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Metallica announce one of their most intimate shows ever, playing to just 250 people later this month – and you can win a ticket
By Matt Mills published
The biggest band in metal will play their smallest gig in decades on August 28

Creeper's new single Blood Magick (It's A Ritual) has been conjured up from 1987, and it's a blast
By Paul Brannigan published
Creeper preview new album Sanguivore II: Mistress of Death with a conjuring from 1987

Watch Linkin Park thrill 90,000 fans at London's iconic Wembley Stadium
By Paul Brannigan published
Watch the 21st century's biggest metal band on peak form at huge UK show back in June

See Davey Havok turn into goth rock Frank Zappa in new AFI video
By Matt Mills published
The newly mustachioed frontman and his band will put out their next album Silver Bleeds The Black Sun in October

Michael Schenker releases first song with new singer Erik Grönwall
By Fraser Lewry published
Don’t Sell Your Soul is the title track of a new Michael Schenker Group album

The Decline Of Western Civilisation, Part II: The Metal Years is now free to watch on YouTube
By Fraser Lewry published
The classic movie, starring Ozzy, Lemmy, Kiss and Aerosmith, has been liberated by its distributors for all of humankind to enjoy

Kelly Osbourne shares touching thank you to all who've supported her amid the loss of her father
By Paul Brannigan published
"Knowing my family are not alone in our pain makes a difference"

How to watch The Osbournes for free: Take a trip back in time and experience the chaos and fun of rock’s most loveable family
By Scott Munro published
Pioneering reality show The Osbournes is available to stream in the US and UK for free if you sign up to a Prime membership - here’s how you can watch all four seasons right now no matter where you are in the world

Watch Opeth pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne with heartfelt cover of Black Sabbath’s Solitude
By Matt Mills published
The prog metal mavens offered an excellent tribute to the Prince Of Darkness at a festival last weekend

Metallica producer Bob Rock looks back on controversial Load and Reload albums
By Matt Mills published
Rock is “glad” he and Metallica didn’t imitate the metal stars’ blockbuster Black Album when making its divisive follow-ups

Watch masked metal enigmas President cover Deftones classic at their first ever headline show
By Stef Lach published
The mysterious President played a 6-track set in London and threw in a solid cover of Deftones' Change (In the House of Flies)

Billy Corgan on Black Sabbath's emotional farewell, and the death of Ozzy Osbourne
By Paul Brannigan published
The emotional weight of Black Sabbath's final bow had Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan in tears

You can now get an exclusive Babymetal Metal Hammer issue with a limited edition variant cover
By Merlin Alderslade published
Celebrate Babymetal's new album Metal Forth with this special edition cover!

Hatebreed enlisted a Spider-Man director for a music video, then got banned from MTV
By Matt Mills published
Jamey Jasta says he had to “infiltrate the system” for the hardcore band’s song I Will Be Heard to make the airwaves

Watch a pre-fame Sabrina Carpenter, at age 12, cover Ozzy Osbourne's iconic anthem Crazy Train
By Paul Brannigan published
Long before she took over the world with songs such as Espresso and Please Please Please. pop superstar Sabrina Carpenter had a soft spot for classic rock and metal

Elton John stars as Spinal Tap release new version of immortal classic Stonehenge
By Fraser Lewry published
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues will arrive in cinemas in September

Animals As Leaders cancel Mexico, South America, and Australia tour dates due to "serious injury"
By Jerry Ewing published
Instrumental prog trio Animals As Leaders cancel live shows after drummer Matt Garstka sustains a "serious arm injury that requires surgery".
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