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A photograph of Avenged Sevenfold taken in 2016 at their The Stage press event

How Avenged Sevenfold pulled off one of the biggest shocks of 2016

By Rob Barbour published 5 November 16

After almost a year of rumours and speculation, Avenged surprised us all by suddenly dropping a brand new album. We look back at the journey that led to The Stage

A photograph of Testament's Chuck Billy holding a snake

Snakes on a higher plane: The story behind Testament's philosophical new album

By Merlin Alderslade published 4 November 16

What links snakes, aliens, an ancient secret society and their rad new album Brotherhood Of The Snake? Allow Chuck Billy, Testament frontman and philosopher extraordinaire, to explain all...

The best new music, featuring Survive, Testament, Superjoint, Korn, Avenged Sevenfold and Enter Shikari

The Six Best New Songs You’ll Hear All Week

By Mischa Pearlman published 14 October 16

The week's best new releases featuring Enter Shikari, Avenged Sevenfold, Korn and more!

A photograph of Korn taken for Metal Hammer in 2016

Serenity and suffering: confronting Korn's dark past

By MÖRAT published 6 October 16

Korn's new album The Serenity Of Suffering marks a return to their heavier roots – so we go back in time with them to remember where it all began

Machine Head: how four obnoxious party boys became a metal powerhouse

By Metal Hammer published 8 September 16

Robb Flynn looks back over 25 years on the road, and on being the guiding force that made Machine Head unstoppable

A photograph of Within Temptation onstage

Within Temptation's Sharon Den Adel on the evolution of women in metal

By Metal Hammer published 7 September 16

Taking symphonic metal to new heights, Within Temptation have become legends in their native Holland and beyond – frontwoman Sharon Den joins us to discuss their legacy and future

a photograph of Mack Tuck of Bullet For My Valentine on stage in 2013

Bullet For My Valentine: "Trust your instincts and ignore the haters"

By Metal Hammer published 7 September 16

Bullet For My Valentine are the most successful UK metal band of the 21st century – frontman Matt Tuck says they've done it by trusting their own vision

Dave Grohl, Chris Cornell and Eddie Vedder

Celebrating 25 years of Grunge: the new issue of Classic Rock is out now

By Classic Rock published 7 September 16

The story of the year that grunge broke, by the people who were there

Gojira's Joe Duplantier and the power of positive thinking

By Metal Hammer published 7 September 16

By mixing messages about the environment with the heaviest riffs in the universe, French metallers Gojira have become one of the 21st century's most important metal bands

1991: The Year That Grunge Broke

By Greg Prato published 5 September 16

By 1991, grunge had outgrown the dives of Seattle, and Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Alice In Chains and more were about to release albums that would change the face of rock forever

Deathcore brutes Osiah are probably the heaviest band in the UK

By Metal Hammer published 14 August 16

Sunderland quintet Osiah make deathcore so brutal and unrelenting that you might just need a lie down after experiencing it

A press shot of Parkway Drive's Winston McCall holding two megaphones and shouting

Parkway Drive's Winston McCall: the 10 albums that changed my life

By Merlin Alderslade published 13 August 16

Mastodon, Metallica and Kanye West: the music that's shaped the life of Parkway Drive frontman Winston McCall

An illustration of Simone Simons drawn in an Opeth-esque style

Epica's Simone Simons loves Opeth and here's why

By Dom Lawson published 13 August 16

Simone Simons – the leader of symphonic metal heavyweights Epica – tells us why prog-metallers Opeth rock her world

An illustration of John Baizley drawing a picture

Baroness mainman John Baizley: "To love art is to love life"

By John Baizley published 12 August 16

Art helped John Baizley recover from a life-altering bus crash, but his passion runs much deeper than that. As the Baroness mainman explains, to love art is to love life

Forget their famous parents, Shvpes are blazing their own trail

By Metal Hammer published 12 August 16

You'll need no help in guessing who Shvpes frontman Griffin Dickinson's dad is, but to the sceptics who think he's simply trading off his famous parentage? "Fuck 'em."