Latest Metal Hammer News
Ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted opens up on recent cancer battle
Jason Newsted recently got the all-clear from throat cancer
Anthrax release single It's for the Kids, their first new music in over a decade
The song is taken from their forthcoming album, Cursum Perficio, set for release in September
Why founding Korn bassist Fieldy left the band in 2021, according to guitarist Munky
Korn guitarist Munky opens up on why Fieldy left Korn for an extended hiatus five years ago, and whether he's kept in touch since
My Chemical Romance to reissue 2010's Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys
My Chemical Romance's final album is getting a deluxe edition makeover
Jack Osbourne says Ozzy biopic is written and gives tentative release date
We still don’t know who’ll play the Prince Of Darkness, though
Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler backs rescue of 1500 beagles from Wisconsin breeding facility
Geezer Butler attended the beagle liberation alongside pop star Debbie Gibson
Bullet For My Valentine eyeing January 2027 release for long-awaited eighth album
Drummer Jason Bowld says that the metalcore heroes will finish the follow-up to their 2021 self-titled effort in June and release a long string of singles
Latest Metal Hammer Features
How Amy Lee channelled a devastating loss into Evanescence's angriest album
Evanescence's 2021 album The Bitter Truth was coloured by empowerment, politics and the loss of Amy's brother Robby
How Celtic Frost laid the blueprint for extreme metal, black metal and death metal with their debut Morbid Tales
After Hellhammer ended, nobody expected Celtic Frost to amount to anything – let alone influence a generation of underground bands
Here's why you can't miss Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival this year
Sponsored by Danny Wimmer Presents
From its incredible array of bands to some unforgettable experiences, Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival is an event like no other
How Metallica rewrote their script – and irritated countless metalheads – with Load and Reload
When the former thrashers cut their hair and took influence from the blues, they didn’t emerge unscathed, but they remained heavy music’s biggest band all the same
How unlikely proggers Karnivool made the last great nu metal debut
Nu metal was considered dead by 2005 – but a ragtag band from Australia ensured that the genre would bow out in a blaze of glory
Zakk Wylde's stories of Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy, Dimebag Darrell, Dave Grohl, Elton John and more
Zakk Wylde spent years playing guitar for Ozzy, fronts Black Label Society, has taken the place of Dimebag Darrell in the current Pantera… and these are some of his stories
The story of the new System Of A Down album that will (probably) never happen
Since reuniting in 2011, System Of A Down have headlined festivals, packed arenas and released two songs. What’s the situation with their long-anticipated follow-up to Mezmerize and Hypnotize? Well, don’t hold your breath.
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
This Irish trio are the loudest band I've seen in 40 years of gig-going. You'll be hearing more from them, like it or not
Bucket: the very, very, very loud sound of the underground, blow minds at their debut London headline show
Corpse-painted nuns, sparklers and songs about sex: Dogma return to the UK
Despite some controversy about the band's line-up, Dogma's first headline tour of the UK has been sold out for months
Foo Fighters go back-to-basics with punky new album: Review
Dave Grohl and co. go back-to-basics to kick out the jams
Skindred have made the perfect summer metal album
Headlining Wembley Arena, selling out shows and climbing the charts: the future has never looked brighter for Skindred
At The Gates produce one final triumph: review
Tomas Lindberg recorded his vocals for The Ghost Of A Future Dead the day before surgery, but still captures the magic that made melodeath a global movement
Nine Inch Nails get a Clubland-style remix: Review
Nine Inch Nails and recent tourmate Boys Noize have teamed up for a killer remix album to commemorate their Coachella sets
