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Steve Harris defends Iron Maiden’s No Prayer For The Dying – and names the one radical thing he’d change about if
By Dave Everley Published
Do you love Iron Maiden’s eighth album? You’re in good company

The two millennial classics that turned Jimmy Eat World into low-key emo royalty
By Paul Travers Published
Jimmy Eat World’s Clarity and Bleed American should be in every post-hardcore fan’s record collection

How Beavis and Butt-head turned White Zombie into a million-selling band
By Simon Young Published
"It was our most normal song. A song that a normal person might enjoy."

The chilling prophecy and unthinkable tragedy that overshadows one of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s greatest albums
By Mark Blake Published
Lynyrd Skynyrd’s final album of the 70s is forever linked to the fatal plane crash that followed – but did Ronnie Van Zant predict it?

Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: July 31 2026
By Rich Hobson Published
Tony Iommi makes a long awaited return, Electric Callboy channel their inner boyband and Sheri Moon Zombie strikes out as a solo artist in this week's best new metal songs round up

Top new prog from King Gizzard, Green Carnation, Temic and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
By Jerry Ewing Published
Brilliant proggy sounds you must hear from Kavus Torabi, Dikajee, Castle Mountain Moon and more in our all-new Tracks Of The Week

“I spend more time writing emails than playing guitar. It bums me out”: Elder’s Through Zero is a bid to find balance
By Phil Weller Published
Burnt-out leader Nick DiSalvo got sick of washing dishes in Boston and started a new life in Berlin, which inspired the psych rock giants to make their broadest, brightest album yet

Nine Monster Magnet albums you should listen to and one to avoid
By Ken McIntyre Published
Buying guide Monster Magnet have a gift not for invention, but reinvention... and these are their best albums

The family business that kept Kate Bush in the charts but out of sight
By Ben Myers Published
How her vision, clarity and support of siblings and established musicians made her prog’s first pop star – and pop’s first prog star – by the age of 21

How Halestorm tackled sexuality and broken relationships, and emerged with hit single I Miss The Misery
By Dannii Leivers Published
Singer/guitarist Lzzy Hale looks back on the arguments that inspired her band’s biggest song – and the cheaters and fan stories that have strengthened its meaning
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