Latest Metal Hammer News
Watch System Of A Down's Daron Malakian lead entire stadium in anti-Oasis tapeworm chant
System Of A Down's long-running beef with Oasis has now been simmering for a quarter of a century
Mastodon reveal the moment they learned of Brent Hinds' death
Mastodon were informed of Brent Hinds' death via a phone call from the guitarist's ex-wife
Slipknot are recording new songs with Faith No More producer Matt Wallace
Work on the follow-up to 2022's The End, So Far has begun
Watch grindcore legends Napalm Death play the heaviest Tiny Desk Concert in history
Grindcore innovators and British extreme music legends Napalm Death have followed in the footsteps of Dua Lipa, Sabrina Carpenter and Turnstile
Twin Temple announce new album Doomed Lovers, share its title track
"Being surrounded by creativity slowly brought us back to life"
KnuckleBonz announce details of online museum dedicated to late Metallica bassist Cliff Burton
"Cliff Burton redefined the role of the bass guitar in thrash, and his influence is stronger than ever..."
Iron Maiden announce huge business deal with the brains behind ABBA Voyage show
Could there be a virtual Iron Maiden show experience in the future?
Latest Metal Hammer Features
How a ghost ended Tony Iommi's writer's block and inspired one of Black Sabbath's greatest riffs
With Tony Iommi suffering from writer's block, Black Sabbath did the most logical thing: They hired a haunted castle
Even a band as huge as System Of A Down had to start somewhere. This is the story of Soil
Before System Of A Down, there was Soil. Its former members look back on what would be the birth of a metal legend
From collabing with Gerard Way to hanging with Robb Flynn, five minutes with Frozen Soul's Chad Green
Frozen Soul are one of the most exciting bands in death metal right now - and it turns out MCR's Gerard Way agrees!
The 10 best Rollins Band songs chosen by guitarist Chris Haskett
Chris Haskett was the guitarist for the Rollins Band for a decade
Mastodon’s Crack The Skye was a triumph – but it could have been a whole lot more
They basked in the 70s prog glory of King Crimson, Yes and Genesis to make their fourth album with a concept so strong they wanted to make it into a movie, but failed
How Tool shot some old pianos to bits for a 15-minute song about crying carrots
The closing song on their debut album Undertow was tucked away after 59 silent tracks
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
System Of A Down's UK return was electric, euphoric and one of the best stadium shows in recent memory
"Are System Of A Down back?!" one fan on our row remarked. Yes, yes they absolutely are
Bring Me The Horizon's crushing Count Your Blessings show is a reminder of how ferocious they can be
Bring Me The Horizon roll back the years with their heaviest show in well over a decade
Iron Maiden's first ever festival is a triumph and a true celebration of one of heavy metal's most storied bands
Metallica are on the form of their lives at London Stadium
Metallica return to London Stadium to show exactly how they became metal's biggest band
Metallica bring legendary songs, incredible support acts and big balls to night one of their London takeover
With Knocked Loose and Gojira opening, heavy metal’s measuring stick put on a 360-degree extravaganza featuring a joyful James Hetfield
Acid Bath make their UK debut with the hottest doom metal
Acid Bath's first ever UK gig comes almost 30 years since the band split - and weeks before they play stadiums with System Of A Down
