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Soundgarden's Kim Thayil reveals how he learned the devastating news of Chris Cornell's death
By Paul Brannigan published
"I didn’t see it coming... I feel like I let Chris down"

Evile's Ol Drake has set up a Gofundme to help his family deal with mounting debt
By Merlin Alderslade published
Evile's Ol Drake has helped keep true metal alive in the UK scene over the past two decades, and now he could do with some help

Boris announce Pink anniversary tour
By Paul Brannigan published
Boris are coming back to the UK and Europe to shake some venue foundations

Evanescence are on the cover of the latest issue of Metal Hammer with two exclusive gifts
By Eleanor Goodman published
Evanescence fans, you're gonna wanna get all over this one

Why this respected author listens to death metal to calm herself while writing
By Merlin Alderslade published
Critically acclaimed novelist Elif Shafak gives a perfect breakdown of why metal is one of the most interesting and exciting genres around

Stranger Things composers Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein to bring entire saga to the live arena with European tour later this year
By Jerry Ewing published
Stranger Things 5 — Original Score From The Netflix Series will be released in two volumes on coloured vinyl in July

Win a guitar that's scaled a mountain
By Paul Brannigan published
Korn, Green Day, Sex Pistols, Meshuggah and more sign guitar tor Metal For Nepal fund-raiser

Watch Halestorm pay birthday tribute to Stevie Nicks with stunning cover of Fleetwood Mac's Gold Dust Woman
By Fraser Lewry published
Halestorm's Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger play a series of Unplugged shows next month

Iron Maiden release special glimpse into the epic next leg of their Run For Your Lives world tour
By Merlin Alderslade published
Iron Maiden have released a short new video documenting their recent show in Athens

Ozzy Osbourne honoured in the US House of Representatives for his "unapologetic individuality"
By Paul Brannigan published
Congresswoman Victoria Spartz pays tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne and his family

Kim Thayil says Soundgarden are finishing unreleased material featuring late vocalist Chris Cornell
By Simon Young published
The Soundgarden guitarist says some of the demos have been around for 15 years

Watch Iron Maiden dust off Seventh Son classic for the first time in 38 years
By Simon Young published
The band kicked off their 2026 Run For Your Lives dates at the Olympic Athletic Center of Athens this weekend

Scott Ian says he used to play online poker during Anthrax shows
By Fraser Lewry published
The admission comes as Anthrax begin their latest tour without longtime drummer Charlie Benante

"I know he would be into this." Jack Osbourne responds to criticism of Ozzy AI avatar plan
By Stef Lach published
The Osbournes have come under fire for digital Ozzy but Jack insists his dad would have approved

Radiohead's Thom Yorke recalls the moment he realised Nirvana were going to change the world
By Stef Lach published
Radiohead frontman on getting excited about new music and not obsessing over the past

Pre-order our exclusive Tarja Frisson Noir bundle now!
By Jerry Ewing published
Get Tarja's upcoming album Frisson Noir, a signed ‘Frisson Noir Philosophy’ sheet and an art print with Prog's great new bundle. Pre-order yours here...

Jack and Sharon Osbourne are preparing a future in which Ozzy will live on digitally
By Fraser Lewry published
Get ready for Ozzy 2.0

President begin debut album Blood Of Your Empire campaign with new single Doom Loop
By Metal Hammer published
Their first full-length statement drops on September 4 via Atlantic

Rail firm bans Download festival-goers from bringing wheelie bins full of beer onto trains
By Matt Mills published
“Our teams will be on hand at stations to support customers and help them complete their journeys, without their bins or trolleys, as smoothly as possible,” says East Midlands Railway
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