Latest Metal Hammer News
Electric Callboy turn boyband ballads on their head with surprisingly heavy new single The Way You Are
A taste of their upcoming album Tanzneid, out next week
DevilDriver’s Dez Fafara is living with a non-cancerous brain tumour: “We can beat this f*cking thing!”
He says that it has to grow before doctors can remove it
Linkin Park, the Ramones and The Smashing Pumpkins will receive stars on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame in 2027
Actors Pedro Pascal and Adam Scott will also be immortalised on Hollywood Boulevard next year
Metal gig in New Zealand marred by extreme poo incident in moshpit
The episode occurred during a show by local metal stars Devilskin
Watch previously unseen TV footage of Black Sabbath performing N.I.B. on Beat-Club in 1970
The footage was recorded in 1970 as Black Sabbath promoted their debut album but never broadcast
System Of A Down and Faith No More announce 2027 Australia and New Zealand tour
System Of A Down and Faith No More will play in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Wellington next year
Amon Amarth's Johan Hegg debunks everything you thought you knew about Vikings
Viking metal hero Johan Hegg of Amon Amarth busts the biggest myths about Vikings
Latest Metal Hammer Features
How Meshuggah foresaw the future of extreme metal with 1995’s Destroy Erase Improve
Despite floods and two horrific hand accidents, the Swedes drew the blueprint for what heavy music would become in the 21st century
Corey Taylor reveals the 10 albums that changed his life
The Great Big Mouth on his best records, Les Misérables and how great sex made him a Depeche Mode fan
10 Faith No More deep cuts which perfectly capture their subversive, maverick spirit
In celebration of their imminent return, here are the 10 best Faith No More curios that may have passed you by
Avenged Sevenfold’s Statica EP is a goofy, auto-tuned mess – and exactly the kind of risk more big metal bands should take
In a genre where many veteran artists stay the course, it’s refreshing to see one break the mould so brazenly
"It's our duty to push the boundaries." The story of Wacken Open Air
Ahead of its huge 35th anniversary event, we look back at the birth of Wacken
The stories behind every song on Ride The Lightning, in Metallica’s own words
Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett break down their band’s landmark second album, released on this day in 1984
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
Mongol champions The Hu take after their hard rock heroes on long-awaited new album Hun
The folk metal horde have been endorsed by Metallica and Iron Maiden – and their third album bears those icons’ influence
Motionless In White finally find their identity on Decades
More than 20 years since starting, Chris Cerulli and co. escape the shadow of their influences and revel in dark humour
System Of A Down's UK return was electric, euphoric and one of the best stadium shows in recent memory
"Are System Of A Down back?!" one fan on our row remarked. Yes, yes they absolutely are
Bring Me The Horizon's crushing Count Your Blessings show is a reminder of how ferocious they can be
Bring Me The Horizon roll back the years with their heaviest show in well over a decade
Iron Maiden's first ever festival is a triumph and a true celebration of one of heavy metal's most storied bands
Metallica are on the form of their lives at London Stadium
Metallica return to London Stadium to show exactly how they became metal's biggest band
