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How the Ozzy Osbourne exhibition became one of Birmingham's biggest attractions
Ozzy Osbourne: Working Class Hero has struck a chord with Brummies and tourists alike
Documentary charts later days of former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di'Anno's life
Di'Anno: Iron Maiden's Lost Singer features members of Metallica, Kiss, Slayer, Megadeth and more
Primus recruit Puddles Pity Party for cover of Dio's Holy Diver
Listen to new Primus EP which includes cover of Dio's Holy Diver and features appearances from Puddles Pity Party and Tool's Maynard James Keenan
Ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted opens up on recent cancer battle
Jason Newsted recently got the all-clear from throat cancer
Anthrax announce their first album in a decade - order an exclusive red vinyl variant here
Get a lush transparent red vinyl edition of the new Anthrax album right here
Why founding Korn bassist Fieldy left the band in 2021, according to guitarist Munky
Korn guitarist Munky opens up on why Fieldy left Korn for an extended hiatus five years ago, and whether he's kept in touch since
My Chemical Romance to reissue 2010's Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys
My Chemical Romance's final album is getting a deluxe edition makeover
Latest Metal Hammer Features
Metal legends, rising stars and chaotic crowds - Sonic Temple 2026 finishes with a bang
The final day of Sonic Temple Festival was one for the books!
When prog metallers Amorphis rehired a notoriously picky producer, knowing they just had to trust him
The Finnish band play down negative experiences of their second collaboration with Jens Bogren, pointing to the creative triumph of their 13th album
How one bizarre but brilliant song about chocolate brought Babymetal to the world
In 2014, one viral, sugary-sweet anthem introduced metal to one of the most unique and divisive bands in its history
Meet the metal singer-turned vicar who wants Iron Maiden to play her church
Emily Kolltveit will be known to many UK metalheads as the former frontwoman of Pythia, but her life took a surprising turn
German thrash metal, British metalcore and American nu metal: all the best bits from Sonic Temple 2026 day 3
Kreator, Architects and Coal Chamber were some of the highlights on another stellar day of metal
How a profound loss informed Alter Bridge frontman Myles Kennedy's solo album Year of the Tiger
The Alter Bridge and Slash frontman channeled a childhood tragedy into his emotionally raw 2018 solo debut album
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
Megadeth roll back the years with a fiery showing at Sonic Temple
Rumours of Megadeth going quietly are clearly unfounded
Motionless In White smash their Sonic Temple headline audition
One of modern metalcore's most consistent bands finally look ready to make the big step up
Bring Me The Horizon's state of Sonic Temple set was epic, anthemic and extremely British
Bring Me The Horizon brought bangers, stagecraft and quintessentially British banter to Columbus
Green Lung’s first festival headline show cements them as the future of metal
At London’s Desertfest, the occult five-piece perform all of their darkly fun anthems while backed up by gorgeous videos, returning members and a malfunctioning, Eddie-like mascot
Lorna Shore show they're approaching greatness with a crushing Sonic Temple set
Deathcore's biggest band scale new heights at Sonic Temple
Halestorm showcase their stadium-sized ambitions at Sonic Temple
Halestorm put on the performance of a lifetime at Sonic Temple 2026
