunge pioneers finally comfortable with their legacy
How Aleister Crowley, aka The Great Beast, influenced generations of metal bands
Trashing hotel rooms with Ozzy, teaching Mark Wahlberg how to rock and almost joining Guns N’ Roses – Black Label Society guitar berserker Zakk Wylde has done all of it and more
Diamond Head’s Lightning To The Nations should have turned them into NWOBHM-era superstars, but instead it inspired Lars Ulrich to start his own band
Malevolence, Korpiklaani and Burning Witches are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
Two symphonic metal icons united for this powerhouse 2013 single. Sharon and Tarja tell us how it all came together
From The Gloom In The Corner's cinematic metalcore to Sgáile's mountain-inspired doom, industrial goth of Black Satellite and brutal Belgian post-metallers Divided, these are the brilliant new bands you need to hear in November 2024
As The Metal Gods gear up to celebrate Painkiller’s 35th anniversary, we revisit and re-order every track on their evolutionary opus
The doom trap pioneer and her backing musicians champion their favourite new bands, from Tailgunner to House Of Protection
Thrash metal icon Kerry King answers fan questions and discusses which legendary bands he'd love to tour with
When we asked the singer of Dark Tranquillity and The Halo Effect to name the Gothenburg sound’s greatest achievement, he challenged the idea of ‘the Gothenburg sound’ itself
Use Your Illusion: Drugs, rifts, hirings, firings, and the sound of a band falling apart
We sit down with the Oceans Of Slumber frontwoman for a quick but entertaining catch-up
Celtic Frost: From brutality and ethereal beauty to ham-fisted, party-glam travesties
Retiring Brazillian metallers Sepultura are about to bring the hammer down on the anvil for the last time
The pressures of fame, blond mullets, ignoring phone calls from rock stars – up close and personal with Slipknot guitarist Mick Thomson
Singer, band leader, icon – this is the story of Ronnie James Dio’s epic solo career
In 2003, Metal Hammer flew to New York to interview Metallica ahead of St Anger. We found a band who were bruised, battered but defiant
Powerflo, The Halo Effect and Raging Speedhorn are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
The wheels were already beginning to come off Rage Against The Machine by 1998. Luckily, they managed to get into the studio together and prove they had one last statement to give the world