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William Shatner
Watch William Shatner cover Metallica, Ozzy, Motörhead and more as he fronts his first metal show

By Fraser Lewry Published

Star Trek legend William Shatner appeared with his band The *uckers at a Riot Fest warm-up show in Chicago

Bands & Artists
Slipkknot
Watch Shawn 'Clown' Crahan reveal vision behind video for new Slipknot single Arsenal

By Stef Lach Published

Slipknot release behind the scenes clip from set of Arsenal video

Bands & Artists
Amanda Somerville of Trillium performs on stage at the Corporation on May 13, 2012 in Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Symphonic metal vocalist Amanda Somerville diagnosed with "malignant and aggressive brain tumour"

By Stef Lach Published

Family of Epica, Avantasia and Kamelot collaborator ask fans to send "positive thoughts" to Amanda Somerville

Bands & Artists
Floor Jansen and Tuomas Holopainen of Nightwish
The new issue of Metal Hammer features Nightwish on the cover

By Eleanor Goodman Published

Celebrating their 30th anniversary, Nightwish are on the cover of Metal Hammer

Magazines
Røry posing for a photograph in 2026
Nu-gen heroine Røry on her wild 20-year journey from folk-pop wannabe to rock’s new “ADHD bitch”

By Emily Swingle Published

Folk pop, Charli XCX collabs and a Top 10 album of her own - nu-gen’s latest heroine has done it all

Bands & Artists
Metallica studio portrait
Metallica's M72 tour returns - with the support act they thanked for 'raising the bar' back on board

By Fraser Lewry Published

Metallica's M72 will enter its fifth year with a run of North American shows with Limp Bizkit and Avatar

Bands & Artists
Ozzy Osbourne performing onstage at the Back To The Beginning show at Villa Park in July 2025
Ozzy and Black Sabbath’s Back To The Beginning movie is finally being released in October

By Dave Everley Published

Relive the “greatest day in heavy metal history” and Ozzy’s emotional swansong

Bands & Artists
Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne on a red carpet in 2020
Kelly Osbourne reveals the final conversation she had with Ozzy

By Dave Everley Published

Ozzy‘s doctors warned him not to play his final gig – but he ignored them

Bands & Artists
Tarja Turunen and Tuomas Holopainen of Nightwish in 2005
Nightwish got blamed for ugly Tarja Turunen split “for good reason”, Tuomas Holopainen admits: “It was like we were these evil neanderthals who’d hurt our wonderful ex-singer”

By Matt Mills Published

Finland’s symphonic metal stars let their ex-singer go via a public letter in 2005

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Latest Metal Hammer Features

Judas Priest in 1984
Every Judas Priest album ranked from worst to best

By Metal Hammer Published

They’ve defended the faith since 1974 – here are Judas Priest’s 19 studio albums, in reverse-order of excellence

Albums
Dave Mustaine and James Hetfield onstage in 2011
Dave Mustaine reveals how James Hetfield offered his support after being diagnosed with cancer

By Dave Mustaine Published

Exclusive: In this extract from his upcoming book, Dave Mustaine reveals the unexpected support he got from an old frenemey in the wake of his 2019 cancer diagnosis

Bands & Artists
Sully Erna and Duane 'The Rock' Johnson on the set of The Scorpion King / I Stand Alone music video
How I Stand Alone took Godsmack from nu metal second-stringers to chart-topping success

By Paul Travers Published

With a little help from Duane "The Rock" Johnson, Godsmack became a household name - and ultimately got to fulfil their childhood dream

Tracks & Singles
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That time all of Metallica dressed up as Lemmy to play his 50th birthday gig

By Dave Everley Published

In 1995 Lemmy celebrated his 50th with a special Motörhead club gig in LA. The support act: The Lemmys… aka Metallica

Bands & Artists
Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis in 'Natural Born Killers', 1994
How Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor curated the film soundtrack that changed the '90s, and put him on the path to Oscars glory

By Stephen Hill Published

The story behind the Natural Born Killers soundtrack

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Albums
Guns N’ Roses’ Axl Rose performing onstage in 1991
How Guns N’ Roses teamed up with a Hollywood megastar to make one of the most iconic videos of the 1990s

By Stephen Hill Published

Need to launch your hugely anticipated new album? Call Arnie!

Tracks & Singles
Jason Newsted posing for a photograph in the early 2020s
“When they saw me with Metallica, they knew they were getting everything, every ounce of sweat left on that stage”: How Jason Newsted survived Metallica

By Stephen Hill Published

From Flotsam And Jetsam to the world’s biggest metal band and beyond, this is the remarkable life of Jason Newsted

Bands & Artists
Steve Zodiac studio portrait
Vardis are older and wiser but still party like it's 1979

By Dave Ling Published

Reunited since 2014, NWOBHM forerunners Vardis are back with a retrospective LP, but don't expect UK shows any time soon

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Latest Metal Hammer Reviews

Courtney LaPlante Spiritbox Manchester 2026
Spiritbox are finding their feet on their first full arena tour

By Rich Hobson Published

With support from Jinjer and Dying Wish, Spiritbox's first full arena tour of the UK feels like a changing of the guard for metal

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Concerts & Shows
Emma Ruth Rundle press 2026
Alice In Chains, Chelsea Wolfe... Tori Amos? Emma Ruth Rundle's These Killing Times is sublime

By Stephen Hill Published

Singer-songwriter Emma Ruth Rundle weaves another gorgeous sonic web on her latest full length

Albums
Moonspell Live in Sintra
Moonspell are goth metal's best kept secret

By Rich Hobson Published

Moonspell celebrated the release of their thirteenth album with a majestic gig in their home country

Concerts & Shows
Evanescence on stage
Evanescence's biggest ever London show is a triumphant spectacle powered by Amy Lee, an iconic team-up and some all-time anthems

By Will Marshall Published

Evanescence's O2 headline set feels like a long time coming, and they didn't disappoint

Concerts & Shows
Anthrax Press 2026
Are Anthrax nearing the end? If so Cursum Perficio is a solid if imperfect send-off

By Paul Travers Published

After 12 albums and 45 years, Anthrax are still trying new things on Cursum Perficio

Albums
Necropolitan proves Green Lung might be the UK's answer to Ghost

By Dom Lawson Published

Necropolitan charts yet another resounding success for Britain's hottest doom metal band

Albums
President press 2026
President live up to the hype with Blood Of Your Empire

By Eleanor Goodman Published

They might be masked and mysterious, but the subjects and themes of President's debut are deeply personal

Albums
Brendan Yates of Turnstile performs at All Points East at Victoria Park on August 28, 2026
"Thank you for always making this feel like home." Turnstile strengthen and expand their UK Love Connection at feel-good All Points East show

By Paul Brannigan Published

Summer showers can't stop Turnstile sparking joy in London's Victoria Park

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