Metal Hammer Features

From self-building his own guitar to moving to a roach-infested hotel in New York, Zoltan Bathory put it all on the line to build Five Finger Death Punch

Evanescence singer Amy Lee picks her records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals the worst record she's ever made

Spark up a fat one – these are the albums that built stoner metal

Sacred geometry, lunar currents, media baiting, arena shows… there’s enough complexity in their first four albums to fill several lifetimes’ worth of study

While the band asked their audience, ‘Who are you?’ via their fifth album, they were also asking themselves, ‘Who are we?’ And they admitted doing it in a geeky fashion

Mastodon have risen above tragedy with new album Marrow Deep

The Gothenburg screamer died one year ago today. His At The Gates cohorts talk about his life and career – and how his influence continues to echo in modern metal.

Boarding the crazy train, escaping werewolves and a giant bat biting Ozzy’s head off - here’s what it’s really like inside Universal’s brilliant, Ozzy-themed haunted house

From Adrenaline to Private Music, this is your definitive guide to Deftones' studio albums, re-reviewed and ranked

While ex-Misfits singer Glenn Danzig went onto solo stardom, his former bandmates Jerry Only and Doyle launched forgotten ‘Christian metal’ band Kryst The Conqueror

Since joining forces in 2003, Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger have built Halestorm into one of rock's brightest bands

Sex, strops and strippers – how a bunch of feral LA rockers became The World’s Most Dangerous Band

With their albums invading the top 10 at home in Germany, Dominum's brand of zombie metal is proving infectious

20 years on, the story behind My Chemical Romance's transformation from cult punks to global superstars with The Black Parade

Motley Crue’s Vince Neil on the debut album shaped an entire decade

From auditioning for Metallica to writing one of TV's most iconic theme tunes and irritating a Hollywood star, Primus are the world's weirdest band - and proud

Slipknot, Spiritbox, and Suicide Silence are among those serving up this week's best new metal songs

Lemmy first saw AC/DC when they were playing in a London pub – and he immediately felt an affinity with their chaotic frontman

Slayer's controversial ninth album was released on September 11, 2001