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Heavy Metal Truants aim for record-breaking 2023 fundraising ride having given £1.2 million to charities in 10 years

By Metal Hammer published 18 November 22

Heavy Metal Truants, the charity cycling club set up by Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood and former Metal Hammer editor-in-chief Alex Milas, want your help to make 2023 a blockbuster fundraising year

Oculus creator invents VR headset that will kill you in real life if you die in a game

By Metal Hammer published 10 November 22

Are we secretly living through an episode of Black Mirror? Judging by this new VR headset that has the power to murder you, we'd argue yes

Metallica just played their special ’80s show and the setlist is an old school fan’s dream

By Metal Hammer published 7 November 22

Metallica dig deep into first two albums at show in honour of late label boss Jon Zazula and his wife Marsha

The 20 greatest prog metal bands of all time

By Metal Hammer published 5 November 22

The results of the poll to find the greatest prog metal band ever are in and we have a winner

Ville Valo/Avenged Sevenfold/Vended/Voice Of Baceprot/Motionless In White

The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear this week

By Rich Hobson, Metal Hammer published 4 November 22

Ville Valo, Avenged Sevenfold and Vended head up the best new metal tracks this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

This footage of a teenage Cliff Burton jamming For Whom The Bells Tolls in 1981 is a piece of Metallica history

By Metal Hammer last updated 4 November 22

A pre-Metallica Cliff Burton and future Faith No More guitarist Jim Martin jam an early version of classic Ride The Lightning track For Whom The Bell Tolls way back in 1981

Papa Roach’s Jacoby Shaddix on ten years sober: “I’d rather put a gun in my mouth than a drink in my mouth”

By Metal Hammer published 4 November 22

The Papa Roach frontman opens up about his journey with sobriety

Rob Halford looks back on being a closeted gay man during the 1980s glam metal era

By Metal Hammer published 4 November 22

Judas Priest frontman found the success of glam metal surprising, given the homophobic attitudes of the 80s

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

Pantera announce first European shows in 22 years

By Metal Hammer last updated 3 November 22

The reunited Pantera will appear at Germany’s Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park June 2023

Hey Elon Musk, Geezer Butler has just solved your Twitter problem

By Metal Hammer published 3 November 22

“If Twitter needs help paying the bills, my vote is still $6.66,” says Geezer Butler of controversial decision to charge users for a ‘blue tick’

Listen to Vended’s raging nu metal-influenced single Overall

By Metal Hammer published 2 November 22

FFO Slipknot. Obviously

Candlemass bassist Leif Edling and Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi

The 10 heaviest metal riffs of all time

By Rich Hobson, Metal Hammer published 2 November 22

Candlemass doom-master Leif Edling picks the 10 heaviest riffs of all time. All of which happen to be by one band…

5 essential death metal albums… for people who want to get into death metal

By Metal Hammer published 2 November 22

Wondering where to start with death metal? These five albums should be your jumping off point

Have Cannibal Corpse just made the most extreme coffee on the planet?

By Metal Hammer published 1 November 22

Even the packaging is brutal as hell!

Metallica's Kirk Hammett reveals the horror film that made him sleep with the lights on "for the next four months"

By Metal Hammer published 1 November 22

Metallica shredder loves all things spooky

ESP School of Metal Guitar: how to play guitar like Parkway Drive

By Metal Hammer published 31 October 22

Learn the playing secrets of some of the finest guitarists in metal with ESP's new video series

Rob Halford on new Judas Priest album: “In essence, it’s done”

By Metal Hammer published 28 October 22

The metal god gives an update on the follow-up to 2018's Firepower

Dave Ellefson on online trolls: "At some point, you've gotta be a little detached from that stuff"

By Metal Hammer published 28 October 22

The former Megadeth bassist doesn’t pay attention to the haters

It turns out that Five Finger Death Punch's Ivan Moody isn't retiring from metal after all

By Metal Hammer last updated 27 October 22

"My bandmates deserve better," says 5FDP singer in YouTube post

DevilDriver's Dez Fafara does not agree with Bruce Dickinson's views on smoking weed during Iron Maiden shows

By Metal Hammer published 26 October 22

The Iron Maiden vocalist recently chastised fans for lighting up during a recent show in Anaheim

Algal the Bard performs a medieval version of Chop Suey

Here's that medieval version of System Of A Down's Chop Suey! you ordered

By Metal Hammer published 26 October 22

Algal the Bard serves up a nu metal classic that'll make you want to quaff mead and bang thy head

Listen to Trivium frontman Matt Heafy cover that song from the Cars movie soundtrack

By Metal Hammer last updated 26 October 22

Heafy recorded Tom Cochrane's Life is a Highway for his son

Charles Berthoud performs a bass cover of Slipknot's Duality

Watch this Slipknot bass cover then silently make plans to throw your instrument in the bin

By Metal Hammer published 25 October 22

Bass wizard Charles Berthoud dons a mask and shreds his way through Duality

Babymetal/Megadeth/Tarja/Frank Carter/GWAR

10 essential new metal songs you need to hear this week

By Rich Hobson, Metal Hammer published 21 October 22

From the return of Babymetal to appearances from Lzzy Hale, Tarja Turunen and Floor Jansen, these are the 10 best new songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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