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"I’ll go from on, to just straight up I feel like I’m dying." Slipknot's Shawn 'Clown' Crahan needs heart surgery
Slipknot percussionist Clown needs surgery after discovering his heartbeat skips
Sleep Token have just surprise-released a brand new version of Even In Arcadia
Ever wanted to hear what Sleep Token's biggest album would sound like without Vessel crooning all over it? Have we got news for you!
Amy Lee looks back on her internet-breaking collab with Poppy and Courtney LaPlante
When the three modern metal icons united, it was a special moment - and Amy hasn't taken it for granted
Slipknot's Clown reveals how rock icons Kiss changed his life forever
You might not be surprised to find that Clown's sense of showmanship is inspired by the showiest rock band of them all
Get an exclusive blue vinyl edition of new Evanescence album Sanctuary
Evanescence's new album is imminent, and you can bag yourself a beautiful vinyl variant right here
Gene Simmons confirms that Kiss are back in the studio
The End Of The Road was not the end of the road
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Latest Metal Hammer Features
How Metallica turned a song from a Clint Eastwood movie into the greatest intro music in history
No Metallica show is complete without The Ecstasy Of Gold as its intro tape
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: May 8 2026
Motionless In White team up with Corey Taylor, Cancer Bats mark 20 years and nu gen star Mimi Barks announces her next release in this week's best new metal songs
The twisted birth and chaotic explosion of industrial music
From Throbbing Gristle to Ministry, industrial became one of the defining sounds of the 1980s
How Lemmy and Motörhead influenced extreme metal
Members of Darkthrone, Satyricon, Enslaved and more celebrate the legend that is Lemmy
How Voivod embraced East German culture, Killing Joke and Bauhaus to help soundtrack their prescient album Killing Technology
Canadian prog-thrashers Voivod predicted a grim future on their 1987 album
How Five Finger Death Punch bounced back from addiction and destruction
With 2020's F8, Five Finger Death Punch proved they could move beyond a difficult few years (with the help of All That Remains, Korn and Judas Priest)
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
Corpse-painted nuns, sparklers and songs about sex: Dogma return to the UK
Despite some controversy about the band's line-up, Dogma's first headline tour of the UK has been sold out for months
Foo Fighters go back-to-basics with punky new album: Review
Dave Grohl and co. go back-to-basics to kick out the jams
Skindred have made the perfect summer metal album
Headlining Wembley Arena, selling out shows and climbing the charts: the future has never looked brighter for Skindred
At The Gates produce one final triumph: review
Tomas Lindberg recorded his vocals for The Ghost Of A Future Dead the day before surgery, but still captures the magic that made melodeath a global movement
Nine Inch Nails get a Clubland-style remix: Review
Nine Inch Nails and recent tourmate Boys Noize have teamed up for a killer remix album to commemorate their Coachella sets
Mysterious Viking war trance duo Eihwar bring a party like no other to London
Eihwar bring the bangers to the UK capital
