Latest Metal Hammer News
Dave Mustaine doesn’t know what he’ll do with himself after Megadeth call it quits
What will MegaDave get up to after retiring? Turns out, not even he’s sure
Slipknot’s Clown defends AI, breaking rank from other high-profile metal musicians
The Nine’s co-founder and percussionist asks, “What’s the difference between me pulling out my pocket producer… or me trying to get a famous producer that might not even work with me and could potentially cost me $150,000?”
Former Kiss guitarist Vinnie Vincent defends $200 price tag on new CD single
Former Kiss guitarist Vinnie Vincent lashes out at "emotionally disturbed trolls" who question his business model
StubHub sorry for "confusion" over Christian Christmas concert promoted with a picture of metal giants Lamb of God
'Behold The Lamb Of God' event in South Carolina featured picture of Randy Blythe's metal giants on ticketing website
Megadeth's Dave Mustaine reveals he's suffering from hand condition that makes it "really painful to play"
With Megadeth counting down to retirement, Mustaine reveals he's dealing with condition called Dupuytren's contracture
Bob Vylan will face no criminal charges over Glastonbury set
"What we have lost in peace and security, we have gained tenfold in spirit and camaraderie" say Bob Vylan
Haters, look away now: Sleep Token’s Even In Arcadia has been certified Gold in the United Kingdom
The masked metal superstars have shipped 100,000 units or equivalent of their latest album in their home country
Latest Metal Hammer Features
The story of Rats and Ghost’s ascent to arenas
One year after their singer was sued by his ex-bandmates, Ghost regrouped and released a song which catapulted them to the next level
How 747 (Strangers In The Night) made Saxon unexpected stars of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal
Inspired by a widespread blackout in the 1960s, the Yorkshire band switched from their usual “street fighting and girls” lyrics and reached new heights
Serial killers, sex and Satan-crazed filth: How the 1980s tried to destroy AC/DC
By the mid-80s, the huge success of Back In Black was a fading memory, AC/DC were on the ropes, and there was worse to come
The best metal albums that you almost definitely missed in 2025
From psychedelic Brazilian black metal to space-faring tech-death, you won’t discover these excellent albums in many other places
When Linkin Park exposed a different side of themselves with Breaking The Habit
Originally written by Mike Shinoda, this shining moment from 2003’s Meteora moved Chester Bennington to tears and helped Linkin Park break out of the nu metal bubble
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
Health dance in the face of despair on new album Conflict DLC
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
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
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
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
Harpy's debut EP is the horniest release of 2025 and it's not even close
Alt singer-songwriter Harpy tells us exactly what she wants via throbbing dark electro and writhing industrial metal. Subtle, this ain't
Aerosmith and Yungblud's One More Time EP is a surprising but welcome triumph
Rock's past and present meet in the middle and make a certain kind of magic in hopes of securing its future
