Latest Metal Hammer News
Poppy explains the meaning behind from me to u, her collab with Babymetal
Poppy discusses one of the biggest metal team-ups of 2025 so far
Ex-Lamb Of God drummer Chris Adler is “estranged” from brother Willie following 2019 exit
Chris admits that he hasn’t spoken to his guitarist brother since his Lamb Of God dismissal, which he claims happened via email
Brighton MP calls for Marilyn Manson gig in the city to be cancelled
Siân Rebecca Berry, the member of Parliament for Brighton Pavilion, wants the opening show of Manson's UK tour pulled
These are the UK cities that will host Black Sabbath: The Ballet in autumn and winter 2025
The Birmingham Royal Ballet’s production, dedicated to the godfathers of heavy metal, will hit the road from September to November
Watch Muse jam a Gojira riff during recent headline performance at Hellfest in France
Matt Bellamy’s hard rock powerhouse played a short snippet of Stranded at one of Europe’s biggest metal festivals last weekend
Matt Tuck names the song that “encapsulates what Bullet For My Valentine is”
And no, it’s not a track from The Poison
AC/DC announce Australian leg of PWR⚡️UP tour
Could these be the final AC/DC shows ever?
Linkin Park fans in Switzerland left heartbroken by last-minute cancellation
Linkin Park cancelled show in Bern due to "medical issue" and so far there's been no update
Local council leader hopes to cancel Bournemouth date of Marilyn Manson UK tour due to sexual misconduct allegations
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole’s Millie Earl wants to “reinforce the message that violence against women and girls isn’t something that’s acceptable in our community”
Latest Metal Hammer Features
Metal Hammer writers name the albums they’d listen to during a zombie apocalypse
As 28 Years Later lurches its way towards box office success, we suggest the rock and metal albums that would best soundtrack a zombie killing spree
A guide to every Poppy album so far
Our guide to every full-length studio album made by one of alternative music's most fascinating and unpredictable creatives
12 alternative acts you should try and watch at Glastonbury 2025
Think Glastonbury Festival is all about mainstream artists? Think again
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: June 20 2025
Biohazard, Omnium Gatherum and Beyond The Black are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
“The ultimate anti-everything symbol”: How heavy metal found its fashion sense
From denim vests to bullet belts and drawer after drawer of black t-shirts, this is how metal music developed its signature dress code
Why Skunk Anansie stood on top of the cliff and jumped into the clouds
Skunk Anansie’s future hung in the balance, but a new album and the power of love changed everything
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
Heaven Shall Burn are one of metal's most criminally overlooked bands. Heimat is the perfect gateway album to fix that
German metalcore veterans Heaven Shall Burn deserve to be far bigger outside of their homeland. Is this the album that will make that happen?
"This is how you make a comeback, not pandering, not acquiescing to expectations, but reconfiguring your art with fearlessness and quiet confidence."
Nine Inch Nails wow London's O2 Arena on date three of their European tour
Malevolence have put together another absolute crusher of a record with Where Only The Truth Is Spoken
Lacking big, fat riffs in your diet? The new Malevolence album has you covered
"This is so beautiful." Turnstile fly high in the summer rain with superb headline performance at Outbreak London
Turnstile Summer is officially go, as the Baltimore hardcore crew smash it at Outbreak festival in east London
Korn have finally headlined Download - and it was an absolute triumph
Metal legends Korn have finally taken the spot they deserve - and to the surprise of no one, they absolutely smashed it
Orbit Culture might have just given Download a taste of metal's next major breakout band
Orbit Culture follow in the footsteps of Trivium and Five Finger Death Punch at Download festival
