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The story behind Evanescence's chaotic first big awards win
Evanescence's Best New Artist win at the 2004 Grammys was well deserved - but fellow nominee 50 Cent and his hip hop pals were not happy
“I had no idea it would be such a catastrophic event in people’s lives!" How leaving Iron Maiden, A Nightmare On Elm Street and the acoustic album that never was led Bruce Dickinson to write Tears Of The Dragon
Tasked with kicking his solo career off for real, Bruce Dickinson produced one of the 90s' greatest metal power ballads
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: October 24 2025
Puscifer, Bad Omens and Poppy are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
The story of Slayer’s Angel Of Death – the fastest, freakiest and most controversial song in thrash metal history
The opening song from 1986’s Reign In Blood affirmed Slayer as thrash metal’s scariest scare-mongers
The bizarre story of Napalm Death and Extreme Noise Terror swapping singers in the 90s
These two underground favourites found themselves trading singers like football stickers in the 90s
“There was a real sense of excitement. We had a point to prove: this is the greatest rock’n’roll band in the world." How Iron Maiden went from East End outcasts to the world's most loved heavy metal band
Iron Maiden legends Bruce Dickinson and Steve Harris look back at 50 years of heavy metal history
This cult 90s film soundtrack mixed Slayer, Metallica and Korn with edm icons
Years after Judgement Night blazed a trail with hip hop and metal, this album seemed destined to do the same with metal and edm. So why didn't it?
An oral history of Iron Maiden's iconic mascot Eddie the 'Ed
An oral history of Iron Maiden's iconic Eddie the 'Ed by those who know him best
"Hearing them was like hearing Bowie for the first time…" The 10 best songs by AFI, as chosen by Creeper's Will Gould
Creeper frontman Will Gould picks his essential AFI playlist
The prog metal giants who blasted back at being trolled for sounding like themselves
Singer and guitarist shared their frustrations over being called out for their vocals, drum sound and production values as their 15th album arrived
System Of A Down, Korn, Deftones, Slayer, Evanescence and more to play insanely stacked Sick New World 2026 events in Las Vegas and Texas
Sick New World has announced two unbelievable lineups in different States for 2026
From riot squads to pyro madness: the incredible rise of Parkway Drive
How Parkway Drive evolved from scrappy metalcore underdogs to all-conquering, fire-breathing heavy metal heroes
Ice Nine Kills' Spencer Charnas shares some pretty crazy stories with us
The Ice Nine Kills frontman on real vs fictional horror, crazy gig stories and his hard-rocking, 101-year-old grandma
Farewell to music on MTV: it's the end of an era (even if that era really finished a long time ago)
MTV will cease broadcasting its music channels after this year. For generations of rock fans, this is a sad moment
The story behind Limp Bizkit's Break Stuff, from MTV to Woodstock 99 chaos
A classic of the nu metal era, this hit is also woven into the story of an infamous weekend of live music
Five chaotic minutes with Vukovi's Janine Shilstone
Nobody does chaotic fun like Scottish alt. metallers Vukovi
