Latest Metal Hammer News
Ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson responds to Dave Mustaine’s jab at former members’ “past behaviours”
Mustaine recently said that Megadeth won’t reunite with former members on their farewell tour due to one particular person’s past
Devin Townsend has finally announced his life’s work, The Moth
Devin Townsend has reached peak Devin Townsend, unveiling a 24-track behemoth with choirs, orchestras and a song called We Don’t Deserve Dogs. Listen to maximalist preview Enter The City.
Tool's Maynard James Keenan shares his love for the legendary singer-songwriter who changed his life
Tool / A Perfect Circle vocalist salutes a folk-rock icon
Here's what Linkin Park singer Emily Armstrong thinks about Hybrid Theory
Surely even in her wildest dreams, Emily wouldn't have believed she'd be singing the lyrics from that album on stage with the band herself
Mayhem vocalist learned details of bandmate's murder from a metal fanzine
Attila Csihar was offered Mayhem singer's job after becoming pen-pals with late guitarist Euronymous
Alice Cooper announces Devil On My Shoulder autobiography and book tour
Alice Cooper's memoir includes appearances from Salvador Dalí, John Lennon, Groucho Marx, Vincent Price, Frank Sinatra, Jimi Hendrix, Gerald Ford, Andy Warhol, Tiger Woods and many more
Former Arch Enemy singer Alissa White-Gluz launches new band Blue Medusa
Guitarists Alyssa Day and Dani Sophia join the ex-Arch Enemy frontwoman in hew newest musical endeavour
Latest Metal Hammer Features
The ultimate Motorhead playlist (as picked by Metallica, Judas Priest and more)
We asked some of metal's biggest names to share which Motorhead songs mean most to them
How this thrash singer became the new frontman of Children Of Bodom
Samy Elbanna of Finnish speedsters Lost Society talks about fronting his country’s biggest extreme metal band for two glorious nights last month
How Machine Head bounced back from firings, studio disasters and, erm, constipation
When Machine Head needed a good follow-up to their classic debut album, boy did they deliver - but not without facing some challenges
How Bad Brains reinvented punk and influenced Slayer, Guns N’ Roses and Dave Grohl
Bad Brains are one of the most influential US punk bands in history
How Nile drew on desperation and Egyptian mythology to make the album that redefined death metal for the 21st century
The story of Nile’s monstrous Black Seeds Of Vengeance
The outrageous movie which captured the debauched 80s scene that “made Caligula look tame”
Who can forget WASP’s guitarist in a swimming pool with a bottle of vodka and his mom?
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
Lamb Of God's new album Into Oblivion is their best in well over a decade
Lamb Of God's new album is their best since Resolution - at the very least
Foo Fighters return to their punk roots in Manchester
Dave Grohl winds back the clocks with a very sweaty, very intimate show in Manchester
Deftones get hot and heavy at first UK show of 2026
TikTok, baddiecore and the nu metal renaissance: Deftones are finally getting their dues
Beers, belly flops and the Bahamas: what it's like on the 70000 Tons Of Metal cruise
Anthrax, Paradise Lost, Eluveitie and more packed out this year's 70000 Tons Of Metal
This is the end, but Megadeth are leaving us with an absolute killer of a final album
Megadeth will be missed, but what a final record to leave us with
Health dance in the face of despair on new album Conflict DLC
The lyrics on the L.A. trio’s sixth album observe the ugliness of 2025, while the music urges you to wiggle your worries away
