Latest Metal Hammer News
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
"He had this ability to pull this beautiful sadness out of the bass": Watch Fred Durst pay tribute to late Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers
Fred Durst releases video tribute to the "gifted, unbelievably sweet and wonderful" Sam Rivers
Limp Bizkit bass player Sam Rivers dead at 48
Limp Bizkit mourn the loss of their "heartbeat" as bassist Sam Rivers dies at the age of 48
Slipknot are suing anonymous owner of the slipknot.com domain name
The metal giants have been using slipknot1.com for more than 20 years as someone else owns the preferred web address
At The Gates urge fans to donate to Swedish cancer charity following death of frontman Tomas Lindberg
Lindberg died in September after being diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare oral cancer
Farewell to The Spaceman: The world of rock pays tribute to Ace Frehley
Tributes to Ace Frehley have come from Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, Bruce Kulick and more
Kiss legend Ace Frehley dead at 74
"Ace’s memory will continue to live on forever!" The former Kiss guitarist's family have confirmed his passing in a statement
Latest Metal Hammer Features
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
Five chaotic minutes with Vukovi's Janine Shilstone
Nobody does chaotic fun like Scottish alt. metallers Vukovi
“She went out and bought the entire catalogue!" Rush inspired Britrock band’s collective moment
Guitarist had always loved the Canadian trio, but his colleagues had barely heard of them until one night on the road in 2010
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
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
Looking for the best thrash metal album of 2025? Testament have your back with Para Bellum
40 years in, Testament are still doing it louder and better than most bands that arrived in their wake
