Metal Hammer Features

From the history-making brilliance of debut album Hybrid Theory to the triumphant comeback of From Zero, we rate Linkin Park's impressive discography

Satyricon may have recorded their 2008 album The Age Of Nero in sunny LA, but it was steeped in bleakness and doom

Controversy, chaos and “the heavy metal horn” – the story of Judas Priest’s 1984 album Defenders Of The Faith

In 2009, Dream Theater released Black Clouds & Silver Linings – an album the prog metal giants claimed could give Slipknot and Trivium a run for its money in heaviness

Katatonia frontman Jonas Renske looks back on his band’s epic journey out of the death metal underground

Charismatic new singer, groundbreaking new sound, a rap-metal classic in the making – this is how Faith No More’s The Real Thing helped usher in the alt-rock decade

Architects, Body Count and Spiritbox are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

WWE wrestlers including Johnny Gargano, Tiffany Stratton and Carmelo Hayes tell us about the bands and artists that have impacted them the most

The Ocean guitarist Robin Staps founded Pelagic Records to reissue one of his band’s albums. 15 years later, the label is home to post-metal’s best and brightest.

Classic Rock's final interview with Chris Cornell

As the 1980s dawned, Iron Maiden were about to record their debut album. It was the start of a journey that would launch them into the stratosphere, but there were some massive hurdles to overcome first

From Linkin Park to Sleep Token, The Weeknd and Faithless, Delain vocalist Diana Leah shares the songs that changed her life

The 2022 passing of Trevor Strnad could easily have spelled the end for The Black Dahlia Murder. Instead, they rallied to create an album worthy of his legacy

Heavy metal doesn’t come more gloriously over-the-top than Manowar – and here we round up their best albums

Forget Number Of The Beast - these bands say Powerslave is Iron Maiden's greatest achievement

We catch up with Mötley Crüe legend Nikki Sixx

From The Hu and Within Temptation to Carrie Underwood and Pharrell, Papa Roach are the kings of the collaboration – and here are the most memorable

In 2016, Black Sabbath’s The End tour reached Australia – and after a tumultuous career, the were finally ready to take their final bow

Ghost’s third album Meliora found them going darker and poppier than ever before – and the result pointed towards what was to follow

Is fencing better than karate? Was the world about to end? How many frozen daiquiries can you have and still pull off an epic solo? Maiden were answering all the important questions when they made Powerslave