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Pre-order your exclusive Metal Hammer x Creeper bundle, featuring a magazine cover unavailable in shops and new album Sanguivore II: Mistress Of Death on purple vinyl
Get your claws on a bundle you won’t find anywhere else, before Creeper’s new album drops on October 31
All the essential new metal albums coming out in 2025 – and where to buy them
Metal, deathcore, goth, punk and a creepy dude with a balloon – these are the essential albums coming out between now and the end of the year
10 terrible early 00s movies with killer nu metal soundtracks
Looking for rare System Of A Down and Limp Bizkit songs? Early 00s Hollywood had ’em
The prophetic Slayer song that marked the end of one of thrash metal’s greatest songwriting partnerships
Released on 9/11, this Slayer classic could not have been more timely
Sharon Osbourne thanks fans for their “overwhelming support” following Ozzy’s death
Sharon Osbourne salutes the “otherworldly amount of love” in the wake of Ozzy‘s death
Debate: who are the greatest thrash metal band of all time?
Whether it’s Metallica, Slayer or any other gaggle of speed freaks, we want to know your pick for the best of the thrash metal bunch
"Please don't put it on the internet!" Did Limp Bizkit just tease a new song in the funnest way ever?
Limp Bizkit enlist LA-based drummer Kristina Rybalchenko to tease unreleased track
Get the new issue of Metal Hammer with a Helloween cover and t-shirt you won’t find in the shops
Celebrate the release of the power metal overlords’ new album Giants & Monsters with this exclusive Metal Hammer bundle
Scene Queen drops new single Platform Shoes one day before start of European tour
The bimbocore provocateur will hit the road from September 4
Watch: we asked people at Reading Festival to finish these iconic metal lyrics and it didn’t go well
“Exit light, enter plight”, apparently
Watch: Bruce Dickinson talks leaving Iron Maiden in the 90s, making Balls To Picasso and THAT reggae moment
We sat down with Iron Maiden’s frontman to talk about life around the release of his second solo album, which was recently remixed and reissued
Get the latest issue of Metal Hammer with an exclusive glow-in-the-dark Nova Twins t-shirt, celebrating the release of new album Parasites & Butterflies
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Watch: we asked people at Reading 2025 what the most metal thing they’ve ever done at a festival was
From hellacious moshpits to getting piercings in a tent, artists and attendees at Reading festival tell us some of their most metal tales
Kelly Osbourne fires back at WWE and Becky Lynch following controversial Ozzy Osbourne promo line in Birmingham
Ozzy Osbourne's daughter was not impressed by the mention of her father during a controversial Becky Lynch promo on last night's Raw
The doom metal legend who could have been Ghost’s original singer if it hadn’t been for a missed MySpace message
Ghost could have sounded very different if Tobias Forge had his way
Mastodon pay tribute to late ex-bandmate Brent Hinds at their first show since his death
Watch Mastodon’s Brann Dailor honour ex-guitarist Brent Hinds’ death at a gig in Alaska
Debate: What's the best Black Sabbath album?
Whether it’s a classic like Paranoid or a left-field pick like Born Again, we want to know which Black Sabbath album you can’t stop spinning
70000TONS OF METAL, the original, the world's biggest heavy metal cruise, is back for 2026 with another incredible lineup
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Sail from beautiful Miami to the stunning Bahamas with Anthrax, Amorphis, Dark Tranquillity, Beast In Black, Soilwork and much more!
Watch Aston Villa FC pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne before their first game of the new season
The Prince Of Darkness’ hometown team Aston Villa honour the late singer at Villa Park, site of his final gig
Every Megadeth album ranked, from worst to best
Dave Mustaine has announced the metal icons’ final album – here’s how they got here
“He was thinking, ‘Wow, these guys are full on’”: Ben from Parkway Drive is teaching Chris ‘Thor’ Hemsworth how to play drums… for Ed Sheeran?
Even Norse gods need drum lessons
How a novelty 90s comedy song gave Tool’s Maynard James Keenan his first hit
Before Tool broke big, Maynard James Keenan was squealing like a pig on a 90s hit
This legendary alt-metal band are sitting on an album recorded at the height of their success – but it may never come out
