Mastodon’s new album is “all over the place” musically, says Brann Dailor
“I hear some punk rock in there, but then I hear some insane prog and I hear the heaviest version of ourselves poking its head out again”
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Knocked Loose's Bryan Garris on rubbing shoulders with metal icons, taking hardcore mainstream and what comes next
Knocked Loose were arguably THE heavy band of 2024 - and their singer is excited to "keep pushing it into the mainstream"
Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale once dumped a guy for falling asleep during a Tool show
Harsh but understandable
"Marriage is f*cking metal." Cradle of Filth members Marek Šmerda and Zoë Federoff married in Arizona
Cradle of Filth guitarist and keyboardist tied the knot in Tucson, Arizona
Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith loses Malibu home to Los Angeles wildfires
Adrian Smith is among tens of thousands affected by the wildfires currently bringing destruction to Los Angeles
Primus guitarist Ler LaLonde's home decimated by California fires
Primus man just one rock star impacted by devastating fires – with Anthrax, Rage Against the Machine and Smashing Pumpkins members affected
Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor nominates one of 2024's biggest hit singles as his favourite song of the year
"Wow, unexpected!"
Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine announce pop-up shops for UK tour – and you can get tattooed there if you’re brave enough!
Based in the UK? Get exclusive merch and a fresh piece of ink before seeing Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine play their 2005 albums in full
Alter Bridge’s Myles Kennedy names his favourite British TV shows
You know about Myles Kennedy’s work with Alter Bridge and Slash. You probably don’t know about his love for quaint UK TV programmes, though.
Pop megastar Halsey booked hardcore shows when she was 16
“The biggest show I ever booked was August Burns Red and The Devil Wears Prada”
Metallica’s James Hetfield names who he deems the “master craftsman at lyrics” – and it’s not a metal musician
The Metallica man discusses all things lyric-writing during the latest Metallica Report podcast
Listen to entrancing new Lacuna Coil single Gravity
The Italian goth metal maestros release new album Sleepless Empire next month
Slayer’s Kerry King: “Dave Mustaine can’t help but stick his foot in his mouth”
The Slayer guitarist reveals he’ll spend 20 minutes with Dave Mustaine but then “bolt just before anything gets uncomfortable”
Metal Hammer releases exclusive Trivium x Bullet For My Valentine bundle – featuring a t-shirt you can’t get anywhere else!
Get the newest Metal Hammer with an exclusive cover and brand-new t-shirt, just in time for Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine’s mammoth Poisoned Ascendancy world tour
Orphaned Land share emotive reworkings of their very first song The Beloved's Cry
Israeli prog metallers Orphaned Land honour friends they have sadly lost in the war with re-recording of their very first song, The Beloved's Cry
Jinjer singer Tatiana Shmayluk names her favourite song on upcoming album Duél
“I honestly think it is the best song Jinjer have ever written,” adds bassist Eugene Abdukhanov
Hear ex-Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo team with wife Paula and current Slayer guitarist Gary Holt to cover Scorpions’ Animal Magnetism
The mini-Slayer reunion is taken from To Cross Or To Burn, the second album by the Lombardos’ project Venamoris
Marko Hietala shares video for rocking new single Rebel Of The North
Former Nightwish bassist and singer Marko Hietala will release new album Roses From The Deep in February
Ex-Mushroomhead singer Jeffrey Hatrix diagnosed with cancer, Gofundme launched
The former Mushroomhead man’s daughter has started a fundraiser, saying treatment may force him to stop working
