Eternal devastation: the untold story of thrash metal’s other Big Four By Dom Lawson last updated 27 August 20 The German thrash scene may not have been as big as its US counterpart. But in Kreator, Destruction, Tankard and Sodom, it had its own vicious Big Four
Why there’s way more to Anthrax’s Fistful Of Metal than a godawful cover By Malcolm Dome last updated 3 August 20 A year after Metallica’s Kill ’Em, Anthrax took their first steps towards immortality with debut album Fistful Of Metal
The top 10 best System Of A Down songs By Matt Stocks last updated 15 June 20 How System Of A Down became one of modern metal’s greatest bands in 10 songs
Exodus’ Bonded By Blood: the story behind thrash metal’s ultimate lesson in violence By Malcolm Dome last updated 8 June 20 Exodus may never have been as big as Metallica, but their debut album Bonded By Blood is as vital as Kill ’Em All
The A-Z of Nightwish By Adam Rees last updated 4 May 20 Your complete guide to the Finnish superstars in alphabetical order
The Confessions Of Dee Snider: “Someone tried to kill me with a pick-up truck” By Classic Rock last updated 28 April 20 Twisted Sister's Dee Snider had been labelled many things over the years, but at the end of the day, he just wants to rock
Alter Bridge: the story behind Metalingus By Adam Rees last updated 17 April 20 Mark Tremonti looks back on the fan favourite that helped crown them champions
Judas Priest’s Turbo: the darkness behind the most misunderstood album of the 80s By Dave Everley last updated 14 April 20 How Rob Halford emerged from drug and alcohol hell to help Priest make their controversial masterpiece
The top 10 best Behemoth songs By Dom Lawson published 28 March 20 From underground infamy to becoming one of metal's most revered bands, Behemoth have one of the most interesting back catalogues in metal. Here are 10 of their best infernal gems
How the 90s nearly saw the end of extreme metal By Dom Lawson published 29 February 20 Death and thrash metal stormed into the 90s in rude and bloody health. So why did that decade see both scenes nearly come off their rails?
Motorhead 1979: the inside story of Overkill and Bomber By Malcolm Dome, Mick Wall last updated 13 February 20 It was the year Black Sabbath fired Ozzy, AC/DC were on a Highway To Hell and Judas Priest were Unleashed In The East. Oh, and some band called Motorhead gave us Overkill and Bomber
Corrosion Of Conformity: "We didn’t sell ourselves out to get a record deal" By Dom Lawson published 28 January 20 When Corrosion Of Conformity’s classic line-up reformed in 2014, they realised they still had a spark.
The 10 best Machine Head songs By Dom Lawson last updated 18 December 19 The top 10 best songs from chameleonic Californian metallers Machine Head
Darkthrone's Fenriz: 2016's most surprising metal celebrity? By Dayal Patterson published 28 November 19 We look back at when Darkthrone's Fenriz had fifteen minutes of mainstream fame as a politician and his band continued to confound expectations, not least their own, with 2016's Arctic Thunder
Bordeaux's The Great Old Ones talk HP lovecraft and the beauty of horror By Dom Lawson last updated 30 October 19 Bordeaux’s The Great Old Ones aren’t the first band to be inspired by HP Lovecraft’s vast and terrifying universe, but they’re entering sonic realms beyond the reach of imagination
Metal and horror: a match made in hell By Jason Arnopp published 25 October 19 As Halloween rolls around, we investigate why metal enjoys such a close relationship with horror, and how they’ve shaped each other in the darkest of ways
The downward spiral: Why is depression on the rise in metal bands? By Luke Morton published 9 October 19 Behind the delirious shows and acclaimed records, many of our heroes are struggling to keep going. We investigate why depression is increasingly common in metal musicians
How the metal community can help those struggling with their mental health By Thea de Gallier published 9 October 19 In honour of World Mental Health Day Hammer speaks to the experts about how we can take positive action to help those struggling with mental health problems
Amon Amarth vs Grand Magus: who are the ultimate Vikings? By Dom Lawson published 22 July 19 We pit Amon Amarth and Grand Magus' frontmen against each other in the ultimate Viking test. But who will have Odin on their side?
Deftones: How we made Around The Fur By Stephen Hill published 26 June 19 Deftones remember the making of Around The Fur, the record that set the template for their sound. It involved skating, Max Cavalera and a dodgy Maccy D’s trip...