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British metal has ruled the world this summer – just this once, I’m actually proud of my country
From Black Sabbath’s blockbuster farewell to Sleep Token’s first time as a Download festival headliner, all eyes have been on the British metal scene in recent months. Rightfully so.
What Sylosis learned from prog stars including Kate Bush, Opeth, Tool and Rush
Frontman of the British metal band and his colleagues accidentally discovered a breadth of influences after feeling uninspired by their peers
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: August 29 2025
Mudvayne, Soulfly and Avatar are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
Debate: what's the greatest punk album ever?
Ramones? Fun House? The Crack? Dookie? The Shape Of Punk To Come? Randy the Band? We want to know your pick for punk's finest hour
Rate my music taste: these are my five favourite metalcore albums ever
I think these are the greatest metalcore albums ever. Agree with me?
"The fans supported us through everything": Helloween on career longevity and proving people wrong
German metallers Helloween release a new album this week and begin a 40th anniversary tour in October
"Korn stood side of stage looking scared but I didn't want to stop." Max Cavalera on his wildest gig, resurrecting Nailbomb and why he doesn't regret leaving Sepultura
Max Cavalera shares his life lessons from over 30 years on metal's frontlines
How Dimmu Borgir's Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse reinvented black metal
Working with a full orchestra, Dimmu Borgir's 2003 anthem rewrote the rules for what black metal could sound like
The doom metal legend who could have been Ghost’s original singer if it hadn’t been for a missed MySpace message
Ghost could have sounded very different if Tobias Forge had his way
What do deathcore, nu metal and Switzerland have in common? One of the most exciting young bands in metal
Paleface Swiss are one of 2025's major breakout metal bands - and with good reason
"The worst misconception that people have about Indians is that we’re terrorists."
Karan Katiyar of Bloodywood answers some hard, easy and downright ridiculous fan questions
Here are all the songs Iron Maiden have never played live
Iron Maiden just played Alexander The Great live for the first time ever. But there are still 48 Maiden songs that have never been given an airing
The wild story of the spoof heavy metal band who beat Spinal Tap by a year
Spinal Tap weren’t the first spoof heavy metal band
Brent Hinds 1974 – 2025
Mastodon's former guitarist, who passed away following a motorcycle accident in Atlanta, Georgia on August 20, was a true untameable force of nature
Debate: What's the greatest grunge album ever?
Nevermind? Dirt? Ten? God's Balls? Spanking Machine? We want to know the one elite grunge album you can't live without
When TesseracT introduced themselves and explained the djent movement
At a time when online musicianship was still regarded as a bit geeky, the quintet were preparing to launch debut album One and embark on their first US tour – and they had plenty to say about filesharing, stats and haircuts
Debate: What's the best Black Sabbath album?
Whether it’s a classic like Paranoid or a left-field pick like Born Again, we want to know which Black Sabbath album you can’t stop spinning
