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Metallica fans cause small earthquake at Virginia show
By Stef Lach published
The 'Metallica Quake' was measured by the Virginia Tech Seismological Observatory during Enter Sandman

Billy Corgan's epic interview with Al Jourgensen
By Rich Hobson published
From trading Ministry songs for drugs and production lessons to inspiring Nine Inch Nails and accidentally spiking Tool with LSD, no stone is left unturned

Judas Priest’s Rob Halford is “gutted” to not be playing Black Sabbath’s final show: “I had no idea it was happening!”
By Matt Mills published
Judas Priest are one of the only veteran metal bands to not be playing Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell concert this summer. Rob Halford explains why.

Watch this death metal band marry two of their fans onstage during a concert
By Matt Mills published
Symphonic/death metal maximalists Fleshgod Apocalypse paused a show on their current North American tour to officiate a wedding

Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil wants to put out final recordings featuring Chris Cornell
By Matt Mills published
The band and the estate of late frontman Cornell have had legal disputes over the potential release of posthumous music

WWE wrestler Penta has a new entrance theme featuring Tool’s Adam Jones on guitar
By Matt Mills published
The juggernaut pro-wrestling company has also collaborated with metal legends Machine Head, Slayer’s Kerry King and Living Colour in recent weeks

Killswitch Engage announce UK and Europe tour, with Hatebreed, Fit For An Autopsy, and Employed To Serve among supporting cast
By Paul Brannigan published
Killswitch Engage's first UK/European headline tour in six years includes massive Wembley Arena date

Ghost become first hard rock act in four years to top US album chart but miss out in the UK
By Fraser Lewry published
Skeletá has also had the biggest vinyl sales week for a hard rock album in more than three decades

Metallica’s Kirk Hammett admits he “should be a lot better” at playing guitar
By Matt Mills published
Metallica’s lead guitarist offers an honest appraisal of his own playing during an interview with Metal Hammer

Ghost's $130 Papa V Perpetua 'Ghildo' sells out in minutes
By Stef Lach published
Only 666 of Ghost's 7-inch purple adult toys were made available – and fans snapped them up swiftly

"Metal is the most positive thing in the world". Max Cavalera tells it like it is
By Stef Lach published
Sepultura founder and Soulfly star Max Cavalera thinks metal is the greatest – and who are we to argue?

"The universe is not fair like that." Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson tells new bands they'll get nowhere without self-belief
By Stef Lach published
Iron Maiden frontman offers advice to young musicians looking to make their mark

Watch Donny Osmond headbanging to The Osmonds’ Crazy Horses played at 33rpm and sounding like a lost doom metal classic
By Metal Hammer published
We always suspected The Osmonds were secret doom fans

This acoustic guitar virtuoso has turned Sleep Token’s Euclid into the most gorgeous instrumental you’ll hear this weekend
By Matt Mills published
UK guitar wizard Mike Dawes has released a studio version of his Euclid cover, after live recordings of it went viral last year

Hear Deftones frontman Chino Moreno’s remix of The Cure track Warsong
By Matt Mills published
It’s taken from the transformative project Remixes Of A Lost World, out on June 13

Sepultura’s Iggor Cavalera: “We didn’t like how metal was made in Europe or in America”
By Matt Mills published
Sepultura’s original drummer explains why the Brazilian metal scene was so enamoured with the Devil in the 1980s

Listen to metalcore heroes Loathe’s first new song in three years, Gifted Every Strength
By Matt Mills published
The Liverpudlians have returned to their metal roots in teeth-gnashing fashion
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