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Javier Bardem once saw a Bruce Springsteen show with Brad Pitt after being invited by Bono
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Korn say Sleep Token “shut up” the haters with Download festival headline set
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Trivium announce Ascend Above The Ashes tour with Jinjer and Heriot in support
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"Clone me, you bastards!": If you've ever wanted to clone Ozzy Osbourne for future generations to enjoy, we have good news
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Watch Linkin Park singer Emily Armstrong shave a fan's head live on stage
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Latest Metal Hammer News

Javier Bardem once saw a Bruce Springsteen show with Brad Pitt after being invited by Bono
By Matt Mills published
The No Country For Old Men star also reveals the long list of metal bands he loves, after being spotted at a Judas Priest concert last year

Korn say Sleep Token “shut up” the haters with Download festival headline set
By Matt Mills published
Brian “Head” Welch and James “Munky” Shaffer think that Sleep Token proved the doubters wrong with their show at the UK’s biggest rock/metal extravaganza last week

Trivium announce Ascend Above The Ashes tour with Jinjer and Heriot in support
By Paul Brannigan published
Trivium will kick off their North American tour on Halloween

"Clone me, you bastards!": If you've ever wanted to clone Ozzy Osbourne for future generations to enjoy, we have good news
By Fraser Lewry published
The DNA is now available to purchase, attached to cans of Liquid Death iced tea consumed by the Prince Of Darkness himself

Watch Linkin Park singer Emily Armstrong shave a fan's head live on stage
By Merlin Alderslade published
One fan held up a sign during Linkin Park's Rock For People set with a surprising request - and Emily was happy to oblige

Lzzy Hale on why it was "different" for her growing up as a Black Sabbath fan
By Merlin Alderslade published
Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy's taste in music made her something of an outcast as school

Watch Nine Inch Nails play Closer, Head Like A Hole and Hurt on the opening night of their Peel It Back world tour
By Paul Brannigan published
Nine Inch Nails played their first live show since 2022 last night, June 15, in Dublin. Watch footage, and see the setlist, here
Latest Metal Hammer Features

Every Motley Crue album ranked from worst to best
By Paul Elliott last updated
Mötley Crüe left behind them a trail of destruction and nine albums – here ranked from worst to best

8 things we learned at Download Festival 2025
By Rich Hobson published
From Spiritbox and President to Cradle Of Filth, Anaal Nathrakh and erm, The Vengaboys, these are the bands that ruled and defined Download Festival 2025

Every Motörhead studio album ranked from worst to best
By Malcolm Dome last updated
Motörhead’s appetite for virulent, violent melodies charted over the course of 23 ear-threatening albums

Why your favourite British metal bands are breaking up
By Matt Mills published
UK metal beloveds Svalbard, Orange Goblin and Ithaca will all split in the coming months. Their reasons why hint at a grim future for the country’s alternative artists.

Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: June 13 2025
By Rich Hobson published
Orbit Culture, Helloween and Burning Witches lead a hefty line-up for this week's best new metal songs

What it was like at Mystic Festival 2025
By Rich Hobson published
From watching Hatebreed cover Slayer in the rain to spectacular sets from King Diamond, Witch Club Satan, Sepultura and more, this is what it was like at Mystic Festival 2025
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Latest Metal Hammer Reviews

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

Sleep Token prove their doubters wrong during spellbinding Download headline set
By Rich Hobson published
Sleep Token confirm their status as the biggest thing to hit metal in a generation

"This is a band reaching the apex of their powers."
By Rich Hobson published
Within Temptation have a hard task trying to draw Weezer's crowd away, but those who have turned up have been treated to something special

Does a new-look Katatonia mean a bold new era? Of course not, but Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State is a gloomily gorgeous listen all the same
By Rich Hobson published
The first Katatonia album without Anders Nyström is just about what you'd expect, but it's still very, very good

"Hardcore's answer to Nirvana's Nevermind." Turnstile's Never Enough is a landmark record for alternative music and an instant, undeniable classic
By Stephen Hill published
With their fourth album, Turnstile have confirmed themselves as the most important and daring band to have emerged from the hardcore scene in decades