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Living with tinnitus: "We all love music – why would we want to lose that?"
Metal Hammer Deputy Editor Eleanor Goodman has been living with tinnitus since she was 16. To mark Tinnitus Week 2021, Eleanor reveals what it’s like to live with the condition and what she does to protect her hearing
Every Architects album ranked from worst to best
A deep dive into the back catalogue of modern metal heroes Architects as we rank their albums from worst to best
The 10 filthiest death metal riffs ever
Tom Cronin of death metal terrors Celestial Sanctuary picks 10 filth-encrusted riffs guaranteed to take your head off
10 essential folk metal albums
From the forests of Scandinavia to the steppes on Mongolia, these are 10 must-hear folk metal albums
Sólstafir’s Addi Tryggvason: The Mixtape Of My Life
Sólstafir frontman Addi Tryggvason reveals the 10 songs that made him who he is, from Autopsy to Duran Duran
Iron Maiden’s Killers: the underrated classic that pointed the way to a glorious future
Iron Maiden’s debut album and The Number Of The Beast grab the glory. But Killers was a key stepping stone on their journey to superstardom
Metal is weirder than ever right now, and we can’t get enough of it
Imperial Triumphant, Oranssi Pazuzu, Nibiru – metal’s weird brigade are taking over
Why I ❤️ Black Sabbath‘s Black Sabbath, by Clutch’s Neil Fallon
Clutch singer Neil Fallon salutes the terrifying majesty of Black Sabbath‘s self-titled debut
Tinnitus Week 2021: "No live event is more important than your hearing"
As Tinnitus Week 2021 gets under way, we speak with the British Tinnitus Association’s Emily Broomhead to find out more about the condition and how you can protect yourself when live music returns
Shinedown’s Brent Smith: “I thought I was gonna die from withdrawal”
Shinedown and Smith & Myers frontman Brent Smith on drug recovery, the death of Eddie Van Halen and the cover songs the world never needs to hear again
Should we be worried about the future of our festivals?
With Glastonbury having been cancelled for a second consecutive year, we ask industry insiders what festival season 2021 is really looking like – and if the festivals we love can survive another fallow year
Black Magic: 10 unlikely goth covers you need in your life
Here's that version of Paradise Lost doing Bronski Beat you never knew you needed – plus a goldmine of other unsuspecting pop hits given the goth treatment
Brian ‘Head’ Welch: “Our Justin Bieber cover came out better than I could ever imagine!”
Korn’s Brian ‘Head’ Welch has reactivated his long-dormant side band Love And Death. And he's got some surprises up his sleeve
Soen: The story behind Imperial
VIDEO EXCLUSIVE Soen's latest album Imperial is about a divided and broken world. But it's also a plea for unity, especially within the world of metal...
The Top 10 best Matt Heafy cover versions
From Cannibal Corpse to Queen, these are the best covers Trivium’s Matt Heafy has delivered over the years
Backyard parties and unbridled genius: the story of Van Halen's early years
Eddie and Alex Van Halen, Dave Lee Roth, Michael Anthony and others tell the story of the early days of the band that conquered the world
Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta: “My whole career is about raising heavy music’s profile”
Jamey Jasta has spent nearly 30 years manning the barricades in music. Here’s what he’s learned
Puscifer’s Maynard James Keenan: “What are you gonna do? Lay around and whimper?”
The world is crazier than ever right now – and Puscifer have the perfect soundtrack
