Latest Metal Hammer News
The new Japanese Prime Minister appeared on Babymetal's podcast and talked about her love of metal
"I play songs like this to let off steam" - Sanae Takaichi
Slaughter To Prevail guitarist denies that the band have Nazi beliefs, but admits the controversy around them is their “own fault”
Jack Simmons says singer Alex Terrible’s covered-up tattoo of a Black Sun was not an expression of far-right sympathies, claiming his girlfriend’s grandmother has the same symbol on her carpet
Kelly Osbourne thanks fans after accepting award for her father Ozzy
The late Prince Of Darkness was given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Birmingham Awards last week
Avenged Sevenfold’s M. Shadows defends sending video message to two Israeli hostages freed by Hamas
The singer also voices his “respect” for Disturbed’s David Draiman, who’s facing backlash for signing an IDF artillery shell last year
Bleed From Within announce intimate UK/Ireland shows with rarities-stacked setlist
Mere days after wrapping up a European tour, the Glasgow bruisers say they’ll return to England, Ireland and Scotland in March
Watch Axl Rose kick drumkit and fling microphone before storming offstage in Argentina
Angry Axl is back!
Tobias Forge on the terrifying panic attack that changed the way he approaches Ghost shows
One fateful night in Leeds means Tobias now has a very strict rule in place for Ghost shows
Latest Metal Hammer Features
System Of A Down, Korn, Deftones, Slayer, Evanescence and more to play insanely stacked Sick New World 2026 events in Las Vegas and Texas
Sick New World has announced two unbelievable lineups in different States for 2026
Ice Nine Kills' Spencer Charnas shares some pretty crazy stories with us
The Ice Nine Kills frontman on real vs fictional horror, crazy gig stories and his hard-rocking, 101-year-old grandma
Farewell to music on MTV: it's the end of an era (even if that era really finished a long time ago)
MTV will cease broadcasting its music channels after this year. For generations of rock fans, this is a sad moment
The story behind Limp Bizkit's Break Stuff, from MTV to Woodstock 99 chaos
A classic of the nu metal era, this hit is also woven into the story of an infamous weekend of live music
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
40 years in, Max Cavalera is still finding ways to freshen up his formula
You might not be surprised to find that the new Soulfly album bangs
Much hyped UK metal hopefuls Conjurer are back to their very best on Unself
Conjurer's new album is the sign of one of the UK's most promising metal bands delivering once again
What happened when Killswitch Engage brought one of the year’s biggest metal lineups to Wembley Arena
The venue may not be heaving, but Killswitch Engage, Hatebreed, Fit For An Autopsy and Decapitated still put on a night of top-to-bottom excellence
Coroner’s Dissonance Theory is the smartest thing to come out of thrash metal all year
On their comeback album Dissonance Theory, Coroner embrace all the speed and brutality of thrash while leaving the cliches at the door
Think Sabaton go on about war too much? Do they have the album for you!
Sabaton mix it up on album 11
Bleed From Within just played the biggest show of their lives and pulled out all the stops
Bleed From Within hit a new apex at London’s O2 Kentish Town Forum, where they were backed up by special guests, bagpipe players and an uber-passionate audience
