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“I was 100 per cent sure I was going to die”: Leprous’ Einar Solberg faced his teenage demons on solo debut 16
Abandoning attempts to dial down his own drama, he delivered a moving and multifaceted collection of collaborations in 2023. He immediately wanted to do it again
“Dream Theater have been completely unchallenged until now”: How Sons Of Apollo flew before they fell
Mike Portnoy and Derek Sherinian had big ambitions when they teamed up with Guns N’ Roses, Mr Big and Journey alumni
The best metal albums of 2025 (as voted by Metal Hammer readers)
From Ghost to Sleep Token, Babymetal to Spiritbox, these are the albums you said defined metal in 2025
Soen continue to become more metal and less prog with Reliance
Sticking to compositions of around four minutes, the musicianship and production remain exemplary. But it’s too often funnelled into predictable patterns
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: January 16 2026
Big names, rising stars and underground favourites go head-to-head in Metal Hammer's tracks of the week
"We went to his place, had a jam, and then he asked if I’d ever played with a Ouija board."
Recording outside Germany for the first time, Warlock's swansong would also launch an international metal icon
How one radio play turned the Undertones' intended final release into a brand new beginning
A story of punk rock, John Peel and some misspelt graffiti
Nine albums you need to listen to buy Ronnie Montrose and one to avoid
San Franciscan guitar genius Ronnie Montrose never quite lived up to his promise, yet he inspired a legion of imitators
