Latest Metal Hammer News
The keyboardist co-founded the Finnish giants and is their primary songwriter – but he doesn’t want to be their be-all, end-all
Rumours swirl as country star Carrie Underwood appears onstage with Guns N' Roses in Atlanta
The long-defunct festival adds a second country to its itinerary after announcing a comeback at Birmingham’s Villa Park, where namesake Ozzy Osbourne held his final show
Star Trek legend William Shatner appeared with his band The *uckers at a Riot Fest warm-up show in Chicago
Slipknot release behind the scenes clip from set of Arsenal video
Family of Epica, Avantasia and Kamelot collaborator ask fans to send "positive thoughts" to Amanda Somerville
Celebrating their 30th anniversary, Nightwish are on the cover of Metal Hammer
Latest Metal Hammer Features
Released on September 21, 1999, Nine Inch Nails third studio album, The Fragile, remains a fascinating piece of outsider art
As Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil tops the UK box office, Metal Hammer writers pick their ideal soundtracks for zombie-slaying
They’ve defended the faith since 1974 – here are Judas Priest’s 19 studio albums, in reverse-order of excellence
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
With a little help from Duane "The Rock" Johnson, Godsmack became a household name - and ultimately got to fulfil their childhood dream
In 1995 Lemmy celebrated his 50th with a special Motörhead club gig in LA. The support act: The Lemmys… aka Metallica
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
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
Singer-songwriter Emma Ruth Rundle weaves another gorgeous sonic web on her latest full length
Moonspell celebrated the release of their thirteenth album with a majestic gig in their home country
Evanescence's O2 headline set feels like a long time coming, and they didn't disappoint
After 12 albums and 45 years, Anthrax are still trying new things on Cursum Perficio
Necropolitan charts yet another resounding success for Britain's hottest doom metal band
