Latest Metal Hammer News
Former Kiss guitarist Vinnie Vincent defends $200 price tag on new CD single
Former Kiss guitarist Vinnie Vincent lashes out at "emotionally disturbed trolls" who question his business model
StubHub sorry for "confusion" over Christian Christmas concert promoted with a picture of metal giants Lamb of God
'Behold The Lamb Of God' event in South Carolina featured picture of Randy Blythe's metal giants on ticketing website
Megadeth's Dave Mustaine reveals he's suffering from hand condition that makes it "really painful to play"
With Megadeth counting down to retirement, Mustaine reveals he's dealing with condition called Dupuytren's contracture
Bob Vylan will face no criminal charges over Glastonbury set
"What we have lost in peace and security, we have gained tenfold in spirit and camaraderie" say Bob Vylan
Haters, look away now: Sleep Token’s Even In Arcadia has been certified Gold in the United Kingdom
The masked metal superstars have shipped 100,000 units or equivalent of their latest album in their home country
Slipknot tore Europe a new one during their tour this summer – this pro-shot footage from a Spanish festival proves it
The nine-piece played a particularly destructive show at Resurrection Fest in Viveiro, Spain in June
Watch fiery pro-shot footage of Gojira playing Olympic anthem Ah! Ça Ira! live at Bloodstock festival this summer
The metal stars kept the French Revolutionary spirit alive with their show in Derbyshire in August
Latest Metal Hammer Features
The ultimate Motorhead playlist (as picked by Metallica, Judas Priest and more)
We asked some of metal's biggest names to share which Motorhead songs mean most to them
Inspired by astrology and tragedy, Tool’s Maynard James Keenan wrote his most personal song. He came to regret it
It was the emotional highlight of Tool’s 10,000 Days album
The 10 best alt-metal and nu metal albums of 2025
Babymetal, Bloodywood and Sleep Token pulled influence from some esoteric places this year, and they lifted metal to new heights in the process
How Type O Negative, Sepultura and Life Of Agony helped turn Roadrunner Records into the most influential metal label of the 90s
I’m a metal musician who tours the world, and this is why I refuse to let my local venue die
As rising metalcore stars Heriot prepare for a sold-out show in their hometown, singer/guitarist Debbie Gough explains why local venues need to be protected
The 10 best metalcore albums of 2025
From legends coming back strong to young artists pushing the genre forward, it's been a standout year for metalcore - and here's the proof
How Iron Maiden pushed metal to its most colossal, then pushed a bit further, to make Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
Sick of being known as ‘the devil-worshipping band’, the heavy metal legends wrote a sweeping track about a Romantic poem. They had no idea it’d be 13 minutes long, though.
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
