Metal Hammer Reviews

Halestorm put on the performance of a lifetime at Sonic Temple 2026

Bucket: the very, very, very loud sound of the underground, blow minds at their debut London headline show

Despite some controversy about the band's line-up, Dogma's first headline tour of the UK has been sold out for months

Dave Grohl and co. go back-to-basics to kick out the jams

Headlining Wembley Arena, selling out shows and climbing the charts: the future has never looked brighter for Skindred

Tomas Lindberg recorded his vocals for The Ghost Of A Future Dead the day before surgery, but still captures the magic that made melodeath a global movement

Nine Inch Nails and recent tourmate Boys Noize have teamed up for a killer remix album to commemorate their Coachella sets

Eihwar bring the bangers to the UK capital

Supported by Nails, Exodus and Carcass, the German luminaries reach a new level of pageantry

Powerwolf might have enough pyro to level a city, but they've got singalongs to unite the masses

Lamb Of God's new album is their best since Resolution - at the very least

Dave Grohl winds back the clocks with a very sweaty, very intimate show in Manchester

TikTok, baddiecore and the nu metal renaissance: Deftones are finally getting their dues

Anthrax, Paradise Lost, Eluveitie and more packed out this year's 70000 Tons Of Metal

Megadeth will be missed, but what a final record to leave us with

The lyrics on the L.A. trio’s sixth album observe the ugliness of 2025, while the music urges you to wiggle your worries away

Even if they don't carry on (Silver) Screaming, Ice Nine Kills prove they're ready for the big leagues with the brilliantly bonkers A Work Of Art tour

Thanks, but no tanks: history-loving Swedes Sabaton reinvent their stage show for the Legendary tour

Playing their biggest headline concert while backed up by dancers and a cellist, the rising prog metal band meld Persian folk and themes with full-throttle riffage