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Latest Metal Hammer News
Evanescence’s Amy Lee has strong feelings about being called ‘goth’ – and they’re not positive
Don’t mention the ‘g’ word
Linkin Park tease details of a new Unshatter movie inside European tour t-shirts
Is Unshatter the title of the 2024 concert which was filmed in Brazil?
Ginger Wildheart responds to CJ Wildheart's reunion olive branch
Ginger says he's extremely happy with the current lineup of The Wildhearts and that a reunion with his old bandmates is "never, ever gonna happen"
After three years of silence, CJ Wildheart is building bridges with Ginger Wildheart
Ginger Wildheart is now living with cancer, but CJ would welcome the chance to reunite The Wildhearts' most celebrated lineup
Fantasy-themed rising stars Castle Rat announce biggest headline tour to date
Castle Rat's Summon The Beasts tour will be coming to a medium-sized venue near you soon
Bulgarian president touts Iron Maiden as “remarkably down-to-earth people”
We’re not sure whether Iliyana Yotova is a metalhead, but she seems to like Iron Maiden all the same
Watch Metallica tear through Creeping Death and King Nothing during first concert of 2026 in Athens, Greece
The metal superstars are currently traipsing their way through European stadiums and will hit the UK towards the end of the month
Latest Metal Hammer Features
“The guitar tone ripped my face off!” When Machine Head's Robb Flynn met Meshuggah
Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn is a Meshuggah mega-fan – so we asked him to interview metal’s most complex band
The inside story of Black Sabbath’s stoned masterpiece Master Of Reality
How Black Sabbath pushed metal to ever heavier levels on their immortal third album
How Powerslave cemented Iron Maiden as the biggest metal band on the planet in 1984
Is fencing better than karate? Was the world about to end? How many frozen daiquiries can you have and still pull off an epic solo? Maiden were answering all the important questions when they made Powerslave
The explosive story behind System Of A Down’s Toxicity album
System Of A Down’s second album Toxicity gave nu metal’s most political band a platform to be heard . But some people wanted to shut them up – permanently
“They had become genuine rock stars, with all the excess and trappings that go with it”: Why Korn’s most divisive album is way better than everybody thinks
The campaign to rehabilitate Korn’s divisive fourth album Issues album starts here
How Slayer went from thrash provocateurs to metal’s unlikeliest elder statesmen
Some bands mellow with age – but not thrash icons Slayer
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
Slift score an immediate, dizzying masterpiece with new album Fantasia
The cosmonauts have shortened their songs for their fourth full-length, but they’re every bit as immersive and disorienting as before
New Evanescence album Sanctuary is the most vital thing Amy Lee has made in decades
It's not quite perfect, but Sanctuary has given Evanescence a major modern upgrade
If you're looking for a killer soundtrack to summer 2026, Ecca Vandal has you covered
The Limp Bizkit-endorsed Ecca Vandal smashes it on her second album
Review: new Marmozets album CO.WAR.DICE is worth the wait and then some
It's far from their heaviest output, but Marmozets have shown once again why they're one of their generation's very best: killer songs
Tool's Sonic Temple headline set was peak Tool, and we wouldn't have it any other way
Tool's first show of 2026 wasn't a classic crowd-pleaser, but those who lasted the distance were treated to something special
Megadeth roll back the years with a fiery showing at Sonic Temple
Rumours of Megadeth going quietly are clearly unfounded
