Latest Metal Hammer News
Ghost’s Tobias Forge wants to start scuba diving so that wearing a mask onstage feels less claustrophobic
The frontman recently opened up about how having his head enclosed for two hours a night once gave him a panic attack
Mötley Crüe announce mammoth Carnival Of Sins tour with Tesla and Extreme
If you missed all the big top action on the original Carnival Of Sins tour, now's your chance to put that right
Guns N’ Roses, Foo Fighters, My Chemical Romance, Bring Me The Horizon, Poppy, Turnstile, Rise Against and more than 150 other rock and metal bands have just been announced for Welcome To Rockville festival 2026
Florida’s largest rock, metal and punk festival will return to Daytona Beach in May
Ex-American Head Charge singer Cameron Heacock has been found living on the streets
Cameron Heacock, whose band American Head Charge toured with Slipknot and Rammstein and worked with Rick Rubin, says he has been homeless for years
"Prepare yourselves for a night of epic music!" Voivod announce UK tour dates in June 2026
Canadian prog metal legends Voivod will tour the UK with Midnight and Cryptosis in June
Jack Osbourne discusses “shock” of his father Ozzy’s death during latest episode of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
“We knew he was sick for a while, but we didn’t think it’d be that quick,” the TV personality admits during a conversation with soap opera actress and fellow contestant Lisa Riley
Wolfgang Van Halen details his spiritual struggle following the death of his father Eddie
The Mammoth singer/multi-instrumentalist says that losing his father left a “black hole” that made him question his spirituality
Latest Metal Hammer Features
How a Primus song about a beaver sparked a surprise encounter with Winona Ryder
When Primus wrote this weird art rock classic, they weren't expecting a visit from one of America's coolest actresses
A prog metal band recorded three albums in one go. “I wouldn’t recommend it,” says their singer
They’re already known for utilising a wide range of musical styles, but the first record of their trilogy is broader and deeper than ever – and the third part is said to be something no band have done before
The story of Beast Over Hammersmith: the great Iron Maiden live album that was lost for 20 years
Beast Over Hammersmith shows Iron Maiden in thunderous form at the height of their success. This is why it has never been seen in full.
The End is only The Beginning: The Kiss Kruise in Las Vegas kicks off a new chapter in Kisstory
72 hours in Sin City: What we learned at Kiss Kruise: Land-Locked In Vegas
The song that helped Linkin Park kiss goodbye to the nu metal era
Few bands have two separate versions of one song celebrated equally as classics, but Linkin Park did that
Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta names the essential hardcore bands everyone needs to hear
If you need someone to guide you through the world of hardcore, you won’t find a bigger aficionado than the frontman of Hatebreed
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
Two years on from their farewell show in New York, Kiss return to the stage in Las Vegas
Kiss are back, and Classic Rock were there to witness it
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
