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Stranger Things has championed another pioneering heavy metal band in the brand-new trailer for season five
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Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst has the sexiest voice of any UK festival performer this year, according to new scientific study
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Alter Bridge announce new album and huge European tour
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Watch full, pro-shot footage of Judas Priest’s Painkiller anniversary set at Hellfest last month
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There's a horn-throwing Rob Halford action figure on the market and only 164 shopping days until Christmas
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Latest Metal Hammer News

Stranger Things has championed another pioneering heavy metal band in the brand-new trailer for season five
By Metal Hammer published
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
By Metal Hammer published
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
By Fraser Lewry published
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
By Matt Mills published
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
By Fraser Lewry published
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
By Emma Johnston published
"The meat is so sweaty"

Queens Of The Stone Age announce UK and European shows
By Fraser Lewry published
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

Dani Winter-Bates: 10 records that changed my life
By Paul Travers published
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
By Classic Rock published
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
By Jo Kendall published
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
By Paul Brannigan published
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
By Metal Hammer published
From Deftones and Halestorm to Babymetal and Slaughter To Prevail, these are the essential metal albums coming out this year

This is what it’s like to be jailed by a repressive regime for playing in a metal band
By Matt Mills published
Confess frontman Nikan Khosravi was imprisoned by the Iranian authorities for being a metal fan
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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
By Scott Rowley published
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
By Catherine Morris published
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
By Rich Hobson published
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
By Rich Hobson published
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
By Liz Scarlett published
“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
By Stephen Hill published
No offence Jarvis, but THIS is hardcore