Latest Metal Hammer News
Just before he died, Ozzy Osbourne revealed the song that made him cry during the Back To The Beginning gig
All the emotion came out during Ozzy’s solo set at Back To The Beginning
Living Colour just played Jimmy Kimmel Live and absolutely smashed it
Jimmy Kimmel is currently hosting his show from a theatre in Brooklyn, so he brought in one of New York’s best rock bands for a special performance
Preorder a limited-edition vinyl variant of Megadeth’s final album, plus an art card signed by the band only available through Metal Hammer
The thrash metal legends’ final album will drop next year
Listen to Megadeth’s thrash-adocious new single Tipping Point
The speedsters’ self-titled swansong is due out at some point next year
Opeth announce one-off UK show for 2026
Swedish prog metallers Opeth will play Halifax's The Piece Hall on August 1
Order your exclusive Iron Maiden bundle featuring an Eddie T-shirt you won't find in shops
The bundle also comes with an alternate Metal Hammer cover
Rock band speak out as AI-generated ‘artist’ modelled on their music gets more Spotify listeners
Holding Absence singer Lucas Woodland urges fans to “oppose AI music” as a non-existent band overtake them on Spotify
Latest Metal Hammer Features
I'm an Iron Maiden fanatic and decided to rank every single one of their live albums from worst to best
Updated Iron Maiden are the undisputed heavy metal daddies of live albums. Here's every one they've released so far, in reverse order of excellence
I saw Black Sabbath play three days after their debut album was released - and tickets cost 30 pence
When bluesman Freddie King pulled out of a show in early 1970, a young band from Birmingham stepped in
Debate: who are the greatest metalcore band of all time?
Killswitch Engage? Converge? Architects? Tell us who’s the best of the blegh-st
"In Brazil, it was all about Samba." Five minutes with Iggor Cavalera
Hammer chats with global metal icon - and all-round metal legend - Iggor Cavalera
4 brilliant new metal bands you need to hear in October 2025
From Chepang's philosophical grindcore to Slung's sleek doomgaze, screamo revivalists Static Dress and chaotic metalcore mob Idle Heirs, these are the bands you need to hear in October 2025
Why Dan Tompkins had to leave Tesseract – and what brought him back for Polaris
2015 album saw the djent pioneers continue their move away from frenzied metal to thought-provoking prog, meaning the singer had to embrace a new way of creative thinking
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
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
Thrice – Horizons/West review: timeless elegance from one-time post-hardcore wonderkids
The California four-piece offer another platter of soulful rock’n’roll that bucks trends and plucks heartstrings
Debut albums as complete, impactful, and thrilling as Something To Consume are vanishingly rare. Die Spitz could be your life
White-hot Austin, Texas ragers Die Spitz deliver scorching debut for Jack White's Third Man Records
President King Of Terrors: Can metal's most hyped newcomers live up to the buzz?
A masked, mysterious band taking the metal world by storm? We're getting major deja vu...
