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From a much-loved bomber to a creaking mechanical fist: The story of Motörhead's Spinal Tap moment
It probably worked on paper
7 metal songs from the year 2000 that were way ahead of their time
Metal was in a time of serious evolution as the New Millennium dawned, and these seven bands were already getting ahead of the pack
Blood brothers: Bob Ezrin on his long, strange trip with Alice Cooper
Visionary producer Bob Ezrin – who steered Alice Cooper to his greatest triumphs – looks back on decades of madness, mayhem and macabre genius
10 songs that Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland wishes he had written
10 songs which shaped Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland's life and music
Meet Royale Lynn, the Nashville singer-songwriter who's ditched country for metal
Royale Lynn decided to embrace her love of heavy music and embark upon a drastic career change
How tragedy, a stint in Sleep Token and the circus has defined Shields' unusual career
Shields have been through the ringer to get back together, but it's been worth it
Paramore, Deftones and Tool love them. This album broke them. The story of Failure's Fantastic Planet
Failure tackled substance abuse and bad luck to make a perfect alt-rock album, only to split up a year later
The Corrosion Of Conformity classic that got them championed by Metallica
Corrosion Of Conformity might have thought they'd already peaked by 1994. They were very wrong
Why Dave Grohl walked out on Foo Fighters and joined Queens of the Stone Age
Frustrated with the recording of Foo Fighters' One by One sessions, Dave Grohl needed to let off some steam. Then he received a call from Josh Homme...
The magic and mystique of black metal pioneer Attila Csihar
Attila Csihar is an extreme metal pioneer and has the wild stories to prove it
How metal became a lifelong passion for WWE Women's World Champion Stephanie Vaquer
From her love of Iron Maiden and Megadeth to her fiery entrance, Stephanie Vaquer is one of WWE's most metal superstars ever
How Unplugged marked a heartbreaking end of an era for Alice In Chains
30 years ago this week, Alice In Chains played a legendary MTV Unplugged set that has only grown more poignant with time
The story behind Slayer's grim Reign In Blood album artwork
Slayer intended to make pop fans "ill" with their grotesque representation of hell. It worked…
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: April 10 2026
Evanescence release their first new song of 2026, underground doom heroes Warning make a comeback and beleagured nuns Dogma offer a defiant new sound in this week's best new metal songs
How Converge defined metalcore for a generation
Before Killswitch Engage, Bring Me The Horizon or Architects brought metalcore to new commercial heights, Converge were shaping the genre for the future
Amaranthe's Elize Ryd would love to star in Wicked
Amaranthe vocalist Elize Ryd harbours a secret love for musicals - and would love to star in Wicked
Puscifer’s Maynard James Keenan and Carina Round discuss soundtracking the end times
Why we all need to put down our phone and pick up a glass of gin
