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Papa Roach have just named the best nu metal songs of all time – and, yes, one of them picked Last Resort
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Jack Osbourne and wife Aree welcome baby daughter and name her after the Prince Of Darkness
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Ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson responds to Dave Mustaine’s jab at former members’ “past behaviours”
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Devin Townsend has finally announced his life’s work, The Moth
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Latest Metal Hammer News

Papa Roach have just named the best nu metal songs of all time – and, yes, one of them picked Last Resort
By Matt Mills published
No false modesty here

Jack Osbourne and wife Aree welcome baby daughter and name her after the Prince Of Darkness
By Matt Mills published
The couple had their second child together last Thursday

Ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson responds to Dave Mustaine’s jab at former members’ “past behaviours”
By Matt Mills published
Mustaine recently said that Megadeth won’t reunite with former members on their farewell tour due to one particular person’s past

Devin Townsend has finally announced his life’s work, The Moth
By Matt Mills published
Devin Townsend has reached peak Devin Townsend, unveiling a 24-track behemoth with choirs, orchestras and a song called We Don’t Deserve Dogs. Listen to maximalist preview Enter The City.

Tool's Maynard James Keenan shares his love for the legendary singer-songwriter who changed his life
By Paul Brannigan published
Tool / A Perfect Circle vocalist salutes a folk-rock icon

Here's what Linkin Park singer Emily Armstrong thinks about Hybrid Theory
By Merlin Alderslade published
Surely even in her wildest dreams, Emily wouldn't have believed she'd be singing the lyrics from that album on stage with the band herself

Mayhem vocalist learned details of bandmate's murder from a metal fanzine
By Simon Young published
Attila Csihar was offered Mayhem singer's job after becoming pen-pals with late guitarist Euronymous
Latest Metal Hammer Features

The ultimate Motorhead playlist (as picked by Metallica, Judas Priest and more)
By Rich Hobson published
We asked some of metal's biggest names to share which Motorhead songs mean most to them

How this thrash singer became the new frontman of Children Of Bodom
By Matt Mills published
Samy Elbanna of Finnish speedsters Lost Society talks about fronting his country’s biggest extreme metal band for two glorious nights last month

How Machine Head bounced back from firings, studio disasters and, erm, constipation
By Stephen Hill published
When Machine Head needed a good follow-up to their classic debut album, boy did they deliver - but not without facing some challenges

How Bad Brains reinvented punk and influenced Slayer, Guns N’ Roses and Dave Grohl
By Rich Hobson published
Bad Brains are one of the most influential US punk bands in history

How Nile drew on desperation and Egyptian mythology to make the album that redefined death metal for the 21st century
By Chris Chantler published
The story of Nile’s monstrous Black Seeds Of Vengeance

The outrageous movie which captured the debauched 80s scene that “made Caligula look tame”
By Phillip Wilding published
Who can forget WASP’s guitarist in a swimming pool with a bottle of vodka and his mom?
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Latest Metal Hammer Reviews

Powerwolf conquer Wembley Arena: Review
By Rich Hobson published
Powerwolf might have enough pyro to level a city, but they've got singalongs to unite the masses

Lamb Of God's new album Into Oblivion is their best in well over a decade
By Stephen Hill published
Lamb Of God's new album is their best since Resolution - at the very least

Foo Fighters return to their punk roots in Manchester
By Rich Hobson published
Dave Grohl winds back the clocks with a very sweaty, very intimate show in Manchester

Deftones get hot and heavy at first UK show of 2026
By Rich Hobson published
TikTok, baddiecore and the nu metal renaissance: Deftones are finally getting their dues

Beers, belly flops and the Bahamas: what it's like on the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise
By Rich Hobson published
Anthrax, Paradise Lost, Eluveitie and more packed out this year's 70000 Tons Of Metal

This is the end, but Megadeth are leaving us with an absolute killer of a final album
By Dom Lawson published
Megadeth will be missed, but what a final record to leave us with







