The 10 best power metal albums of 2022 By Rich Hobson published 12 December 22 From Sabaton and Blind Guardian to Wind Rose and Bridear, these are the 10 best power metal albums of 2022
"I want to be a household name like Slipknot or Slayer": 5 new bands you need to hear this month By Dannii Leivers published 23 November 22 From gothic reflections of smalltown America to world-conquering deathcore, these are the five new bands you need to know this month
Wigs, ferraris and porn moustaches: How Electric Callboy became 2022's ultimate party band By Dannii Leivers published 7 November 22 Electric Callboy are taking their metalcore via 90s eurotrash into arenas. Naturally we had to be there for the maddest metal party of the year
The greatest Alice In Chains songs ever, picked by members of Slayer, Soulfly, Halestorm, Incubus, Napalm Death and more By Metal Hammer published 4 November 22 The grunge icons’ best songs, chosen by 22 of today‘s biggest musicians
How Three Dollar Bill Y’all transformed Limp Bizkit from wannabes to nu metal superstars By Dannii Leivers published 3 October 22 Korn may have kickstarted the nu metal revolution, but Limp Bizkit were about to steal their thunder with debut album Three Dollar Bill, Y'all
Slipknot's The End, So Far: "the world’s most volatile, nine-man wrecking crew are as untameable as ever" By Dannii Leivers last updated 27 September 22 Slipknot carve their own path of sonic carnage on album seven
Meet The Chats: straight outta the bong shed and into the bar By Dannii Leivers published 27 September 22 Back flips, booze and a horrible work ethic – meet Aussie slacker punks The Chats
Every Papa Roach album ranked from worst to best By Dannii Leivers published 21 September 22 From the nu metal years to today, these are the highs and lows of Papa Roach’s career
The greatest metal records that never were By Alex Chillingworth, Adam Brennan, Stephen Hill, Dom Lawson, Dannii Leivers last updated 21 September 22 Unfinished or abandoned, these are the records from some of metals' biggest names that remain lost in time
13 Things we learnt at Slipknot's London headline show By Metal Hammer, Fraser Lewry, Dannii Leivers, Stephen Hill last updated 21 September 22 ...Or 13 reasons why Slipknot's live shows are abso-f*cking-lutely unmissable
Corey Taylor reveals the stories behind every song on Iowa By Dannii Leivers last updated 21 September 22 Iowa was the record that confirmed Slipknot as metal’s biggest band in a generation. Corey Taylor takes us through each song
Slipknot’s Iowa: inside the most brutal Number 1 album of the 21st century By Dannii Leivers last updated 21 September 22 Slipknot’s psychotic masterpiece Iowa was released on this day in 2001 – and it would eventually top the UK charts
Slipknot’s Clown: “The new album is a cobra in a basket” By Dannii Leivers last updated 20 September 22 Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan compares the upcoming Slipknot album to Iowa
The Devil Wears Prada's Color Decay: "might just be their finest hour" By Dannii Leivers published 15 September 22 The Devil Wears Prada's new album Color Decay sees them progress far beyond their post-hardcore and metalcore base
Jinjer's Tatiana Shmailyuk: "Ukrainian culture is rising up again" By Dannii Leivers published 7 September 22 Jinjer vocalist Tatiana Shmailyuk on growing up in Ukraine, representing her country and how Britney Spears is her idol
5 new bands you need to hear this month By Dannii Leivers, Catherine Morris, Stephen Hill, Matt Mills published 28 August 22 From brutal new-gen thrashers to a Lamb Of God-loving ‘fairy metaller’, these are the new bands and artists that you need to check out right now
“We’re gonna be the biggest band in the world”: why Vended are more just than The Sons Of Slipknot By Dannii Leivers published 18 August 22 The offspring of Des Moines’ finest are gouging out their own path to superstardom – and f**k the haters
Six Things You Need To Know About... Dorothy By Dannii Leivers published 2 August 22 "It’s very easy to die in that city,” says Dorothy of Los Angeles. “It’s full of darkness, drugs and alcohol"
5 new bands you need to hear this month By Dannii Leivers, Matt Mills, Catherine Morris, Elliott Leaver published 1 August 22 Ethereal doom, modern nu metal and a righteous hardcore/hip hop mash-up – these are the new bands we‘re hitting hard right now
From Grey Daze to Linkin Park: the story of Chester Bennington’s long, hard road to success By Dannii Leivers published 23 July 22 Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington was always destined for fame. But it would be years before the world caught on
The story behind the song: Within Temptation’s Angels By Dannii Leivers published 22 July 22 Within Temptation’s breakthrough hit Angels was shaped by label trouble, departing members… and a high-profile political assassination
Oceans Of Slumber’s Starlight And Ash: an elegant tapestry of mournful heaviness and gothic Americana By Dannii Leivers published 17 July 22 Album review: Texan doom maestros Oceans Of Slumber broaden their horizons on epic new album Starlight And Ash with stellar results
“Would Ghost ever have a female singer? Why not!”: Tobias Forge answers the burning questions By Dannii Leivers published 10 July 22 Horror movies, Abba fandom and “Sister Emeritus” – Ghost frontman Tobias Forge answers faces down the burning questions
Shooting Daggers: the politically-charged hardcore band who will not be silenced By Dannii Leivers published 5 July 22 “We’re vegan, we’re feminist, we’re women, we’re queer, we’re political”: why Shooting Daggers are the hardcore band 2022 needs
Nova Twins' Supernova is the album leading alt rock into a new future By Dannii Leivers published 17 June 22 From smashing genre boundaries to fighting for inclusivity in the metal scene, Supernova is a sign of things to come
