Metal Hammer Features

Celebrating some of the finest moments from the career of the late Joey Jordison, former Slipknot drummer and all-time great

What happened when death metal legends Cannibal Corpse appeared in Jim Carrey's 1994 film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Clutch's raucous hit The Mob Goes Wild from Blast Tyrant was inspired by the Iraq War and helped Clutch break out of the last chance saloon with a Jackass-starring music video

These days, whack on a robe and light some incense for your shows, and suddenly you’re not playing a gig – you’re 'performing a ritual'. But Amenra are the real deal, and their spectacular rituals were the force that led to their seventh album De Doorn

Ten years in, Swedish prog metallers Opeth were tired of toiling in obscurity. Then Blackwater Park put them on the map and changed extreme metal forever

Guns N' Roses man Slash plays great guitar, and he writes great songs. But what’s the real reason he's such an icon?

In July 1981, shortly after No Sleep ’Til Hammersmith topped the charts, Hammer’s Malcolm Dome met Lemmy to talk about Motorhead’s fast-rising fame. Unpublished until now, here is their conversation in full

We look back at Big Dumb Face, the brilliantly bonkers and impossible to categorise side project from Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland

Fear Factory guitarist Dino Cazares talks us through his life lessons, from rule-breaking and bankruptcy to er, wrestling with Max Cavalera

An excerpt from Paul Brannigan's new book Eruption: The Eddie Van Halen Story, featuring Ozzy Osbourne, Phil Lynott and more

From Mexico to China, we count down the killer bands that are incorporating their own cultures and traditions into metal

There was far more to grunge than Nirvana, as these lost treasures prove

Powerwolf superfan The Metal Nun creates stained glass windows inspired by her idols

Necrobutcher of black metal legends Mayhem talks trap metal, the band’s new punk covers EP, and what he thinks about having Ghostmane as a fan

With the UK opening up on July 19, one Metal Hammer writer looks towards the return of live shows and what might happen next

With the nu metal resurgence in rude health, we unearth 10 of the original bangers that may have slipped your mind

Former Twisted Sister frontman and multi-faceted heavy metal renaissance man, Dee Snider selects eight songs that inspired his journey to the dark side

Iron Maiden’s new song is a driving, mid-paced stomper. And we like it a lot

In the 1980s, Satanic Panic swept through America – and heavy metal got caught in the crosshairs. We go deep on the story behind the Parental Advisory label