Latest articles by Rich Hobson
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: November 21 2025
Rob Zombie, Lamb Of God and Svalbard are among this week's best new metal songs. Plus, vote for your favourite!
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Sweden's melodic death metal rising stars get their own cover variant in this exclusive bundle
"I didn’t like the stigma of being a YouTuber." How The Darkness' Justin Hawkins became metal's least likely influencer
The Darkness frontman has tackled everything from the rise of Sleep Token and President to Yungblud's performance at the Grammys
Why Sabaton don't sing about modern conflicts
For 20 years Sabaton have sung about battles and warriors, but they admit there's lines they won't cross
Clutch's Neil Fallon: 10 songs that changed my life
Clutch's firebrand preacher explains how blues, funk and hip hop all set him on the path to music
Metal Hammer's Tracks Of The Week: November 14 2025
Megadeth, Poppy and Heriot are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
Black Sabbath's former manager originally wanted Dio to write and record while Ozzy Osbourne toured with the band
Billy Corgan has hosted an epic, emotional interview with Wendy Dio - wife and manager of Ronnie James Dio
Metal Hammer's Tracks Of The Week: November 7 2026
Mayhem, Lord Of The Lost and Skindred are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
“There were kids falling through ceilings, flying through glass, jumping off roofs”: The story of Slipknot’s Duality
Slipknot were one of the biggest names of the nu metal era – then the lead single from their third album made them immortal
"It felt like my head was going to explode." Alligator murder, police raids and abandoned adult theatres: the story of the chaotic video shoot that helped make an underground 90s band cult legends
Long before nu metal bands were getting arrested for making music videos, Acid Bath were setting a precedent
Henry Rollins has teamed up with another punk icon for his first new release in over 20 years
21 years since his last solo album, Henry Rollins has returned to the Washington D.C. studio where it all began
The story behind Corrosion Of Conformity's Vote With A Bullet
A broken femur caused a massive perspective shift for former hardcore/thrashers Corrosion Of Conformity
The best new metal bands you need to hear in November 2025
Deathcore newcomers Face Yourself, NWOBHM revivalists Seven Sisters, bone-faced black metallers Abduction and videogame inspired alt metallers Luna Kills, these are the new metal bands you need to hear in November 2025
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: October 31 2025
Kreator, Electric Callboy and Kim Dracula are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
The story behind Soil's nu metal era anthem Halo
Unimpressed with black metal's headline-grabbing theatrics, Soil embraced their roots to make an all-time classic
"You don’t go to therapy once and they tell you how to not feel a certain way." Deftones' Chino Moreno explains why his sobriety is a work in progress
The Deftones vocalist has been sober for three years
We asked Metallica’s Kirk Hammett to name the best Motörhead song and this is what he told us
“Lemmy opens up his voice and starts singing, my mind exploded!”
Ozzy Osbourne was a big fan of Judas Priest’s War Pigs cover, according to Rob Halford
The Metal God says that The Prince Of Darkness “really loved” his band’s take on Black Sabbath’s classic
Ghost’s Tobias Forge on the anthem that turned his band from cult sensations into bona fide stars
Square Hammer opened Ghost’s 2016’s Popestar EP and cracked US radio for the Swedish occultists
“I had no idea it would be such a catastrophic event in people’s lives!" How leaving Iron Maiden, A Nightmare On Elm Street and the acoustic album that never was led Bruce Dickinson to write Tears Of The Dragon
Tasked with kicking his solo career off for real, Bruce Dickinson produced one of the 90s' greatest metal power ballads
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: October 24 2025
Puscifer, Bad Omens and Poppy are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
Foo Fighters release new song and announce 2026 tour with Queens Of The Stone Age
Foo Fighters will be back on the road in 2026!
Metal Hammer's Tracks Of The Week: October 17 2025
Gaerea, Cavalera Conspiracy and Despised Icon are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
