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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
The Bloodywood guide to going viral
Bloodywood found an online fanbase through their amped-up covers of pop and Bollywood tracks. We asked guitarist Karan Katiyar about the dos and don’ts of going viral.
Wrestling legend Adam Copeland names his favourite song on each Metallica album
We sat down with the wrestler formerly known as Edge and wouldn‘t let him leave until he named the best track on each Metallica disc, from Kill ’Em All to 72 Seasons
Vexed are showing everyone just how much it costs to be a touring band - and it's eye-watering
Despite being a popular band in the UK metalcore scene, Vexed have had to turn to fundraising to ensure they can continue to tour
How Nightwish become the planet’s most epic symphonic metal band with Endless Forms Most Beautiful
Nightwish endured line-up changes and self-doubt to swing for the fences with 2015’s Endless Forms Most Beautiful
How Black Sabbath made Paranoid, the iconic album that rubber-stamped their greatness
Black Sabbath’s debut album laid down the blue print for heavy metal but Paranoid kicked it
Metal Hammer Tracks Of The Week: June 6, 2025
Start your summer right with these new noises from Sabaton, Killswitch Engage, Battle Beast and more, then vote for your favourite
"Me and Ozzy were a team. I never thought, 'What about me?'"
Sharon Osbourne looks back on a 40-plus year career in the music industry
From addiction and alcohol abuse to parenthood and poetry, here are Bert McCracken's life lessons
Bert McCracken has lived one hell of a life, that's for sure
Neckbreakker released one of 2024’s most exciting metal debut albums. Now they’re about to live their biggest dream.
Neckbreakker are making serious waves in the European metal scene – and with good reason
The twisted story of Tobias Forge’s favourite cult horror-metal band, Death SS
They were as infamous as they were influential, inspiring everyone from Venom to Ghost. This is how Death SS became a cult metal legend
Remember when Hollywood superstar Matt Damon transformed into an obnoxious punk rock singer?
As a major Hollywood player, Matt Damon didn't need to take a bit part as a snotty punk in EuroTrip, but his reason for doing so was sweet
