Latest Metal Hammer News
What is the metal song in the Stranger Things season 5 trailer? The TV show has championed another pioneering rock band
After inserting Metallica’s Master Of Puppets into season four, Stranger Things has used another hard rock classic to soundtrack the announcement of season five
Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst has the sexiest voice of any UK festival performer this year, according to new scientific study
Self-proclaimed “music experts” say that the Rollin’, My Way and Break Stuff rapper has a more attractive voice than Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan
Alter Bridge announce new album and huge European tour
AlterBridge's eighth studio album was recorded round at Wolfgang Van Halen's place
Watch full, pro-shot footage of Judas Priest’s Painkiller anniversary set at Hellfest last month
The Birmingham heavy metal legends played the French festival on June 21 as part of their ongoing Shield Of Pain tour
There's a horn-throwing Rob Halford action figure on the market and only 164 shopping days until Christmas
Judas Priest's Metal God becomes the latest musician to be immortalised in six-inch plastic
"The fart jokes were rampant": Lzzy Hale reflects on touring with Skid Row
"The meat is so sweaty"
Queens Of The Stone Age announce UK and European shows
The Catacombs tour follows the release of the Queens Of The Stone Age: Alive In The Catacombs film and live album
Latest Metal Hammer Features
The epic story of the stolen song that could be the next Stranger Things hit
Deep Purple's Child In Time has a long and complicated history – and now a whole new audience are hearing it for the first time
Dani Winter-Bates: 10 records that changed my life
From Slipknot and Through The Eyes Of The Dead to AFI and Tracy Chapman, these records made Bury Tomorrow vocalist Dani Winter-Bates who he is
10 bands that will fill the Black Sabbath-shaped hole in your life
Black Sabbath may be no more, but there are still plenty of bands they’ve inspired out there
Masters Of Reality's Chris Goss on Ginger Baker, David Bowie and the aggression of Rick Rubin
The gospel according to Chris Goss
The day a metal superstar was almost decapitated on live TV by one of Britain's most popular singers
Remember that time a metal legend was almost decapitated on British TV?
All the essential new metal albums coming out in 2025 – and where to buy them
From Deftones and Halestorm to Babymetal and Slaughter To Prevail, these are the essential metal albums coming out this year
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
The book that Axl Rose doesn't want you to read: Alan Niven’s incredible book takes you inside peak Guns N’ Roses like no other
Sound N' Fury, due to be published in July, has been pushed back. But it might be the best book about Guns N' Roses ever written.
King Diamond brings horror, heavy metal and a touch of welcome silliness to Rock Imperium Festival
King Diamond rolls back the years with a bombastic, theatrical showing in Murcia
Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning: our ultimate review of their triumphant final show
Our blow-by-blow review of the biggest heavy metal show ever as Black Sabbath triumphantly bow out
Slayer's return to the UK was chaotic but ultimately triumphant
Amon Amarth, Anthrax, Mastodon and Hatebreed supported Slayer for their spectacular UK comeback
The Prodigy unleash chaos at Worthy Farm with the heaviest, most intense set of Glastonbury 2025
“I think we did Mr Flint proud”
An awestruck Glastonbury discovers that Charli XCX was bang on the money when she predicted the onset of Turnstile Summer
No offence Jarvis, but THIS is hardcore
