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How 747 (Strangers In The Night) made Saxon unexpected stars of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal
Inspired by a widespread blackout in the 1960s, the Yorkshire band switched from their usual “street fighting and girls” lyrics and reached new heights
Serial killers, sex and Satan-crazed filth: How the 1980s tried to destroy AC/DC
By the mid-80s, the huge success of Back In Black was a fading memory, AC/DC were on the ropes, and there was worse to come
The best metal albums that you almost definitely missed in 2025
From psychedelic Brazilian black metal to space-faring tech-death, you won’t discover these excellent albums in many other places
When Linkin Park exposed a different side of themselves with Breaking The Habit
Originally written by Mike Shinoda, this shining moment from 2003’s Meteora moved Chester Bennington to tears and helped Linkin Park break out of the nu metal bubble
The ultimate Motorhead playlist (as picked by Metallica, Judas Priest and more)
We asked some of metal's biggest names to share which Motorhead songs mean most to them
Inspired by astrology and tragedy, Tool’s Maynard James Keenan wrote his most personal song. He came to regret it
It was the emotional highlight of Tool’s 10,000 Days album
The 10 best alt-metal and nu metal albums of 2025
Babymetal, Bloodywood and Sleep Token pulled influence from some esoteric places this year, and they lifted metal to new heights in the process
How Type O Negative, Sepultura and Life Of Agony helped turn Roadrunner Records into the most influential metal label of the 90s
I’m a metal musician who tours the world, and this is why I refuse to let my local venue die
As rising metalcore stars Heriot prepare for a sold-out show in their hometown, singer/guitarist Debbie Gough explains why local venues need to be protected
The 10 best metalcore albums of 2025
From legends coming back strong to young artists pushing the genre forward, it's been a standout year for metalcore - and here's the proof
How Iron Maiden pushed metal to its most colossal, then pushed a bit further, to make Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
Sick of being known as ‘the devil-worshipping band’, the heavy metal legends wrote a sweeping track about a Romantic poem. They had no idea it’d be 13 minutes long, though.
"It was the perfect tragedy. Heavy metal albums found in their rooms, antisocial behaviour." How Lemmy, Corey Taylor, Henry Rollins and the metal community united to save three teenagers at the heart of a murder case that shocked America
The story of the West Memphis Three captured the attention of the metal world - and some of its biggest artists took action
The 50 best metal songs of 2025
Sleep Token, Ghost, Babymetal - these are the songs you picked as the finest 2025 had to offer
Metal Hammer staff pick the best metal concerts of 2025
The Hammer team name their greatest gigs of the year, from stadium extravaganzas to sweaty basement dust-ups
The 10 best death metal albums of 2025
Guts and glory - these are the finest cuts to emerge from the fields of death metal in 2025
Rob Halford on his love for Ozzy Osbourne, covering Motörhead and a whole lot more
The Metal God opens up on his friendship with the Prince Of Darkness and a whole lot more
