Latest Metal Hammer News
Farewell to The Spaceman: The world of rock pays tribute to Ace Frehley
Tributes to Ace Frehley have come from Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, Bruce Kulick and more
Kiss legend Ace Frehley dead at 74
"Ace’s memory will continue to live on forever!" The former Kiss guitarist's family have confirmed his passing in a statement
Former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley reportedly on life support suffering from brain bleed
Founding Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley cancelled his 2025 dates earlier this month after suffering a fall
Somewhere there's a recording of Ozzy Osbourne duetting with Madonna
Ozzy Osbourne and Madonna ended up singing on the same song in 1983 - but Madonna wouldn't release it
Sabaton are on the cover of the new Metal Hammer!
We speak exclusively to Sabaton ahead of their brand new album, Legends
Watch Disturbed call for “unity” onstage as David Draiman continues to weather backlash for signing an Israeli bomb
The self-professed “fiercely pro-Israel” frontman tells an audience in Amsterdam, “The conflicts that are going on in this world don’t define us”
Avenged Sevenfold's M. Shadows records video message for freed Israeli hostages
Two Israeli hostages freed after peace deal are huge Avenged Sevenfold fans – and they received a personal message from frontman
Latest Metal Hammer Features
How Ozzy Osbourne made Mama, I'm Coming Home - with a stunning assist from Lemmy
There wasn't a dry eye in the house the final time he played this classic live
The story of Joey Jordison's post-Slipknot bands Vimic and Sinsaenum
Four years on from the passing of Joey Jordison, two of his bands are returning to active duty: but in very different ways
Here's every metal album that's ever gone to number one in the UK
From Iron Maiden to Sleep Token, here's every single time metal topped the album charts in the UK
In a haze of substance use and record label conflicts, Korn made the defining anthem of nu metal’s heyday
The chaotic story of Freak On A Leash, in singer Jonathan Davis’ own words
Endorsed by Slipknot, collaborating with Gojira and battling colonialism – how Mawiza became the most important new metal band of 2025
Mawiza’s thumping groove metal celebrates the language and traditions of South America’s Mapuche Nation
An audience with Spinal Tap legend David St. Hubbins
Spinal Tap singer/guitarist David St. Hubbins on beefing with Metallica, hanging with Ronnie James Dio and why they could never be Slipknot
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
Bleed From Within just played the biggest show of their lives and pulled out all the stops
Bleed From Within hit a new apex at London’s O2 Kentish Town Forum, where they were backed up by special guests, bagpipe players and an uber-passionate audience
Looking for the best thrash metal album of 2025? Testament have your back with Para Bellum
40 years in, Testament are still doing it louder and better than most bands that arrived in their wake
We're not sure we can do justice to just how epic Parkway Drive's Wembley show was
Surely a Download Festival headline set is on the cards after this?!
Ozzy: No Escape From Now is an imperfect but essential look at Ozzy Osbourne’s final years
Though it’s sometimes slapdash, Paramount Plus’s two-hour documentary offers impressive insight into the Prince Of Darkness’ late-life struggles
Can Vimic's Open Your Omens live up to Joey Jordison's legacy?
Almost a decade since Vimic first released music, their debut album Open Your Omen is finally here
If you're going to dive into one metal album this week, you should probably make it this one
Orbit Culture return with yet more evidence of why they're one of the best bands in the current European metal scene
