Latest Metal Hammer News
Petition launched to save studio where Iron Maiden recorded The Number Of The Beast
"If this development goes ahead, we will lose far more than a studio"
Blaze Bayley on being inducted into the Rock Hall
Maiden's 90s vocalist admits it's a "real privilege" to be included with artists like Billy Idol, Joy Division and Oasis in this year's nomination
Shawn Crahan explains how Cristina Scabbia ended up on Look Outside Your Window
Scabbia, who was in a relationship with ’Knot guitarist Jim Root from 2004 to 2017, lends her voice to two songs on the long-delayed project
"Listen LOUD." Trent Reznor on the forthcoming Nine Inch Noize album
The story behind the new Nine Inch Nails and Boys Noize collaboration
Slipknot DJ Sid Wilson pays tribute to his late former bandmate Joey Jordison
Slipknot’s founding drummer departed the band in 2013, before dying in July 2021 aged 46
Watch R&B superstar Thundercat play bass for his former band, thrash metal hellraisers Suicidal Tendencies, at Coachella last weekend
The man born Stephen Bruner was a member of the California band for almost 10 years before leaving to focus on his solo career
Slipknot fan compares Look Outside Your Window album to Pink Floyd, claims Lacuna Coil's Cristina Scabbia guests
Look Outside Your Window, a long-shelved project recorded in 2008, is due to come out on Record Store Day, April 18
Latest Metal Hammer Features
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: April 17 2026
Black metal sax solos, wild prog metal symphonies and a new album from technocore masters Electric Callboy lead this week's best new metal songs
The vinyl rescue kit: 8 budget buys to protect and enhance your Record Store Day finds
I've picked out a variety of accessories for your new record player that'll keep your vinyl in great condition and enhance your listening pleasure
What its like being in a major metal band before they blow up
It's a long way to the top, if you play rock'n'roll
9 stylish and affordable vinyl storage upgrades for your Record Store Day 2026 scores
With options ranging from portable vinyl crates to integrated stands for your records and turntable, there's no excuse not to make room for your RSD26 purchases
How Mikael Åkerfeldt fell in love with prog, even though his friends hated what he was doing
Making up for childhood poverty, the Opeth mastermind championed classic bands of the 70s when no one else cared – which made him a strange figure on the 90s Swedish metal scene
We interviewed a therapist to try and understand how metalheads’ brains work
Why do some people love metal while others hate it? Why do metalheads gatekeep? And does heavy music make us more logical thinkers? We hit a practicing therapist with the big questions.
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
Mysterious Viking war trance duo Eihwar bring a party like no other to London
Eihwar bring the bangers to the UK capital
Kreator bring demons, wicker men and the most fire this side of Parkway Drive to stunning London show
Supported by Nails, Exodus and Carcass, the German luminaries reach a new level of pageantry
Powerwolf conquer Wembley Arena: Review
Powerwolf might have enough pyro to level a city, but they've got singalongs to unite the masses
Lamb Of God's new album Into Oblivion is their best in well over a decade
Lamb Of God's new album is their best since Resolution - at the very least
Foo Fighters return to their punk roots in Manchester
Dave Grohl winds back the clocks with a very sweaty, very intimate show in Manchester
Deftones get hot and heavy at first UK show of 2026
TikTok, baddiecore and the nu metal renaissance: Deftones are finally getting their dues
