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Stoner/doom stalwarts Green Lung return with riffy single Evil In This House ahead of first-ever festival headline show
By Matt Mills published
The Londoners will headline Desertfest this weekend and release their fourth album, Necropolitan, in September

Bring Me The Horizon's Oli Sykes suffers concussion after being stuck by phone thrown from crowd
By Fraser Lewry published
Can we please just stop throwing stuff at musicians?

Nicko McBrain announces his autobiography Hello Boys and Girls!
By Paul Brannigan published
Nicko McBrain is ready to share "a thrilling, hilarious and deeply personal" memoir

At The Gates members recall the first time they met late singer Tomas Lindberg
By Matt Mills published
Jonas Björler, Anders Björler and Adrian Erlandsson remember their first encounters with their beloved frontman

Watch Mötley Crüe and Carrie Underwood tackle two Crüe classics on American Idöl
By Fraser Lewry published
The unlikely pairing have completed their highly anticipated appearance on the finale of the latest series of American Idol

Anthrax announce new single, confirm first album in a decade
By Fraser Lewry published
Cursum Perficio, the follow-up to 2016's For All Kings, will be released later this year

Watch former Alissa White-Gluz make her live debut with Dragonforce
By Merlin Alderslade published
See the Alissa White Gluz-led Dragonforce play their first show at Welcome To Rockville 2026

"I’ll go from on, to just straight up I feel like I’m dying." Slipknot's Shawn 'Clown' Crahan needs heart surgery
By Stef Lach published
Slipknot percussionist Clown needs surgery after discovering his heartbeat skips

Sleep Token have just surprise-released a brand new version of Even In Arcadia
By Merlin Alderslade published
Ever wanted to hear what Sleep Token's biggest album would sound like without Vessel crooning all over it? Have we got news for you!

Amy Lee looks back on her internet-breaking collab with Poppy and Courtney LaPlante
By Merlin Alderslade published
When the three modern metal icons united, it was a special moment - and Amy hasn't taken it for granted

Slipknot's Clown reveals how rock icons Kiss changed his life forever
By Merlin Alderslade published
You might not be surprised to find that Clown's sense of showmanship is inspired by the showiest rock band of them all

Get an exclusive blue vinyl edition of new Evanescence album Sanctuary
By Merlin Alderslade published
Evanescence's new album is imminent, and you can bag yourself a beautiful vinyl variant right here

Gene Simmons confirms that Kiss are back in the studio
By Fraser Lewry published
The End Of The Road was not the end of the road

Get the new issue of Metal Hammer with an exclusive HIM cover, t-shirt and signed art card
By Metal Hammer published
Celebrate 30 years of goth metal’s finest in style

Babymetal look back on the hate they endured amidst the viral success of breakout single Gimme Chocolate!!
By Matt Mills published
The J-metal idols admit that some of the responses to their 2014 hit were “frightening”

Hear Slipknot’s Corey Taylor rage against social media on new Motionless In White single Playing God
By Matt Mills published
The furious track is taken from the metalcore quintet’s upcoming album Decades

Ex-Arch Enemy singer Alissa White-Gluz has joined British power metal heavyweights DragonForce
By Matt Mills published
The band will give their first performance with their new, two-vocalist lineup at US festival Welcome To Rockville this weekend

Machine Gun Kelly remembers his feud with Slipknot’s Corey Taylor a little differently to the rest of us
By Matt Mills published
The rapper-turned-rocker insists he merely “punched back” at the metal star, even though the spat stemmed from comments he made lambasting the heavy music scene
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