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Poppy explains the meaning behind from me to u, her collab with Babymetal
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Ex-Lamb Of God drummer Chris Adler is “estranged” from brother Willie following 2019 exit
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Brighton MP calls for Marilyn Manson gig in the city to be cancelled
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These are the UK cities that will host Black Sabbath: The Ballet in autumn and winter 2025
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Watch Muse jam a Gojira riff during recent headline performance at Hellfest in France
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Latest Metal Hammer News

Poppy explains the meaning behind from me to u, her collab with Babymetal
By Metal Hammer published
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
By Metal Hammer published
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
By Paul Brannigan published
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
By Metal Hammer published
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
By Matt Mills published
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”
By Matt Mills published
And no, it’s not a track from The Poison

AC/DC announce Australian leg of PWR⚡️UP tour
By Fraser Lewry published
Could these be the final AC/DC shows ever?

Linkin Park fans in Switzerland left heartbroken by last-minute cancellation
By Stef Lach published
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
By Matt Mills published
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
By Metal Hammer published
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
By Dannii Leivers published
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
By Merlin Alderslade published
Think Glastonbury Festival is all about mainstream artists? Think again

Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: June 20 2025
By Rich Hobson published
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
By Matt Mills published
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
By Polly Glass published
Skunk Anansie’s future hung in the balance, but a new album and the power of love changed everything
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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
By Adam Brennan published
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."
By Paul Brannigan published
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
By Stephen Hill published
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
By Paul Brannigan published
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
By Rich Hobson published
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
By Stephen Hill published
Orbit Culture follow in the footsteps of Trivium and Five Finger Death Punch at Download festival