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Latest Metal Hammer News
OG black metal mask-wearer Mortiis never wanted to be anonymous like Ghost and Sleep Token
The dungeon synth innovator didn’t enjoy pretending that he wasn’t Mortiis
Songs by Ghost, Babymetal, Red Hot Chili Peppers and more to appear in new rhythm game from company behind Guitar Hero
Stage Tour, from Guitar Hero’s RedOctane Games, will be released for PC and consoles in the autumn
Watch Mastodon give new single Your Ghost Again its live debut and dedicate it to late guitarist Brent Hinds
The Atlanta band played their latest song at their European tour kickoff last week
Bring Me The Horizon cancelled a 2006 festival appearance for fear of being attacked
The ‘MySpace metal’ poster boys were one of the most controversial bands of their generation
Evanescence’s Amy Lee has strong feelings about being called ‘goth’ – and they’re not positive
Don’t mention the ‘g’ word
Linkin Park tease details of a new Unshatter movie inside European tour t-shirts
Is Unshatter the title of the 2024 concert which was filmed in Brazil?
Ginger Wildheart responds to CJ Wildheart's reunion olive branch
Ginger says he's extremely happy with the current lineup of The Wildhearts and that a reunion with his old bandmates is "never, ever gonna happen"
Latest Metal Hammer Features
Why Detroit rappers Insane Clown Posse blew off superfan Slash after getting him to play on their break-through album
"Our record label said, He's yesterday's news, you guys are something new"
The rise, fall and demise of HIM - Finland's goth metal princes
From Sabbath-obssessed teens to celebrities in their own right, Ville Valo reflect on 30 years of HIM
How Max Cavalera became a global metal icon
From losing his father at an early age to transforming metal with Sepultura and Soulfly, Max Cavalera looks back on a life on the front lines of metal
The chaotic but colourful story of nu metal and its world domination
Nu metal may have been shunned by metal elitists, but it took heavy music to the masses like never before, or since
“The guitar tone ripped my face off!” When Machine Head's Robb Flynn met Meshuggah
Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn is a Meshuggah mega-fan – so we asked him to interview metal’s most complex band
The inside story of Black Sabbath’s stoned masterpiece Master Of Reality
How Black Sabbath pushed metal to ever heavier levels on their immortal third album
How Powerslave cemented Iron Maiden as the biggest metal band on the planet in 1984
Is fencing better than karate? Was the world about to end? How many frozen daiquiries can you have and still pull off an epic solo? Maiden were answering all the important questions when they made Powerslave
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
Slift score an immediate, dizzying masterpiece with new album Fantasia
The cosmonauts have shortened their songs for their fourth full-length, but they’re every bit as immersive and disorienting as before
New Evanescence album Sanctuary is the most vital thing Amy Lee has made in decades
It's not quite perfect, but Sanctuary has given Evanescence a major modern upgrade
If you're looking for a killer soundtrack to summer 2026, Ecca Vandal has you covered
The Limp Bizkit-endorsed Ecca Vandal smashes it on her second album
Review: new Marmozets album CO.WAR.DICE is worth the wait and then some
It's far from their heaviest output, but Marmozets have shown once again why they're one of their generation's very best: killer songs
Tool's Sonic Temple headline set was peak Tool, and we wouldn't have it any other way
Tool's first show of 2026 wasn't a classic crowd-pleaser, but those who lasted the distance were treated to something special
Megadeth roll back the years with a fiery showing at Sonic Temple
Rumours of Megadeth going quietly are clearly unfounded
