Metal Hammer News

Hydrograd deluxe edition will feature previously unreleased covers, b-sides, alternative versions and live cuts - listen to Burn One Turn One

Tarja Turunen releases live video for her track Undertaker - taken from her upcoming album Act II

Exclusive After solos were controversially dropped for Metallica’s 2003 album St. Anger, Kirk Hammett says they’re needed as they are an integral part of the band

Devin Townsend Project launch video for Regulator – taken from upcoming album Live At The Ancient Roman Theatre Plovdiv

Enslaved drummer Cato Bekkevold announces that he’s leaving the band amicably after 15 years to spend more time with his family

On this week's podcast we debate whether phones ruin gigs and which metal musician would be the best Gandalf

Corey Taylor checks in to give update on the progress of the next Slipknot album - says they have 16 demos and plan to hit the studio early next year

Code Orange launch three-track digital EP The Hurt Will Go On which includes The Hunt featuring a guest appearance from Slipknot’s Corey Taylor

Bad Wolves release music video for their track Remember When - taken from their debut album Disobey

Black Label Society release video for their Grimmest Hits track Trampled Down Below - filmed at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall earlier this year

A7X guitarist Synyster Gates reflects on the toughest solo he’s ever had to play - and praises his bandmate Zacky Vengeance

Go behind the scenes with the team who have created Iron Maiden’s new Legacy Of The Beast pinball table

Dream Theater check in from the studio where they’ve begun work on the follow-up to 2016’s The Astonishing

Aussie prog metallers to release new album The Last One in August...

Ghost leader Tobias Forge says he already has ideas for the follow-up to Prequelle - and reports that he also has a separate collaborative project in mind

The Amity Affliction will release their new album Misery in August - watch video for lead single Ivy (Doomsday)

High On Fire and Enslaved are heading out across Europe and the UK on a co-headline run

Watch Bad Wolves present cheque to the family of late singer Dolores O’Riordan - money was raised from sales of their cover of Cranberries’ classic Zombie

Temples On Mars will play seven September dates ahead of their appearance at the Progpower Europe festival