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Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson says he’d have been “comfortable” if cancer treatment irreparably affected his singing voice
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Deftones got their first major record deal because Madonna liked their music
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Slaughter To Prevail’s Alex Terrible addresses allegations of having racist and transphobic beliefs in new interview
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System Of A Down announce European stadium tour with support from Queens Of The Stone Age and Acid Bath
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Latest Metal Hammer News

Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson says he’d have been “comfortable” if cancer treatment irreparably affected his singing voice
By Matt Mills published
“That’s when the thought formed, ‘What do I actually do with my life?’ Am I just a human noise generator? Or am I actually telling stories?”

Deftones got their first major record deal because Madonna liked their music
By Matt Mills published
The California alt-metal band released their first five albums via Madonna’s label, Maverick

Slaughter To Prevail’s Alex Terrible addresses allegations of having racist and transphobic beliefs in new interview
By Matt Mills published
The deathcore star claims that his now-covered tattoo of the Black Sun, an image associated with white supremacist movements, was not an expression of neo-Nazi views

System Of A Down announce European stadium tour with support from Queens Of The Stone Age and Acid Bath
By Matt Mills published
The nu metal-era four-piece will bring a star-studded lineup to seven stadiums in the UK and Europe next summer

Watch a unique version of Motorhead classic Ace Of Spades with Lemmy fronting Jools Holland's R'n'B Orchestra in this archive clip from 1995
By Paul Brannigan published
It's Ace Of Spades, but not as you know it

Are System Of A Down teasing their first European tour since 2017?
By Matt Mills published
The Armenian-American band projected their logo onto multiple buildings across London on Monday night, and teasers have reportedly also been sighted in Italy and Germany

Nightwish’s Floor Jansen goes on vicious tirade against Christianity
By Matt Mills published
Nightwish’s lead singer takes no prisoners when asked whether she has religious beliefs or not
Latest Metal Hammer Features

Who are Acid Bath? The crazy story of the cult metallers supporting System Of A Down
By Rich Hobson published
Despite having their career cut brutally short, Acid Bath remain one of the 90s' most influential metal bands. And now they're back

"It’s incredible to feel like part of something." Inside the devoted fanbase of Sleep Token, the biggest metal band of the decade
By Emily Swingle published
Dressing up, deciphering codes and creating sex playlists: We explore the cult of Sleep Token at their biggest show to date

The man who invented everything cool in rock'n'roll: Alice Cooper albums ranked
By Sleazegrinder published
Updated We examine the wild, weird, and often blood-soaked world of Alice Cooper's albums, splayed out from worst to best

"A bank robber put a gun in my face and stole my motorcycle."
By Rich Hobson published
Nervosa's singer/guitarist Prika Amaral picks the bands who've shaped her musical journey

The track-by-track guide to Metallica's Load
By Paul Brannigan published
Metallica had just become one of the biggest bands on the planet, but they weren't about to repeat themselves with their sixth record

The story of the star-studded EP Gojira have been sitting on for 15 years
By Matt Mills published
Gojira began work on their fabled Sea Shepherd EP in 2010. A decade and a half later, it still hasn’t come out. We ask, what on Earth is going on?!
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Latest Metal Hammer Reviews

Deathcore's biggest band just made an extreme metal album fit for arenas
By Matt Mills published
Lorna Shore continue to raise the bar for deathcore and extreme metal in the mainstream

"There’s still plenty of Slipknot-style pummelling, but Tallah are spreading their wings."
By Paul Travers published
Tallah's third album sees them branch out from their more obvious nu metal inclinations

Witch Club Satan proved they're the best thing in black metal right now
By Rich Hobson published
Norwegian black metal trio Witch Club Satan made a thrilling, theatrical and utterly terrifying UK debut at Birmingham's Supersonic Festival

I just watched Metallica play in front of a few hundred people
By Lina Khatib published
Intimate, fun and occasionally feral, I feel like I just witnessed something truly special

Nova Twins reckon with the cost of fame on vibrant new album Parasites & Butterflies
By Catherine Morris published
Tom Morello and Elton John approved alt stars Nova Twins make a triumphant return with album three

Lighting up a dank east London basement, Ecca Vandal proves that she's got the songs, the skills, the attitude and the aura to become alt.rock's next 'new' star
By Paul Brannigan published
Ecca Vandal is a breath of fresh air, and a star in the making