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The unbelievable rise of Opeth, the band who went from death metal no-hopers to prog royalty
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A life-changing loss shaped Gojira’s classic 2016 album Magma
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In the 2000s, sections of the UK press hated Disturbed – and singer David Draiman was trying to work out why
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Before Ville Valo and HIM, there was Jyrki 69 and The 69 Eyes
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Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: March 21 2025
Lord Of The Lost, Malevolence and The Haunted lead this week's best new metal songs
Propagandhi: “The KKK were phoning my house and threatening me”
Canada’s premiere punks talk about their new album At Peace, searching for comfort in the chaos and antagonising the KKK
Every Lacuna Coil album ranked from worst to best
We’ve ranked every studio album to bear the Lacuna Coil logo, from In A Reverie to Sleepless Empire
Two Promoters One Pod pulls back the curtain on what it's like organising independent metal festivals
Created by Damnation organiser Gavin McInally and 2000 Trees/ArcTanGent boss James Scarlett, Two Promoters One Pod shares behind the scenes stories of the music world
The ultimate track-by-track guide to The Poison by Bullet For My Valentine
Frontman Matt Tuck shares the stories behind the songs on Bullet's groundbreaking debut
"We made power metal survive!"
Avantasia frontman Tobias Sammet takes fan questions on power metal, dream guests and more
How Sunn 0))) conjured good vibrations and dark magic with drone masterpiece Monoliths & Dimensions
Drone visionaries Sunn 0))) continued their journey into the heart of darkness with 2009’s Monoliths & Dimensions
How Alice In Chains came to terms with their dark past on The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
Alice In Chains’ unexpected comeback continued with 2013’s The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here
The death and resurrection of Hell, the occult metal pioneers that history forgot
How cult early 80s metallers Hell bounced back from tragedy nearly 30 years later
How Saxon made Crusader, the album that marked the end of their early 80s glory years
Biff Byford looks back on Saxon’s divisive 1984 album Crusader
Metal Hammer's Tracks Of The Week: March 14 2025
Sleep Token, Cradle Of Filth and Epica are among the best new metal songs this week
Test your metal knowledge with the all-new Metal Hammer quiz
Are you a true metal warrior or a shameless poseur? Try our new quiz and find out!
