
2022’s best metal albums so far
From Rammstein to Ghost, these are the best metal albums released so far in 2022
From Rammstein to Ghost, these are the best metal albums released so far in 2022
Ride The Lightning and Master Of Puppets producer Flemming Rasmussen looks back on working with a pre-megastardom Metallica
How Megadeth's Countdown To Extinction helped a cleaned-up Dave Mustaine realise his superstar ambitions
From Type O Negative cover sets to appearances on extreme metal supergroups, Ville Valo's forged a unique path in music
Download may be the UK's home of rock, but we think these bands and artists would fit in there just fine, too
This month’s Metal Hammer cover stars Halestorm break down new album Back From The Dead
The solos that have elevated Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett to ‘legend’ status
Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn is a Meshuggah mega-fan – so we asked him to interview metal’s most complex band
From the birth of heavy metal to repairing friendships, this is what life has taught former Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward
From Herzeleid to new album Zeit, these are Rammstein’s eight albums ranked in order of greatness
There’s no such thing as retirement when you’re The Godfather Of Shock Rock, but, as he tells Classic Rock, he’s never had any intention of stopping anyway
In 2003, everyone from Linkin Park to Snoop Dogg bowed down before Metallica at the MTV Icon show. The result was one of the most memorable tribute gigs ever
The WWE brought over some of its biggest stars for a stacked night of wrestling - and one very special announcement
With stalling sales and an unsupportive label, there was only one thing left for AC/DC to do: rock. Harder than ever before.
Lzzy Hale opens up on the demons and anxieties that she had to overcome for Halestorm's Back From The Dead
Kiss legend Gene Simmons puts the world to rights on immigration, racism and rock'n'roll history
Watch Metallica blast through Hardwired… To Self-Destruct closer Spit Out The Bone live in Chile
It's a performance that's passed into legend: cult comedy The Young Ones, University Challenge, and Motorhead pretending to fire on all cylinders