Latest Metal Hammer News
Rob Halford remembers the chaotic time Ozzy Osbourne visited Judas Priest in the studio
Wherever the Prince Of Darkness went, anarchy wasn’t far behind
Spinal Tap and Paul McCartney pay tribute to murdered film director Rob Reiner
Jack White has slammed US President Donald Trump for his "vile" reaction to the murder of Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele
"The fuse has been lit." Trent Reznor is writing a new Nine Inch Nails album
Keep your fingers crossed for new NIN music in 2026
Yungblud looks back on the "David and Goliath" moment that changed his life
"All I tried to do was just tell my hero that I loved him"
Spinal Tap director Rob Reiner and wife Michele confirmed dead in apparent homicide
Los Angeles police are reportedly interviewing a family member in connection with the couple's death
President aren’t an industry plant band, says the lead singer of President
The masked band’s sudden ascension has raised a few eyebrows, but Mr President insists he isn’t backed by a “huge corporate machine”
Tobias Forge reveals the surprising conversation he had with a Black Sabbath member
Tobias Forge got to speak with all four members of Sabbath at Back To The Beginning, but it was one conversation that stuck with him
Latest Metal Hammer Features
"Oh my God, haven’t you died yet?" How Man On The Edge helped keep Iron Maiden going
Iron Maiden looked in real trouble after Bruce Dickinson left. They regrouped, brought in a new singer and produced some of their darkest material
If you have a friend who loves Ozzy Osbourne or Black Sabbath, these present ideas should hit the right note this Christmas
If you have a friend who loves Ozzy Osbourne or Black Sabbath, these present ideas should hit the right not this Christmas
Hot tub parties, haunted houses and in-band fighting: the story of Deftones' White Pony
From drug-fuelled parties to in-band fighting, the story behind this classic is a full of drama as it is great songs
From getting arrested to hanging with Amy Lee and Fred Durst, the story of Dying Wish
Dying Wish are one of the hottest bands in metalcore right now - and if you disagree, take it up with Courtney LaPlante, Amy Lee and Fred Durst
"What will his legacy be? His guitar playing. He could bend just one note and tell a whole story. I can hear David Gilmour in his playing." Slipknot member Alessandro ‘V-Man’ Venturella pays tribute to Mastodon guitarist and his dear friend, Brent Hinds
V-Man once worked as Brent Hinds' guitar tech and became lifelong bros with the Mastodon man
How Killswitch Engage's The End Of Heartache brought some romance to the metal scene
One of the gretaest metalcore songs ever written turned this band into household names
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
