The 20 greatest Download festival sets ever By Stephen Hill published 7 November 23 For two decades, Download has been the premiere rock and metal festival in the UK. These are its finest moments
12 songs that brought horniness back to heavy metal (without the cringe) By Rich Hobson published 2 November 23 From Sleep Token and Scene Queen to Ghost, Halestorm and Type O Negative - these are the bands who brought some sex positivity back to metal
The 10 spookiest heavy metal songs of all time By Emily Swingle published 31 October 23 These songs by Iron Maiden, Slipknot and Ghost could make for the perfect Halloween playlist
10 heavy metal cover songs more popular than the originals (according to Spotify) By Matt Mills published 24 October 23 Metallica, Disturbed and Guns N’ Roses have all covered hit songs, only for their versions to become even bigger hits
“He reached out to me regarding something completely different." Tobias Forge reveals how Ghost ended up duetting with Insidious and Aquaman star Patrick Wilson for that Shakespears Sister cover By Merlin Alderslade published 23 October 23 Tobias lifts the lid on one of 2023's most unlikely collaborations
The 10 greatest metal power ballads ever By Merlin Alderslade published 19 October 23 Metal has produced some world class power ballads across the decades. Here are the 10 very finest
“I was furious...those kids were really, really upset”: Tobias Forge's reaction to a venue banning face paint at a recent Ghost show By Merlin Alderslade published 17 October 23 Tobias Forge heard about that venue banning Ghost fans from wearing face paint, and he was not happy about it
Ghost return to the cover of Metal Hammer – and there are two covers to collect! By Eleanor Goodman published 13 October 23 The magazine also comes with a free double-sided Papa IV poster
"It’s a concert with something else combined." Ghost are making a movie - and they've already shot some scenes By Merlin Alderslade published 11 October 23 Tobias Forge reveals that work has started on an upcoming Ghost film project
10 classic heavy metal songs only played live once By Matt Mills published 10 October 23 Metallica, Slipknot, Ozzy Osbourne and more have released fan-favourite songs, only to perform them just one time
The most played live songs by 25 iconic metal bands By Merlin Alderslade published 5 October 23 From Metallica, Maiden and Sabbath to Ghost, Nightwish and Slipknot, here are the songs these heavyweights have played more than any other
"They might just be the most underrated band ever." We asked Tobias Forge, Robb Flynn, Max Cavalera, Sharon Den Adel and more metal icons to recommend us some new music. Here's what they picked By Merlin Alderslade published 28 September 23 We went and asked some of metal's biggest names for the best new bands we should be listening to
"Heavy metal is about having the biggest ****. Indie is the opposite": Tobias Forge went from being a teenage headbanger to the arena-conquering mastermind behind Ghost. These are the lessons he's learned By Rich Hobson published 14 September 23 Ghost founder Tobias Forge shares the lessons that helped make him one of the biggest metal success stories of the 2010s
The 10 best heavy metal mascots of all time By Will Marshall published 14 September 23 What’s a great band without a great mascot? Iron Maiden, Megadeth and Ghost all prove that a made-up character can carry you far!
The final show on Ghost’s US tour is an absolute triumph - and one big question about Papa Emeritus IV's immediate future is answered By Dave Everley published 13 September 23 Ghost play to more than 30,000 people over two nights in Los Angeles – but did Cardinal Copia/Papa IV make it out alive?
Ghost's penultimate show of their US tour featured a live debut for one song, and a special, very different version of another By Merlin Alderslade published 12 September 23 Ghost busted out a couple of surprises at one of two special shows in LA
"It broke my heart. I wanted us to be signed to Roadrunner and support Slayer." Ghost's Tobias Forge on why it just wasn't a good idea to try and make a career from death metal in the late 90s By Merlin Alderslade published 2 September 23 Tobias Forge's pre-Ghost death metal band Repugnant almost had a brush with success, but it just wasn't to be. He's done alright since, though
“Our identities are unimportant.” Unlike Slipknot or Ghost, no one seems to want to know who's behind the mask in Sleep Token. From TikTok infamy to their strange sex appeal, here’s why By Matt Mills published 24 August 23 Metal has a long history with mysterious masked bands. Sleep Token fans, however, have no interest in peeking behind the mask
Tobias Forge wrote Ghost's first song "almost as a joke" By Merlin Alderslade published 17 August 23 They've become one of the biggest heavy metal successes of recent years - and it all started due to a bit of fun spontaneity from Tobias
The 10 best cover songs by Ghost By Joe Daly published 14 August 23 Metallica, Tina Turner, Abba – here are 10 times Ghost completely owned someone else’s song
