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A Nameless Ghoul on stage

"He said there were two things I needed to be aware of: first of all, it would be a lot of touring. The other thing was, 'You’re not going to have many guitar solos!'" A former Nameless Ghoul reveals what it's like to play with Ghost

By Merlin Alderslade published

Sisters Of Mercy and Ugly Kid Joe guitarist Chris Catalyst was told there was a band looking for a new touring member. He soon found out it was none other than Ghost

Ghost live in Los Angeles 2023

"There have been pivotal moments, like playing with Metallica or Iron Maiden for the first time, where you go, ‘I can’t believe this is happening.’" We went to LA to see Ghost's world takeover reach yet another new peak

By Dave Everley published

From setting the stage for Sleep Token to making metal sexy again, Tobias Forge takes us inside the final days of Impera

Photos of Metallica and Slipknot onstage, and a Grammy in a press room

The Grammys are still failing heavy metal – with so many new bands releasing incredible music, it’s never been more unforgivable

By Matt Mills published

The Grammys have always got heavy metal wrong. But, with them defaulting to Metallica and Slipknot while the next generation is rife with talent, there is no excuse this year.

Grammys 2024 nominees

Metallica, Paramore, Ghost, Spiritbox and Foo Fighters among the rock and metal bands nominated for next year's Grammy Awards

By Paul Brannigan published

The nominees for the Best Metal Performance and Best Rock Album categories at the 2024 Grammy Awards have been revealed

Various Download Festival sets

The 20 greatest Download festival sets ever

By Stephen Hill published

For two decades, Download has been the premiere rock and metal festival in the UK. These are its finest moments

Horniest metal Lzzy Hale, Sleep Token, Ville Valo, Scene Queen, Ghost

12 songs that brought horniness back to heavy metal (without the cringe)

By Rich Hobson published

From Sleep Token and Scene Queen to Ghost, Halestorm and Type O Negative - these are the bands who brought some sex positivity back to metal

Photos of Cradle Of Filth, Ghost, Slipknot and Chelsea Wolfe

The 10 spookiest heavy metal songs of all time

By Emily Swingle published

These songs by Iron Maiden, Slipknot and Ghost could make for the perfect Halloween playlist

Photos of Metallica, Ghost, Disturbed and Guns N Roses onstage

10 heavy metal cover songs more popular than the originals (according to Spotify)

By Matt Mills published

Metallica, Disturbed and Guns N’ Roses have all covered hit songs, only for their versions to become even bigger hits

Papa Emeritus and Patrick Wilson

“He reached out to me regarding something completely different." Tobias Forge reveals how Ghost ended up duetting with Insidious and Aquaman star Patrick Wilson for that Shakespears Sister cover

By Merlin Alderslade published

Tobias lifts the lid on one of 2023's most unlikely collaborations

Ozzy Osbourne, Rob Halford, Corey Taylor and Amy Lee on stage at various gigs

The 10 greatest metal power ballads ever

By Merlin Alderslade published

Metal has produced some world class power ballads across the decades. Here are the 10 very finest

Ghost

“I was furious...those kids were really, really upset”: Tobias Forge's reaction to a venue banning face paint at a recent Ghost show

By Merlin Alderslade published

Tobias Forge heard about that venue banning Ghost fans from wearing face paint, and he was not happy about it

Ghost

Ghost return to the cover of Metal Hammer – and there are two covers to collect!

By Eleanor Goodman published

The magazine also comes with a free double-sided Papa IV poster

Ghost Tobias Forge

"It’s a concert with something else combined." Ghost are making a movie - and they've already shot some scenes

By Merlin Alderslade published

Tobias Forge reveals that work has started on an upcoming Ghost film project

Photos of Metallica, Slipknot, System Of A Down and Ghost performing live

10 classic heavy metal songs only played live once

By Matt Mills published

Metallica, Slipknot, Ozzy Osbourne and more have released fan-favourite songs, only to perform them just one time

Various legendary metal singers

The most played live songs by 25 iconic metal bands

By Merlin Alderslade published

From Metallica, Maiden and Sabbath to Ghost, Nightwish and Slipknot, here are the songs these heavyweights have played more than any other

Metal legends

"They might just be the most underrated band ever." We asked Tobias Forge, Robb Flynn, Max Cavalera, Sharon Den Adel and more metal icons to recommend us some new music. Here's what they picked

By Merlin Alderslade published

We went and asked some of metal's biggest names for the best new bands we should be listening to

Ghost Tobias Forge

"Heavy metal is about having the biggest ****. Indie is the opposite": Tobias Forge went from being a teenage headbanger to the arena-conquering mastermind behind Ghost. These are the lessons he's learned

By Rich Hobson published

Ghost founder Tobias Forge shares the lessons that helped make him one of the biggest metal success stories of the 2010s

Iron Maiden's Eddie, Megadeth's Vic Rattlehead, Motorhead's Snaggletooth and Children Of Bodom's Roy

The 10 best heavy metal mascots of all time

By Will Marshall published

What’s a great band without a great mascot? Iron Maiden, Megadeth and Ghost all prove that a made-up character can carry you far!

Papa Emeritus IV on stage

The final show on Ghost’s US tour is an absolute triumph - and one big question about Papa Emeritus IV's immediate future is answered

By Dave Everley published

Ghost play to more than 30,000 people over two nights in Los Angeles – but did Cardinal Copia/Papa IV make it out alive?

Papa Emeritus live on stage

Ghost's penultimate show of their US tour featured a live debut for one song, and a special, very different version of another

By Merlin Alderslade published

Ghost busted out a couple of surprises at one of two special shows in LA