The new issue of Metal Hammer stars four brand new cover stars: Bad Omens, Hanabie, Lorna Shore and Scene Queen!

(Image credit: Future)

What better way to celebrate the new year than with four brand new cover stars? In the new issue of Metal Hammer, we get hyped for Bad Omens, Hanabie, Lorna Shore and Scene Queen – all of whom you’ll be hearing a lot more from in the next 12 months and beyond.

The magazine also comes with four free Iron Maiden postcards! Plus, we go inside the band’s Piece Of Mind graphic novel.

Bad Omens are a metalcore phenomenon, hitting millions of streams over the last two years – we find out how frontman Noah Sebastian is dealing with his newfound fame. Meanwhile, Hanabie are the neon-tinged future of Japanese metal, coming to a festival near you this summer.

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Since releasing To The Hellfire, New Jersey deathcore innovators Lorna Shore have been unstoppable – could they be on course to headline arenas? And finally, Scene Queen fuses Y2K culture with metalcore, messages of empowerment and a whole lot of pink, under the banner of ‘Bimbocore’.

A special bundle with each cover artist, featuring an exclusive variant cover and a gift, will go on sale next week – keep your eyes on this site and Metal Hammer's socials for the reveal.

Elsewhere in this issue, we present The 50 Albums You Need To Hear In 2024, featuring chats with Bruce Dickinson, Kerry King, Mike Shinoda, Kittie, Heriot vended and more. We also give Ville Valo the big Metal Hammer Interview treatment, and remember fellow Finns Children Of Bodom and their late, great frontman Alexi Laiho.

All that, plus: Napalm Death, Tesseract, Blind Channel, David Ellefson, Sevendust, South Of Salem, Lord Of The Lost, Babymetal, Dying Fetus and much, much more.

Only in the new issue of Metal Hammer, on sale now! Order it online and have it delivered straight to your door.

Bad Omens on the cover of Metal Hammer — (Image credit: Future (Photo: Jonathan Weiner))

Scene Queen on the cover of Metal Hammer — (Image credit: Future (Photo: Danin Jacquay))

Lorna Shore on the cover of Metal Hammer — (Image credit: Future (Photo: Jake Owens))

Hanabie on the cover of Metal Hammer — (Image credit: Future (Photo: Genko Ito))

Eleanor was promoted to the role of Editor at Metal Hammer magazine after over seven years with the company, having previously served as Deputy Editor and Features Editor. Prior to joining Metal Hammer, El spent three years as Production Editor at Kerrang! and four years as Production Editor and Deputy Editor at Bizarre. She has also written for the likes of Classic Rock, Prog, Rock Sound and Visit London amongst others, and was a regular presenter on the Metal Hammer Podcast.