No plans for new Pantera music, but Charlie Benante wants live album
Pantera reunion drummer Charlie Benante hopes a live album will be released to document the controversial comeback
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Black metal giants Dimmu Borgir are returning with their first album in eight years
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Judas Priest have started recording their next album: “I don't know if I’m allowed to say that, but I’ve said it”
Guitarist Richie Faulkner says the British metal veterans were in the studio for a month earlier this year
Paul McCartney announces new album The Boys of Dungeon Lane, shares first single Days We Left Behind
Paul McCartney announces 18th solo album
Alissa White-Gluz talks the next stages of her career
Alissa White-Gluz is working on two new albums with very different focuses
Artists
The rise, fall and resurrection of Bauhaus, the goth godfathers who hated being called a goth band
Bauhaus can lay claim to being the founding fathers of goth
Twelve months of chaos, carnage and controversy that turned Guns N’ Roses into rock’s biggest band – and nearly killed them
In 1989, GN’R released a hit EP, supported the Stones and almost split up
“It’s magic. You really enter into it when you listen to it – the concept, the way they played it. It still has a huge impact even now”: The epic 70s prog album Lacuna Coil’s Cristina Scabbia wishes she had made – and the album that broke her heart
Goth metal, 80s pop and failed musical experiments – this is the soundtrack to Cristina Scabbia’s life
Did a televised protest against Limp Bizkit really force Zack de la Rocha to quit Rage Against The Machine?
In this archive interview, Tom Morello reveals the truth behind his bandmate's MTV Awards stunt, riots in the street and the original rage-quit
Music
The best new metal songs this week: March 27 2026
Dimmu Borgir make a long-awaited return, Frozen Soul team up with Machine Head and a former Ghost guitarist launches his 'cartoon metal' band: these are Metal Hammer's tracks of the week
Excellent proggy sounds you must hear from Bruce Soord, Exploring Birdsong, The Claypool Lennon Delirium and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
Great new prog from VLMV, Aisles, Lost In Kyiv, Long Distance Calling and more in all new Tracks Of The Week
Suzi Quatro refuses to dim the lights on 18th album Freedom
Freedom is Suzi Quatro's third album in collaboration with son LR Tuckey
The bloody-minded duo who dared to delete a Robert Fripp solo in front of him
Their groundbreaking 1994 album has stood the test of time – but their refusal to compromise with label and management made it look as if their time was up
Tech
Soundboks raise the roof once again with their latest heavyweight Bluetooth speaker
The Soundboks Mix is the latest in the Danish brand’s ever-growing range of speakers - and this one isn’t messing around with a max volume of 121dB
Pro-Ject E1.2 turntable review: A stellar turntable that's simply hard to beat for the price
The Pro-Ject E1.2 is a phenomenal entry-level turntable, that dares to offer more through less
Audio-Technica AT-LP120XUSB review
The AT-LP120XUSB is more than a budget-friendly, DJ-friendly record player; it’s a great shout for solid performance at the entry level
Audio-Technica AT-LP70XBT review: an automatic turntable all-but guaranteed to go the distance
This automatic record player is the gold-standard for entry level turntables, with beginner-friendly operation and hi-fi friendly fidelity
With huge savings on a range of Amazon devices, Spring Deal Days is the perfect time to upgrade your home entertainment set-up
Amazon's big Spring sale comes to a close just before midnight on March 16 - so there's still a bit of time left to grab a discount on everything from smart speakers to firesticks
One of our highest-rated Audio-Technica turntables has a brilliant 20% discount for Amazon Spring Deal Days - but you'll have to be quick to grab it
The clock is ticking on Amazon Spring Deal Days - but there's just enough time to get up to 24% off Audio-Technica turntables
Latest Reviews
Suzi Quatro refuses to dim the lights on 18th album Freedom
Freedom is Suzi Quatro's third album in collaboration with son LR Tuckey
The Expanded Edition of Van Halen's 5150 is bigger but not necessarily better
Exit Dave, enter Sammy, and Van Halen's first No.1 album
Opeth's Blackwater Park: A mesmerisingly brilliant prog-metal album’s quarter-century celebration
In which Steven Wilson helps Opeth emerge from the musky cocoon of their darker 90s albums with a wider and brighter sound
Mogwai summon a post-rock apocalypse In London by invitation of The Cure's Robert Smith
Glasgow's finest are more than words at Teenage Cancer Trust fundraiser
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