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Steve Harris sets the record straight about Christmas Day, Paul Di'Anno and Iron Maiden's early years
As Iron Maiden’s driving force, Steve Harris has steered the band from pub gigs and demos to the stadiums and multi-million-selling albums
“I even had them working on Christmas Day!” Marillion producer aimed to make the perfect album. He didn’t.
He made the move from punk to prog in the early 80s, but it didn’t last
Rob Halford on his love for Ozzy Osbourne, covering Motörhead and a whole lot more
The Metal God opens up on his friendship with the Prince Of Darkness and a whole lot more
Out of step with Britpop, one of the Levellers' biggest hits was inspired by Led Zeppelin
During the post-grunge era, the Levellers were derided as obsolete crusties, but one of their biggest hits was influenced by classic 70s rock
Metal Hammer's albums of the year: 2025
From chart-toppers Ghost and Sleep Token to rising stars Lorna Shore and Spiritbox, 2025 has been a massive year for metal
The story of Temple Of The Dog's sole record, a grunge classic born out of grief
Members of Soundgarden and a fledgling Pearl Jam came together in 1990 to record a tribute to their late friend and emerged with a grunge classic
The 10 best black metal albums of 2025
Blackbraid, Cradle Of Filth, Deafheaven - black metal continued to dominate in 2025
"We played it for our label and management and they told us it would end our career": The story of the glam metal classic inspired by an unfaithful exotic dancer
Poison topped the US charts in late 1988 with a power ballad that singer Bret Michaels poured his broken heart into
