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Counting Worms by Knocked Loose: The story behind the most brutal song you'll hear on TikTok
If vocalist Bryan Garris hadn't decided to bark like a dog on this 2016 song, their career path could have turned out very differently
From Rob Zombie to Queen, A. A. Williams' gives us her life story in ten songs
Alt singer-songwriter A. A. Williams makes us a playlist and tells us the story behind it
Keep Rob Halford up at night and you end up with a Judas Priest classic
Living After Midnight was pivotal in breaking Judas Priest in the US – and it all came about because Rob Halford couldn't sleep
Shinedown frontman Brent Smith on the loss, addiction and rebirth that led to new album EI8HT
Shinedown’s charmed career belies a band that has rolled with the punches
In 2008, Canadian punk rock lifers Cancer Bats got in the van for a perilous DIY tour and we joined them for the ride
An archive interview with Cancer Bats following the release of their second full-length album, Hail Destroyer
Institutionalized by Suicidal Tendencies: the story behind the song
Fun fact: a can of Pepsi would have cost frontman Mike Muir around 30 cents in 1983
How Metallica's crazy team-up with Lady Gaga almost ended in total chaos
One of the most unlikely collaborations in Grammys history was also one of the most cursed, but they pulled it out of the bag
UFOs and levitating Jesus: the story behind Hangar 18 by Megadeth
Hangar 18 was written by Dave Mustaine before he joined Metallica
The tumultuous story of Sepultura’s Roots album and their bitter split
How Sepultura made their most important album – and how it tore them apart
The rise, fall and triumphant return of Corrosion of Conformity
80s crossover pioneers, 90s stoner metal icons... and then tragedy derailed them in the 2000s. But after a triumphant return in 2015, CoC are stronger than ever
The greatest Alice In Chains songs ever, picked by Kerry King, Max Calavera, Lzzy Hale and more
The grunge icons’ best songs, chosen by 22 of today‘s biggest musicians
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: July 3 2026
Peasant metal, Native American folk by way of black metal and gorgeously symponic power metal all appear in this week's best new metal songs.
How Gojira made one of modern metal’s most conscious, powerful anthems
The French crusaders played their early shows in a region battling for independence, and they channelled that political spirit into Flying Whales
How Blood And Thunder turned Mastodon from Southern misfits to 21st-century metal stars
Making a snarling concept piece about Moby-Dick doesn’t sound like a move for mainstream appeal, but that’s exactly what Mastodon found
Tragedy, black metal and Linkin Park: Gaerea are pushing boundaries in modern metal
Gaerea began in the realms of black metal, but now the mysterious Portuguese group are pushing boundaries
Every Metallica album ranked from worst to best
From game-changing debut Kill 'Em All to the emotionally-charged 72 Seasons, this is every studio album by metal's biggest band, ranked
Silent Planet: the first American band to play Ukraine during the Russian war
Singer Garrett Russell talks about the metalcore brutes’ experiences in the war-torn country last month
