Latest Metal Hammer News
Limp Bizkit show in Estonia cancelled after Fred Durst's previous support of Vladimir Putin resurfaces online
Fred Durst had plenty to say about Russia and Putin in the past – and it appears to have come back to bite Limp Bizkit
"Lemmy goes and sees his doctor, and the doctor is like, ‘Holy ****! If you’d waited another week, you’d have died!'" How Motörhead legend Lemmy Kilmister shrugged off his health issues for years
Some of Lemmy's closest allies share warm stories of the typically bullish way Lemmy would deal with any health problems
Hear John Petrucci add lightning to new Steve Morse Band song Triangulation
Dream Theater guitarist guests on instrumental title track to the Flying Colors and Kansas counterpart’s latest record, which also features Eric Johnson and Kevin Morse
The Osbournes speak out against liars, grifters and "nutters" taking advantage of Ozzy's death
Unsurprisingly, some people have used the death of Ozzy to spread nonsense - and toenails, apparently
Dogma have imploded amidst a ton of allegations. Here's everything we know
Various Dogma alumni have released statements about the way the band is run - and the statements keep coming
Black Sabbath's former manager originally wanted Dio to write and record while Ozzy Osbourne toured with the band
Billy Corgan has hosted an epic, emotional interview with Wendy Dio - wife and manager of Ronnie James Dio
Lemmy is on the cover of the new Metal Hammer: we celebrate the man, the myth and the music of Motörhead
10 years since his passing and 50 years since Motorhead began, we celebrate a legend
Latest Metal Hammer Features
How Trent Reznor wrote Nine Inch Nails' first big hit - and why it annoyed the hell out of him
This dancefloor anthem turned Nine Inch Nails into household names in the 90s
Metal Hammer's Tracks Of The Week: November 14 2025
Megadeth, Poppy and Heriot are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
Inside the wild and wonderful world of Hanabie - Japan's next metal superstars
Fashion, fuzzy plushies, and hanging out with Fred Durst - Hanabie are bringing a splash of colour to metal
Getting to know Castle Rat, the fantasy metal sensations everyone's talking about
Their videos are viral, their lore is deep and their songs are bangers. We chat to Riley Pinkerton, the woman behind the brilliant Castle Rat
How Public Enemy and Anthrax united to create a whole new genre
How thrash kingpins Anthrax and hip hop titans Public Enemy created the greatest rap-metal song of all
The unlikely story of the last classic nu metal album
Nu metal was considered dead by 2005 – but one band from Australia ensured that the genre would bow out in a blaze of glory
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
Pupil Slicer have just made one of the most diverse, engrossing and essential heavy albums of 2025
Roping in hardcore, mathcore, doom, black metal, industrial, post-rock...Pupil Slicer do it all in style on new album Fleshwork
Avatar’s Don’t Go In The Forest is the album for people who like their massive 80s-inspired tunes with a side order of creepiness
Avatar finally go for the commercial jugular on Don’t Go In The Forest
Creeper are dead and loving it on brilliantly bloody new album Sanguivore II: Mistress Of Death
Creeper are in full fangbanging mode on their excellent fourth album
Nine Treasures might be the next band to blaze a path out of Mongolia
You might not have heard of Nine Treasures, but this is a great time to educate yourself
Psychonaut’s World Maker is a devastating space-metal odyssey everyone needs to hear
Psychonaut are far from superstars in the metal scene, but World Maker deserves to change that
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
