Ville Valo at the Royal Albert Hall: “Whatever he does next will need to be special to upstage this”
The former Him lynchpin brings his VV project to a graceful close at London’s most prestigious music venue
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Demi Lovato and Billie Eilish might love them, but Knocked Loose have made their heaviest album ever
Blowing up on TikTok and getting namechecked by pop stars hasn't affected Knocked Loose's ability to produce top-tier hardcore brutality
Unleash The Archers prove they're one of the most vital power metal bands in the game right now with Phantoma
Unleash The Archers step it up with a futuristic, conceptually dense power metal epic
P.O.D. fail to capitalise on the nu metal nostalgia train with Veritas
P.O.D. push forward commendably, but with decidedly mixed results
MWWB vocalist Jessica Ball explores new sounds with new project Eye's debut Dark Light
Eye's debut album Dark Light sees the Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard vocalist experiment with dreampop, shoegaze and electronica
Beijing's OU put the prog back into progressive metal with II: Frailty - Metal Hammer album review
Hailing from Beijing and sounding like they come from outer space, China's OU are pushing boundaries with new album II: Frailty
Satanic death metallers Decide return from the abyss with Banished By Sin - album review
Six years since their last album, Floridian death metal legends Deicide offer an infernal comeback on album no. 13
Alien Ant Farm Mantras review: "Nostalgia is big business, and Mantras is swimming in it."
Alien Ant Farm produce an enjoyable, nostalgic comeback
Linkin Park's first greatest hits album is a disappointing missed opportunity
A minimal amount of effort leaves Papercuts severely lacking to anyone but the most casual of Linkin Park fans
Accept have found a new career peak with Humanoid
Accept have put together an absolute banger with their brilliant new album, Humanoid
Chelsea Wolfe live at Roadburn Festival 2024 review
Chelsea Wolfe brings her latest album She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She to life with a stunning main stage set at Roadburn Festival 2024
Clipping. prove alt hip hop can be just as thrilling and terrifying as any metal gig at Roadburn Festival 2024
Clipping. show why hip hop's more extreme edges should be more embraced by the alternative scene
Backxwash live review Roadburn Festival 2024
A surprise last-minute addition to Roadburn Festival 2024, trap metal star Backxwash shows just how far she's come from her Sabbath-sampling roots
Orange Goblin live in Wellington, New Zealand review:
Orange Goblin level Wellington's Valhalla during their first ever New Zealand tour
Unpeople – Unpeople review: UK metal’s most promising debut of 2024
Mixing layers of noise with ferocious grooves and pop-punk melodies, Unpeople are bringing something brand new to modern metal
Melvins Tarantula Heart Metal Hammer Album Review: "Their best since the 90s"
Grunge forerunners and sludge metal pioneers Melvins are pushing the envelope again with their new - and 27th! - album Tarantula Heart
Seeyouspacecowboy – Coup De Grâce review: metalcore up-and-comers spread their wings and shed their demons
With album three, San Diego’s up-and-comers haven’t just jumped from introspective lyrics to apocalyptic fantasy – they’ve escaped their metalcore constraints along the way
Dvne's third album, Voidkind might be the best candidate for post-metal album of the decade
Denis Villeneuve might have brought Frank Herbert's Dune to the big screen, but Scotland's Dvne are making cinematic sonic odysseys that truly bring the world of Arrakis to life
My Dying Bride A Mortal Binding album review: Metal Hammer
Doom metal legends My Dying Bride are still as gloriously miserable as ever on their fourteenth studio album, A Mortal Binding
