Latest Metal Hammer News
Melvins' Buzz Osborne loves annoying Mike Patton by blaming the singer for inspiring nu metal
Want to wind up Mike Patton? Here's one way guaranteed to get his goat
Evanescence’s Amy Lee remembers supporting Metallica in stadiums: “so fun”
The band behind Bring Me To Life supported the metal giants in Australia and New Zealand last year
In This Moment announce new album Witch, release stomping single Crawl
The full, 11-song platter, which features multiple guest stars and a Pink Floyd cover, comes out on August 28
Birmingham to honour The Prince Of Darkness with Ozzy Osbourne Day later this month, featuring musical performances, film screenings and exclusive merch
The celebrations will take place on July 22, exactly a year after the Black Sabbath singer’s death
Why Devin Townsend is a bit "irritated" by Quebec microtonal duo Angine de Poitrine
Townsend says that after being told by many people to listen to Angine de Poitrine, he simply refused – but admits he probably should
Jason Newsted says that a Metallica fan once threw darts at the band during a show
The incident happened at a Canada arena show in the late 80s
Ghost to release tour film titled 2 Big to Rig in cinemas this August
The Skeletour concert film follows their 2024 release Rite Here Rite Now
Members of Tool, Pearl Jam, Korn, Garbage, Fugazi, Bikini Kill among artists donating to online fundraiser to help cover L7 bassist Jennifer Finch's medical expenses following brain cancer diagnosis
Musicians rally around L7 bassist following recent diagnosis with an aggressive form of brain cancer.
Latest Metal Hammer Features
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: July 17 2026
Mastodon team up with Josh Homme, Bury Tomorrow go industrial and In This Moment make the world's most oppressive club anthem on this week's best new metal song roundup
Armored Saint have always struggled to fit in – but they're still willing to try something different
Inspired by Motown and R&B as much as by UFO, Queen and Judas Priest, Armored Saint have been ploughing a singular furrow for more than four decades
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
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
