The dark and twisted history of Korn, the band who invented nu metal
In 2016, all five members of Korn looked back on the ups, downs and madness of their rollercoaster career
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How Soundgarden returned from the wilderness with King Animal
Soundgarden’s 2012 comeback album King Animal was their first in 16 years – and it found the grunge pioneers finally comfortable with their legacy
The twisted life and decadent times of Aleister Crowley, metal’s favourite occultist
How Aleister Crowley, aka The Great Beast, influenced generations of metal bands
Zakk Wylde’s crazy tales of Ozzy Osbourne, Axl Rose, Eddie Van Halen and more
Trashing hotel rooms with Ozzy, teaching Mark Wahlberg how to rock and almost joining Guns N’ Roses – Black Label Society guitar berserker Zakk Wylde has done all of it and more
The story of Diamond Head’s Lightning To The Nations, the cult album that invented Metallica
Diamond Head’s Lightning To The Nations should have turned them into NWOBHM-era superstars, but instead it inspired Lars Ulrich to start his own band
Metal Hammer's Tracks Of The Week: November 8 2024
Malevolence, Korpiklaani and Burning Witches are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
How Within Temptation and Tarja Turunen formed the ultimate symphonic metal tag team for blockbuster single Paradise (What About Us?)
Two symphonic metal icons united for this powerhouse 2013 single. Sharon and Tarja tell us how it all came together
4 brilliant new metal bands you need to hear in November 2024
From The Gloom In The Corner's cinematic metalcore to Sgáile's mountain-inspired doom, industrial goth of Black Satellite and brutal Belgian post-metallers Divided, these are the brilliant new bands you need to hear in November 2024
Every song on Judas Priest’s Painkiller ranked from worst to best
As The Metal Gods gear up to celebrate Painkiller’s 35th anniversary, we revisit and re-order every track on their evolutionary opus
Mimi Barks names five young metal bands everyone needs to know
The doom trap pioneer and her backing musicians champion their favourite new bands, from Tailgunner to House Of Protection
Kerry King on riffs, venomous housepets and which bands he'd have joined given the chance
Thrash metal icon Kerry King answers fan questions and discusses which legendary bands he'd love to tour with
We asked Dark Tranquillity’s Mikael Stanne to name the greatest Gothenburg metal album. This is what he said.
When we asked the singer of Dark Tranquillity and The Halo Effect to name the Gothenburg sound’s greatest achievement, he challenged the idea of ‘the Gothenburg sound’ itself
Slash, Duff McKagan, Steven Adler and more tell the epic story of Guns N’ Roses' Use Your Illusion
Use Your Illusion: Drugs, rifts, hirings, firings, and the sound of a band falling apart
"The bondage video was overwhelming. You’re tied up, you can’t free yourself." Oceans Of Slumber singer Cammie Beverly on horror movies, her 'Roman Empire' and THAT music video
We sit down with the Oceans Of Slumber frontwoman for a quick but entertaining catch-up
What happened when Celtic Frost embraced glam and destroyed their own career
Celtic Frost: From brutality and ethereal beauty to ham-fisted, party-glam travesties
Sepultura are coming to the end of the road and they're getting the crowd involved
Retiring Brazillian metallers Sepultura are about to bring the hammer down on the anvil for the last time
An interview with Mick Thomson, Slipknot’s reluctant guitar hero
The pressures of fame, blond mullets, ignoring phone calls from rock stars – up close and personal with Slipknot guitarist Mick Thomson
How Ronnie James Dio escaped Black Sabbath and launched one of metal‘s greatest solo careers
Singer, band leader, icon – this is the story of Ronnie James Dio’s epic solo career
The tumultuous inside story of Metallica’s St Anger album
In 2003, Metal Hammer flew to New York to interview Metallica ahead of St Anger. We found a band who were bruised, battered but defiant
