Metal Hammer Features

NWOBHM legend and inspiration to Metallica: Diamond Head guitarist Brian Tatler reveals 10 albums that truly changed his life

Pressure. Controversy. An army of haters. It seems like nothing can throw Ghost off-course. How Ghost's mastermind Tobias Forge took on the world… and won

Dylan Carlson talks us through Earth's new album, Full Upon Her Burning Lips, one track at a time

Incite frontman Richie Cavalera ranks his legendary step-dad’s greatest triumphs

Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan picks a dozen discs that guided his path through music

In aid of World Goth Day, here are our thoughts on why the goth sub-culture is here to stay

In conversation with Cradle Of Filth’s frontman Dani Filth about his name, his music and the intense days of black metal

Marilyn Manson pops up in the most unexpected places on your TV – but some of his thespian jobs have been better than others…

London's fledging hardcore tech metallers, Harbinger, countdown their top 10 ultimate songs in the world of technical metal

Harbinger are leading the next generation of tech metal wizards

Melodic death metal, melodeath – call it what you want. Here are the albums you need in your life

Suffocation discuss the past and present of death metal

Slipknot revealed their brand new masks on Thursday. We take a closer look...

Slipknot masks tend to change with every album – so with Slipknot’s sixth album on the horizon, we look back at the evolution of the nine members’ masks

To this day, some fans cite Iron Maiden and Killers as their favourite Iron Maiden albums. This is the best of the man who sang on them

The new self-titled Rammstein album is upon us, and here's everything you need to know about it

Rammstein's brilliant new album proves that the band continue to operate on a whole other level

Caution: these Rammstein memes are hot

With Highway To Hell AC/DC raced ahead of the rest by making a record that finally helped them break America... but such success came with a huge cost