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At The Gates have released an emotional new video paying tribute to Tomas Lindberg
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After months of speculation, Arch Enemy's new singer is finally revealed
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"I am so inspired by Amy Lee’s vocals and we all wanted to channel Scream." Watch Scream star Mckenna Grace go metal in the video for killer new Ice Nine Kills single Twisting The Knife - with a cool bonus cameo
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Star Trek actor William Shatner is releasing an all-star heavy metal album featuring Zakk Wylde, Ritchie Blackmore and more, because you try and tell him not to
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At The Gates have released an emotional new video paying tribute to Tomas Lindberg
By Merlin Alderslade published
Watch the moving video for new At The Gates single The Fever Mask now

After months of speculation, Arch Enemy's new singer is finally revealed
By Merlin Alderslade published
Lauren Hart is officially Arch Enemy's new vocalist!

"I am so inspired by Amy Lee’s vocals and we all wanted to channel Scream." Watch Scream star Mckenna Grace go metal in the video for killer new Ice Nine Kills single Twisting The Knife - with a cool bonus cameo
By Matt Mills published
Twisting The Knife features Scream star Mckenna Grace and is the first in a number of cinematic ventures the metalcore band have in the pipeline

Star Trek actor William Shatner is releasing an all-star heavy metal album featuring Zakk Wylde, Ritchie Blackmore and more, because you try and tell him not to
By Matt Mills published
Captain Kirk is set to cover Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden and uncork some hard-hitting originals

AFI, Mannequin Pussy, Ecca Vandal join Deftones-headlined Outbreak / All Points East bill
By Paul Brannigan published
AFI to make long-awaited UK return on stacked London festival bill also featuring Idles, Interpol and more

Hear new President single Angel Wings
By Matt Mills published
The fast-rising alt-metalcore outfit are starting “a new chapter” with a new record deal

Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson re-releases his debut solo album – and his most controversial one
By Matt Mills published
Dolby Atmos reissues of 1990’s Tattooed Millionaire and 1996’s divisive Skunkworks are now available to stream
Latest Metal Hammer Features

The legendary album Opeth’s Mikael Akerfeldt wishes he had made – and the rock band he thinks are a “joke”
By Ali Cooper published
Metal classics, slasher movie soundtracks and Satanic rituals – this is the soundtrack to Mikael Akerfeldt’s life

How Iron Maiden, Ozzy Osbourne and half a million insane Brazilians introduced metal to an entire continent
By Rich Hobson published
Members of Sepultura, Scorpions and Faith No More tell the story of the epic Rock In Rio series of festivals

US occult rock pioneers Coven were praising Satan on record a year before Black Sabbath
By Chris Chantler published
US occultists Coven were praising Satan on record a year before Black Sabbath

The surprising story behind the Deftones song the band hate - but became a massive hit
By Stephen Hill published
Its video is iconic and its impact undeniable, but this Deftones classic has a slightly confused legacy

This is what it's like at Thailand's biggest metal festival, Rock Alarm
By Merlin Alderslade published
From mosh-driven dust clouds and 36 degree heat to frighteningly cheap buckets of rum, here's what went down at Thailand's premier rock and metal event

The inspiring, turbulent and triumphant story of Tarja Turunen
By Natasha Scharf published
Tarja Turunen didn't just kick the door down for women in metal in the 90s: she made opera cool as hell
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Latest Metal Hammer Reviews

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

Health dance in the face of despair on new album Conflict DLC
By Matt Mills published
The lyrics on the L.A. trio’s sixth album observe the ugliness of 2025, while the music urges you to wiggle your worries away

Ice Nine Kills' A Work Of Art is metal's most shocking show: Review
By Rich Hobson published
Even if they don't carry on (Silver) Screaming, Ice Nine Kills prove they're ready for the big leagues with the brilliantly bonkers A Work Of Art tour

Sabaton's Legendary tour lives up to its name: Review
By Rich Hobson published
Thanks, but no tanks: history-loving Swedes Sabaton reinvent their stage show for the Legendary tour

British-Iranian metal mystics Lowen prove themselves as the next big thing with spellbinding London show
By Matt Mills published
Playing their biggest headline concert while backed up by dancers and a cellist, the rising prog metal band meld Persian folk and themes with full-throttle riffage




