Latest Features on Metal Hammer
Spinal Tap’s improbable return is the comeback no one expected – and even fewer requested
Three men, one vision, several lawsuits
Megadeth were broke, homeless and way behind Metallica. But this song would change everything for them
How Megadeth wrote a landmark thrash metal classic in the midst of personal and financial chaos
The story behind Corrosion Of Conformity's Vote With A Bullet
A broken femur caused a massive perspective shift for former hardcore/thrashers Corrosion Of Conformity
The story of every song Dave Mustaine co-wrote for Metallica – and what Megadeth did with those riffs
From The Four Horsemen to The Call Of Ktulu, this is everything you need to know about the six (maybe seven) Metallica songs with Dave Mustaine’s name on them
Nine albums by W.A.S.P you should hear, and one to avoid
W.A.S.P's infamy as leading shock metallers of the 1980s belies a back catalogue full of serious classic rock-influenced songwriting
TesseracT’s James Monteith on the guitarist and band who changed his approach to music in the 90s
The djent pioneer found inspiration in a player who ignored standard time lengths, came up with unique sounds and played the wrong parts of his instrument – but always managed to groove
A female-fronted band is finally headlining Download Festival. It's about damn time
As a woman who's grown up in the metal scene, knowing that Emily Armstrong will walk out on stage with Linkin Park as a headliner feels like a pivotal moment
The incredible story of Thor, the bodybuilding heavy metal singer who links Ozzy, Lemmy and Arnold Schwarzenegger
Muscles, kidnappings and inflatable hot water bottles – the rise, fall and resurrection of Thor, one of 80s metal’s greatest cult heroes
Founding Motörhead drummer Lucas Fox looks back on the band's earliest days
Lucas Fox looked after Lemmy when he was fired by Hawkwind - they bonded over Monty Python, speed and Special Brew
"Let's get a tattoo!" Memories of a Hollywood night out with Ozzy Osbourne
In 1987, Ozzy Osbourne released the Randy Rhoads-era live album Tribute, and one UK writer travelled to Los Angeles to brave the promotional chaos
How Angels made Within Temptation one of Europe's biggest metal bands
Within Temptation had a breakthrough hit with Angels - even if they never planned it
In 2009 this notorious workaholic was trying to do less. His career suggests it didn’t go that way
After over two decades making music, his main band had recently achieved global recognition and he’d just launched his debut solo album. Did he ever really slow down?
The story of the landmark Alice In Chains album that paved the way for Nirvana’s Nevermind
A year before Nirvana broke out with Nevermind, Alice In Chains Seattle’s grunge scene on the map
The best new metal bands you need to hear in November 2025
Deathcore newcomers Face Yourself, NWOBHM revivalists Seven Sisters, bone-faced black metallers Abduction and videogame inspired alt metallers Luna Kills, these are the new metal bands you need to hear in November 2025
The huge Linkin Park hit that Chester Bennington didn’t even want on Hybrid Theory
Even Chester admitted that he was wrong
How one rap legend helped bring hip hop to the nu metal generation
The idea of Ice Cube and Korn sharing a bill might not seem strange now, but in the 90s, it was a thrilling novelty
"These typical metalheads, long-haired with their jackets, they’re the ones standing there and singing Backstreet Boys and Cascada." Five minutes with Electric Callboy, the band "making metal accessible"
Electric Callboy have metalheads singing along to 90s pop classics, and they love it
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: October 31 2025
Kreator, Electric Callboy and Kim Dracula are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
"I've always hated it. I sound like a little kid!" From label interference to an acrimonious split, the story behind the classic Evanescence song that Amy Lee (eventually) learned to love
It's one of Evanescence's biggest songs, but it's safe to say Amy Lee was not keen on it at first
