Louder AAA
Latest Metal Hammer News
Beartooth frontman Caleb Shomo on upbringing that made coming out so difficult
Openly gay Beartooth frontman Caleb Shomo on his upbringing that made coming out so difficult
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi named MBE in King's Birthday Honours
Tony Iommi says MBE is an "unbelievable honour" – Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood also honoured
The Warning announce new album Everything’s Falling, release Ritual single
The Villarreal sisters have confirmed that their fifth album, Everything's Falling, will arrive in August
Olivia Rodrigo says that her mother missed her Lollapalooza headline show to watch Korn instead
Olivia Rodrigo was on Donald Trump's least-favourite US talk show to promote her new album
Rare UK TV footage of Metallica playing The Memory Remains unearthed after almost 30 years
Just in time for the metal behemoths’ reissue of their 1997 album at the end of the month
Chat Pile announce third album Who Loves The Sun
Oklahoma City-based quartet to release the follow-up to 2024's Cool World in September
Soundgarden's Kim Thayil reflects on the loss of Chris Cornell
"I could never have anticipated the vacuum, the absence, and how profound it is"
Latest Metal Hammer Features
How Type O Negative created goth metal's greatest album
Bloody Kisses made Type O Negative the biggest band on Roadrunner Records, its follow-up cemented them as goth metal's most iconic band
Zakk Wylde talks Ozzy, hot sauce and turning Mark Wahlberg on to metal
A fun, frantic five minute interview with Black Label Society leader Zakk Wylde
Former England legend Terry Butcher is a huge Iron Maiden fan and the original heavy metal footballer
Ex-England captain Terry Butcher on singing onstage with Iron Maiden, Steve Harris’ football skills and England’s chances in the World Cup
Why Dave Grohl ditched the Foo Fighters to make extreme metal supergroup Probot, featuring members of Venom, Sepultura, Motorhead and more
Tired of playing rock shows with Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl recruited his favourite vocalists for the all-star metal project Probot
Napalm Death vocalist Barney Greenway on Lemmy, free speech and lessons learned on the frontline of grindcore
Barney reflects on his life in music and fighting the good fight for almost four decades. Don’t call Napalm Death political, though.
In early 2001, Linkin Park went stratospheric. Here's a snapshot of a band during blastoff
Many questioned Linkin Park's authenticity. But one million albums later, that noise started to fade
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
Arizona extreme metal ragers Gatecreeper play one of Download 2026's most ferocious sets
Melding blunt force death metal with hardcore grit and some mighty hooks, Gatecreeper slay Download's Dogtooth tent
Bloodywood just showed Download why they're one of the best live bands in modern metal
A powerful, propulsive set of bouncy metal ragers takes things up a level at Donington
Emily Armstrong just made history with Linkin Park at Download in some style
Download's most significant set of 2026 ends the festival on a massive high
Architects' chaotic Download set suggests that the festival's second biggest stage needs a rethink
A frustrating stop-start affair undermines what should have been a celebratory show
Lowen bring Middle Eastern mysticism and big, crushing riffs to Download 2026
One of the most exciting bands in British metal put on a special showing for their Download debut
Trivium put on a powerful Download show that might just match that famous 2005 one
Trivium shrug off some windy restrictions to put on a show worthy of the famous 2005 set that made their name
