Latest Metal Hammer News
Iron Maiden to complete Run For Your Lives tour film at Eddfest
Iron Maiden's upcoming Eddfest show will now be captured for posterity
The Mars Volta announce Lucro Sucio; Unfinished Business, their first live album in over twenty years!
The Mars Volta's new live album Lucro Sucio; Unfinished Business, is the result of an interactive campaign with the band's fans
Alissa White-Gluz is surprised no one leaked the news about her joining Dragonforce
The ex-Arch Enemy frontwoman joined the UK power metal darlings in May
Birmingham Museum to host one-day event in honour of Ozzy Osbourne
Legacy of a Madman: A tribute to the Prince of Darkness takes place later this month
Hollywood star Javier Bardem reveals how his love of metal inspired his performance in new remake of Cape Fear
"It's not that I use the music. It's that I can't live without it."
Members of local nu metal band Van Der Dijs among the 1,700 confirmed dead in Venezuelan earthquakes
The four-piece’s rehearsal space in La Guaira collapsed in the two quakes that shook the north of the country on June 23
System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian lambasts Israel for recognising Armenian genocide amidst Palestinian conflict
The singer slams the perceived hypocrisy, days after a United Nations commission accused the Israeli military of targetting children in the Gaza Strip
Latest Metal Hammer Features
Former Crystal Lake frontman Ryo Kinoshita found the freedom to "not be a tough guy" in Knosis
Former Crystal Lake vocalist Ryo Kinoshita shares how Knosis helped him embrace his identity
How Tool redefined prog metal for the 21st century with Lateralus
Lateralus wasn't just the album that redefined Tool - it paved the way for bands like Mastodon and Gojira in the years to come
Welcome To Rockville and Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival both return in May 2027 - here's why you can't afford to miss them
Sponsored by Danny Wimmer Presents
Two of the world's greatest music and art events take over Daytona Beach and Columbus next May
Amy Lee reflects on 20-plus years of Evanescence, A-list collabs and more
Evanescence are in a better place than ever, but Amy Lee isn't about to slow down
In 1993, Kurt Cobain asked Sepultura man Max Cavalera where to get heroin in Brazil
When trying to score drugs at a South American festival, Nirvana’s leader turned to what he believed to be a local expert
How The Prodigy's incendiary electronic punk album The Fat Of The Land put a bomb under heavy music
Released on June 30, 1997, The Fat Of The Land blew the minds of a generation
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
Acid Bath make their UK debut with the hottest doom metal
Acid Bath's first ever UK gig comes almost 30 years since the band split - and weeks before they play stadiums with System Of A Down
Alexisonfire dominate London co-headliner with Billy Talent as they celebrate 20 years of Crisis
Billy Talent bring the production values, before Alexisonfire deliver a momentous set featuring time-tested songs, deep cuts and a live debut
Chilean extreme metallers Decessus made a hell of a first impression at Download
Decessus - the Chilean death metallers whose vocalist was crowned Miss World Chile - make their UK debut at Download 2026
Arizona extreme metal ragers Gatecreeper play one of Download 2026's most ferocious sets
Melding blunt force death metal with hardcore grit and some mighty hooks, Gatecreeper slay Download's Dogtooth tent
Bloodywood just showed Download why they're one of the best live bands in modern metal
A powerful, propulsive set of bouncy metal ragers takes things up a level at Donington
Emily Armstrong just made history with Linkin Park at Download in some style
Download's most significant set of 2026 ends the festival on a massive high
