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Watch Turnstile perform cover of Stone Roses indie classic I Wanna Be Adored
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Unique Ozzy Osbourne museum exhibition to go on world tour
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Steven Wilson and Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt are going to make another album together
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Metallica add six more shows to Life Burns Faster residency at Sphere, Las Vegas
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Watch Turnstile perform cover of Stone Roses indie classic I Wanna Be Adored
By Stef Lach published
Baltimore's Turnstile pay homage to Manchester giants The Stone Roses in tribute to late bass player Mani

Unique Ozzy Osbourne museum exhibition to go on world tour
By Stef Lach published
Sharon Osbourne says the deeply personal Ozzy exhibition currently showing at Birmingham Museum will travel the globe

Steven Wilson and Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt are going to make another album together
By Matt Mills published
The celebrated prog musicians previously collaborated on 2012 album Storm Corrosion, and many fans are hankering for a follow-up

Metallica add six more shows to Life Burns Faster residency at Sphere, Las Vegas
By Paul Brannigan last updated
Metallica have lined up ten sets of No Repeat Weekend dates in the City of Lost Wages

Guns N' Roses announce stadium tour in Australia and New Zealand with Airbourne
By Fraser Lewry published
Guns N' Roses will head down under following dates in Latin America, the US and Europe

Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt reveals why collaboration with Dream Theater’s Mike Portnoy hasn’t happened yet
By Matt Mills published
Dream Theater’s drummer has said multiple times that he wants to make music with Opeth’s frontman. So, we asked Åkerfeldt what’s taking so long.

The new issue of Metal Hammer features Lamb Of God on the cover – and an exclusive all-star interview with Randy Blythe
By Eleanor Goodman published
We asked Halestorm, Mastodon, Health, Clutch, Killswitch Engage, Ice-T and more to put their burning questions to Randy
Latest Metal Hammer Features

How Bad Brains reinvented punk and influenced Slayer, Guns N’ Roses and Dave Grohl
By Rich Hobson published
Bad Brains are one of the most influential US punk bands in history

How Nile drew on desperation and Egyptian mythology to make the album that redefined death metal for the 21st century
By Chris Chantler published
The story of Nile’s monstrous Black Seeds Of Vengeance

The outrageous movie which captured the debauched 80s scene that “made Caligula look tame”
By Phillip Wilding published
Who can forget WASP’s guitarist in a swimming pool with a bottle of vodka and his mom?

The story behind Miss Murder by AFI
By Simon Young published
AFI's 2006 single Miss Murder was even a Top 5 hit in Venezuela

The classic 1983 album that Zakk Wylde says defines metal – and the unlikely pop megastar he loves
By Dayal Patterson published
This is the soundtrack to Black Label Society frontman and Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde’s life

Metal Hammer tracks of the week: March 6, 2026
By Metal Hammer published
Skindred, Sevendust, Blackbraid and more have released scorching new singles – hear them all and vote for your favourite here
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Latest Metal Hammer Reviews

Foo Fighters return to their punk roots in Manchester
By Rich Hobson published
Dave Grohl winds back the clocks with a very sweaty, very intimate show in Manchester

Deftones get hot and heavy at first UK show of 2026
By Rich Hobson published
TikTok, baddiecore and the nu metal renaissance: Deftones are finally getting their dues

Beers, belly flops and the Bahamas: what it's like on the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise
By Rich Hobson published
Anthrax, Paradise Lost, Eluveitie and more packed out this year's 70000 Tons Of Metal

This is the end, but Megadeth are leaving us with an absolute killer of a final album
By Dom Lawson published
Megadeth will be missed, but what a final record to leave us with

Health dance in the face of despair on new album Conflict DLC
By Matt Mills published
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
By Rich Hobson published
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
By Rich Hobson published
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
By Matt Mills published
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




