Emily Swingle

Ozzy Osbourne had no idea who Post Malone was at the start of 2019. By the end of the year, the rap superstar had thrust the Prince Of Darkness into the US top 10.

We’ve put the four studio records by Ukraine’s sonic wrecking machine in reverse-order of magnificence

On what would have been Chester Bennington's 48th birthday, watch him and his fellow nu metal stars entertain a bustling terminal at America's most famous train station

On October 7, 1991, Tool played their primal debut gig, and so began three decades of prog metal trailblazing

Dogma aren't quite like anything you've seen in metal before. You might want to watch their videos away from the office, though

From Aaliyah and Minnie Riperton to Gorguts and Trapped Under Ice, Escuela Grind vocalist Katerina Economou shares the songs that put them on the path to music

Nu metal’s leading lights were supposed to collaborate with the world’s biggest rapper for just one episode of TV. In the end, they made a blockbuster EP and dazzled an entire generation of hard rock and hip-hop fans.

Want to see Ghost, Rage Against The Machine and Spiritbox’s first times on a stage? These clips have got you covered!

Zulu's debut A New Tomorrow mixed hardcore with the likes of Nina Simone, Bob Marley and Curtis Mayfield, but the band are planning even bigger things in future

From Newcastle nu-metalcore bruisers Creak to Asinhell, the death metal project from Volbeat's frontman, Cavalera-endorsed death metallers Celestial Sanctuary and New England industrial doomsters Body Void, these are the bands you need to hear in January 2024

From Van Halen and Iron Maiden to Disturbed and Bring Me The Horizon, these are the bands that helped Sophie Lloyd become a shred goddess

Sleep Token, Creeper, Within Temptation: 2023 has been a massive year for metal, and these 50 records represent the very best the year has had to offer

From the monolithic Metallica to rising stars like Green Lung, these are the greatest shows that Team Hammer saw this year

Ed Sheeran, Billie Eilish and Megan Thee Stallion have proven that metal and pop needn’t be polar opposites

From Metallica to Sleep Token, Avenged Sevenfold to Babymetal, these are the best metal albums of 2023 - as voted by you!

Hannah 'Scene Queen' Collins is becoming one of the most talked-about artists in modern metal. We followed her on tour to find out why

Hannah 'Scene Queen' Collins is becoming one of the most talked-about artists in modern metal. We followed her on tour to find out why

Hammer spent the day riding the rails at Thorpe Park with self-confessed rollercoaster fanatic Serena Cherry to uncover the truth behind Svalbard's new album Weight Of The Mask

Fresh out of rehab and living in his guitarist's basement, Bert McCracken wrote The Taste Of Ink - the song that would put The Used on the map and turn them into rising stars of emo