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Latest Metal Hammer News
Bulgarian president touts Iron Maiden as “remarkably down-to-earth people”
We’re not sure whether Iliyana Yotova is a metalhead, but she seems to like Iron Maiden all the same
Watch Metallica tear through Creeping Death and King Nothing during first concert of 2026 in Athens, Greece
The metal superstars are currently traipsing their way through European stadiums and will hit the UK towards the end of the month
Mastodon return with trippy single Your Ghost Again, a tribute to late founding guitarist Brent Hinds
Hinds departed the band last March and died in a motorcycle accident, aged 51, in August
Mythical Guns N' Roses documentary Perfect Crime leaked online
Perfect Crime has long been considered the Holy Grail of unreleased Guns N' Roses footage
Pussy Riot launch album and single with Avenged Sevenfold, challenge Vladimir Putin to a cage fight
Pussy Riot's debut album CYKA is out next week – watch the video for Candy Dopamine now
Inside the fascinating new documentary that lifts the lid on Wardruna
Wardruna: Tracking Birna gives us a look inside the band's incredible live shows and unique creative process
Watch Dave Grohl join Sepultura onstage in Los Angeles to jam on a 90s classic
The Foo Fighters frontman joined the Sepultura at the Wiltern Theater in LA to add drums on Kaiowas
Latest Metal Hammer Features
The story behind Ghost's Mary On A Cross - and what it really means
The story behind Ghost's viral mega-hit, and what its lyrics mean, in Tobias Forge's own words
10 terrible metal albums with one classic song
These metal albums were pretty much all stinkers – apart from one absolute banger that saved the day
Native James is merging grime and metal to make one of the UK's most exciting new sounds
From making poems in school to playing Reading, Leeds and Glastonbury, Native James has confirmed himself as an artist with superstar potential
How Dave Grohl channelled the pain of a devastating tragedy into one of Foo Fighters' most emotional songs
"We were brothers. And when he passed away it had such a profound impact on me"
“My wife is gonna die of it. They don’t know when”: Green Carnation explore loved ones in crisis
The theme is blood and the experiences are personal on the middle release of their trilogy, which was written and recorded in one go
Andy Biersack answers questions from Black Veil Brides' biggest fans
He's years away from even hitting forty, but Andy Biersack has already had a hell of a career
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
Slift score an immediate, dizzying masterpiece with new album Fantasia
The cosmonauts have shortened their songs for their fourth full-length, but they’re every bit as immersive and disorienting as before
New Evanescence album Sanctuary is the most vital thing Amy Lee has made in decades
It's not quite perfect, but Sanctuary has given Evanescence a major modern upgrade
If you're looking for a killer soundtrack to summer 2026, Ecca Vandal has you covered
The Limp Bizkit-endorsed Ecca Vandal smashes it on her second album
Review: new Marmozets album CO.WAR.DICE is worth the wait and then some
It's far from their heaviest output, but Marmozets have shown once again why they're one of their generation's very best: killer songs
Tool's Sonic Temple headline set was peak Tool, and we wouldn't have it any other way
Tool's first show of 2026 wasn't a classic crowd-pleaser, but those who lasted the distance were treated to something special
Megadeth roll back the years with a fiery showing at Sonic Temple
Rumours of Megadeth going quietly are clearly unfounded
