James Hetfield has had a species of venomous snake named after him
Metallica’s James Hetfield receives the ultimate honour – a species of venomous snake has been named after him
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Deftones are celebrating White Pony's 20th anniversary with a brand new beer
Deftones collaborate once again with the Belching Beaver Brewery - this time for the White Pony Double Dry Hopped IPA
Code Orange: Metal needs to be more forward-thinking
EXCLUSIVE Code Orange’s Reba Meyers and Jami Morgan talk to Metal Hammer about the challenges facing metal in 2020
Motorhead's On Parole was the debut album that wasn't. Now it's out again
Motorhead recorded their debut album in 1975, but it wasn't released until 1979. Now it's being reissued for National Album Day
Chino Moreno: Ohms builds on everything Deftones have done in the past
Exclusive Chino Moreno speaks exclusively to Metal Hammer about their new studio album Ohms and the need to keep challenging themselves creatively
What’s happening with the new Evanescence album? Amy Lee gives fans an update
Evanescence announced The Bitter Truth back in April but stopped short of a release date - Amy Lee explains why
Slayer’s Kerry King hints at next project: "I've got more than two records' worth of music"
Slayer guitarist Kerry King says he’s been working on riffs during lockdown: “That first record should be smoking,” he says
Power Trip singer Riley Gale dead at 34
Riley Gale, singer with Texan thrashers Power Trip, has died
James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine, Michael Schenker and more to appear in Flying V documentary
Film exploring the history of iconic Flying V guitar will be released later this year and feature some of the biggest names in rock and metal
Dio’s Holy Diver to be transformed into a graphic novel
Z2 Comics will release a graphic novel based on Randy Berrett’s famous cover for Dio’s 1983 album Holy Diver
Iron Maiden celebrate 40th anniversary of their debut album with new vinyl reissue
Iron Maiden announce plans to celebrate 40 years of their self-titled debut album with a limited edition clear vinyl picture disc
Ihsahn teases video for his cover of A-ha’s Manhattan Skyline
Ihsahn is preparing to unveil his take on A-ha’s 1986 track Manhattan Skyline - check out snippet from the video
There’s a new Chris Cornell film planned… but his estate say they’ve not approved it
The upcoming biopic Black Days is in production but the estate of late Soundgarden star Chris Cornell report that it doesn’t have their backing
Trivium announce The Deepest Cuts live stream
Free studio session this weekend will feature a set packed with “songs that we rarely play and a few we have never played before”
Metallica bring the curtain down on Metallica Mondays in spectacular style
Lars Ulrich introduces the last-ever Metallica Mondays show and reveals fans have raised more than $100,000 for charity over the last 23 weeks
Seattle’s Chris Cornell statue vandalised
Family of the late Soundgarden star say they’re “heartbroken” after the statue outside of Seattle’s Museum Of Pop Culture is defaced
Oceans Of Slumber release video for To The Sea (A Tolling of the Bells)
US prog metallers will release their new self-titled album in September
Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali dead at 68
Family confirm that Frankie Banali has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer
Coheed And Cambria and Rick Springfield team up for Jessie’s Girl sequel
Coheed And Cambria create video for Jessie’s Girl 2 starring Rick Springfield: “Has anyone ever written a sequel to another artist’s song?” asks Claudio Sanchez
