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Psychic tests! Pet wolves! Chicken coops! Guns N' Roses and the wild ride towards Chinese Democracy
Ever wondered why Chinese Democracy took so long to make? This is the truly unbelievable story of a year in the life of Axl Rose
"Exul ended up being recorded at 10 different studios over two and a half years." Ne Obliviscaris and the heroic story of their fourth album
Australian prog metallers Ne Obliviscaris tell how without their Patreon-funding they might not have got to make album number four, Exul
“We embrace the spirit of early 70s prog as being the way that you should always approach music." Mastodon and their prog epic Crack The Skye
In 2009 US prog metallers Mastodon released their conceptual opus Crack The Skye. It proved to be the step up to the big time the band deserved...
"Instrumental albums are often made by musicians for musicians, so we wanted to keep things tuneful and hold the listener’s attention" How Animals As Leaders broke the mould with The Joy Of Motion
The story of the Washington instrumental trio's third album, 2014's The Joy Of Motion
The unbelievable rise of Opeth, the band who went from death metal no-hopers to prog royalty
Inside one of the most remarkable success stories in modern metal
How Gojira turned tragedy into music to create a profound masterpiece in Magma
A life-changing loss shaped Gojira’s classic 2016 album Magma
How Disturbed’s David Draiman became the metal star the press loved to hate
In the 2000s, sections of the UK press hated Disturbed – and singer David Draiman was trying to work out why
"The music’s pretty progressive, but it’s not Rush is it? It’s not exactly Dream Theater." TesseracT's journey to debut album One
How young UK prog metal quintet TesseracT introduced themselves to the world back in 2010...
How Finnish glam-goth metal icons The 69 Eyes blazed a trail for HIM
Before Ville Valo and HIM, there was Jyrki 69 and The 69 Eyes
The chaotic story of Black Sabbath’s Born Again and the booze-fuelled union of two rock legends
Black Sabbath’s Born Again: flawed classic or total disaster? Ian Gillan has opinions
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: March 21 2025
Lord Of The Lost, The Haunted and Malevolence are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
Propagandhi: “The KKK were phoning my house and threatening me”
Canada’s premiere punks talk about their new album At Peace, searching for comfort in the chaos and antagonising the KKK
Every Lacuna Coil album ranked from worst to best
We’ve ranked every studio album to bear the Lacuna Coil logo, from In A Reverie to Sleepless Empire
Two Promoters One Pod pulls back the curtain on what it's like organising independent metal festivals
Created by Damnation organiser Gavin McInally and 2000 Trees/ArcTanGent boss James Scarlett, Two Promoters One Pod shares behind the scenes stories of the music world
The ultimate track-by-track guide to The Poison by Bullet For My Valentine
Bullet For My Valentine frontman Matt Tucks talks us through every song on the band's groundbreaking debut album
Best record players 2025: the top turntables for every budget
A broad look at the very best record players on the market today, from affordable automatics to hi-end, hi-fi highlights
A mountain monastery, a bus in a snowstorm: Von Hertzen Brothers’ Nine Lives was tough work
The Finnish brothers created a different working method for their fifth album, but to their surprise the results weren’t much different from the previous four. Which was no bad thing
"We made power metal survive!"
Tobias Sammett on working with Floor Jansen and Geoff Tate, whether Edguy will return and, um, giant rats
