Welsh prog-doomsters MWWB were about to release their new album when guitarist Paul ‘Dave’ Davies was hospitalised and nearly died. What followed was a year of agony, anxiety and ultimately hope
Korn and Amy Lee teaming up for MTV Unplugged in 2006 is the stuff millennial metalheads dreams are made of
Apocalyptica cellist Perttu Kivilaakso picks 10 classical compositions that would make epic heavy metal reimaginings
From religious “bullsh*t” to his new solo album, here are 10 things we learned from our interview with Jonathan Davis in the brand new issue of Metal Hammer
Ghost brought the party to Manchester's AO Arena. Here's what went down
Netflix’s Metal Lords is one of the few movies that get metal right. Here are some of the others
An exclusive interview with Bob Rock – the producer who helped steer Metallica to superstardom
Netflix’s new Metal Lords movie gets metal spot on. Here are 10 cinematic turkeys that absolutely screw it up when it comes the music, the bands and the fans
The Children Of Bodom legend would have turned 43 today
Their fans were worried about Metallica going “Bon Jovi”. But Enter Sandman would become one of metal’s greatest ever songs
From the influence of Def Leppard and Andrew Lloyd Webber to the inspiration of Rammstein, Ghost’s Tobias Forge reveals the secrets behind blockbusting new album Impera
In 2015 we asked Children Of Bodom vocalist/guitarist Alexi Laiho to pick the 10 songs that best represented the Finns' legacy
War: what is it good for? In the case of Sabaton it's the inspiration for a lot of grandiose heavy metal and more
The Metallica frontman and his band have given Ghost some major boosts over the years
Sabaton might be 'the tank band', but they've also built one of the biggest heavy metal empires of the 21st Century
A Bruce Springsteen song of hardship, it’s easy to see why Rage Against The Machine were inspired to cover The Ghost Of Tom Joad
Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn gives Metal Hammer an exclusive update on the band’s upcoming 10th album
This footage of Avenged playing old school track Second Heartbeat has us reaching for our battered old Vans
Before Kirk Hammett, before Dave Mustaine, there was Lloyd Grant - the man who played guitar on Metallica’s very first recording
When Nirvana shot a video for Smells Like Teen Spirit in the summer of 1990 they had no idea it would change their lives forever. On the 28th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death, this is the story of the shoot, from those who were there
