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Bambie Thug on what it means to represent Ireland - and metal's nu gen - at Eurovision 2024
When Lordi won Eurovision in 2006, it opened the gates for other metal acts. Now Ireland's 2024 entry Bambie Thug is hoping to push boundaries even further
When Lordi won Eurovision in 2006, it opened the gates for other metal acts. Now Ireland's 2024 entry Bambie Thug is hoping to push boundaries even further
One of thrash metal’s Big Four bring the noise – plus Kreator and Testament – to Europe in November
In 1998, Cradle Of Filth let a fan’s concerned mum join them on the road for a TV show. Things got pretty haywire pretty quickly.
Volbeat and Asinhell's Michael Poulsen shares the secrets of his success and happiness
When people were just beginning to see that the Emperor man was a progressive musician, he’d long been all over Thom Yorke’s artistic bravery
45 years ago, Judas Priest’s Metal God explained why people love heavy metal. What he said is still accurate in 2024.
The goth metal beloved talks about his impending Royal Albert Hall show, drawing VV to a close and why he won’t play a Him album live in full
You can’t go wrong with the UK prog metal maestros, but which album is the best of the best?
In 1993, Metallica’s drummer manned the kit for another band in the recording studio. He’d never done it before, and he hasn’t repeated it since.
In 2010, Metal Hammer brought together acting legend Sir Christopher Lee with Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi for the ultimate metal summit
Like the rest of us, Tool are hoping they can get it together enough to record another album before somebody dies
In 2014, Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil sat down with Metal Hammer to look back over his band’s rollercoaster career
In 2002, thrash metal deities Slayer covered a Steppenwolf classic. Then Kerry King disowned it and Jeff Hanneman got bullied by his mates.
Testament never scaled the heights of Metallica or Slayer, but their 1987 debut album The Legacy remains a thrash classic
A classic 2004 interview with Ville Valo that proves he’s always been goth metal’s most charismatic star
Before he had any idea he could join Slipknot, the then-Sepultura drummer proved his worth with this mind-blowing playthrough
Doom, Skyrim, Brutal Legend - we dug through videogame history to pick out the most metal-friendly games of all time
How Motörhead’s late 90s and early 2000s three-piece line-up more than lived up to past glories
Thanks to Suicidal Tendencies, JFA, Dr Know and more, skate punk was the fastest, most violent sound of the early 80s