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It's not all about Oasis, you know: here’s 10 forgotten Britpop bands worth a revisit
By Niall Doherty published
The mid-90s was a fertile time for British indie-rock but not every band got their due…

Cool new prog you must hear from Auri, L.O.E., Gaupa and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week
By Jerry Ewing published
Excellent new proggy sounds from Da Captain Trips, Rafiq Bhatia, Edenya and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: July 4 2025
By Rich Hobson published
Judas Priest, Lord Of The Lost and Warkings are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Here's everything you need to know about Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne's final ever show
By Matt Mills published
Still confused about the details of this weekend's epic final Black Sabbath show? We got you

Sharon Osbourne on Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning all-star blowout
By Dave Everley published
Sharon Osbourne on Ozzy, Randy Rhoads, Bill Ward and Tom Morello, and why she won't be borrowing Dave Grohl's throne

Every song on Queen's Greatest Hits, ranked from worst to best
By Paul Elliott published
Queen's Greatest Hits is the UK’s biggest-selling album of all time, with total worldwide sales of over 25 million copies – but which song is the greatest?

What former Heartbreaker Stan Lynch did next
By Bill DeMain published
Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers’ drummer is back behind the kit for an album from his new Americana collective, The Speaker Wars

Jinjer, Blood Incantation and Rivers Of Nihil on the rapid evolution of progressive metal
By Dom Lawson published
Members of Jinjer, Blood Incantation and Rivers Of Nihil explain the current rapid evolution of a genre that broke out 40 years ago

"Korn got ripped off a lot." Shavo on System Of A Down, nu metal, deathcore and more
By Matt Mills published
Shavo Odadjian is back in the metal world after 20 years with Seven Hours After Violet - but how will he fare against reader questions?

Brilliant new metal bands you need to hear in July 2025
By Rich Hobson published
From the Bring Me The Horizon and Architects approved Amira Elfeky to Nordic folk metal songstress Sylvaine, nu metalcore stars Uncured and industrial metaller Harpy, these are the metal bands you need to hear in July 2025
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