Chris Ingham

Chris Ingham is the former Group Publisher of Classic Rock and Metal Hammer. He is the author of Nothing Else Matters: The Stories Behind the Biggest Metallica Songs and The Book of Metal.

Latest articles by Chris Ingham

Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley onstage in 2003
What happened when we joined Kiss on the World Domination Tour with Aerosmith

By Chris Ingham Published

“In many ways Kiss has a lot more to do with rappers, both spiritually and aesthetically, than with grunge rock music” - Gene Simmons

Bands & Artists
Gene Simmons posing for a photograph in Demon make uo in 1975
Gene Simmons’ wild tales of Eddie Van Halen, Bob Dylan, Cher and Donald Trump

By Chris Ingham Published

Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, Eddie Van Halen and Diana Ross – they’ve all crossed paths with Gene Simmons

Interviews
Iron Maiden performing onstage in 2008
How Iron Maiden’s epic Somewhere Back In Time tour took them where other metal bands dare not go

By Chris Ingham Published

In 2008, Metal Hammer climbed aboard Ed Force One to join Iron Maiden on the tour of a lifetime

Interviews
Metallica posing for a photograph in 2003
The tumultuous inside story of Metallica’s St Anger album

By Chris Ingham Published

In 2003, Metal Hammer flew to New York to interview Metallica ahead of St Anger. We found a band who were bruised, battered but defiant

Albums
Iron Maiden, Ed Force One and the epic journey of Flight 666

By Chris Ingham Published

23 Gigs. 50,000 Miles. Five Continents. 46 Days. One unique concert movie. And six interviews

Concerts & Shows
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Blood On Our Hands: Backstage With Marilyn Manson, Public Enemy No.1

By Chris Ingham Published

Trent Reznor, black magic, drugs, computers and pain thresholds all contributed to make up Marilyn Manson's landmark Antichrist Superstar album and cement his bloody legend

Interviews