Prince Harry Is A Metalhead

Prince Harry is a huge fan of “hardcore thrash metal”, according to actor chum Dominic West.

The Prince is said to be a big fan of Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth, with Dominic noting to the Daily Star: “Harry has a terrible selection on his iPod. It is the sort of thing soldiers listen to. Hardcore thrash metal.”

Dominic made the discovery when he joined Harry on a Walking With The Wounded expedition to the South Pole, apparently.

We’ll treat this story as dubious for the moment, but if Harry ever fancies taking Hammer out for a gig or three, the beers are on him, yeah? Cool.

Merlin moved into his role as Executive Editor of Louder in early 2022, following over ten years working at Metal Hammer. While there, he served as Online Editor and Deputy Editor, before being promoted to Editor in 2016. Before joining Metal Hammer, Merlin worked as Associate Editor at Terrorizer Magazine and has previously written for the likes of Classic Rock, Rock Sound, eFestivals and others. Across his career he has interviewed legends including Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy, Metallica, Iron Maiden (including getting a trip on Ed Force One courtesy of Bruce Dickinson), Guns N' Roses, KISS, Slipknot, System Of A Down and Meat Loaf. He has also presented and produced the Metal Hammer Podcast, presented the Metal Hammer Radio Show and is probably responsible for 90% of all nu metal-related content making it onto the site.