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The story behind Kiss's ultimate party anthem, Rock And Roll All Nite. "Every night we play it, it brings on a euphoria and a feeling of abandon in the crowd"

Kiss desperately needed a hit. So they wrote Rock And Roll All Nite, and it's become part of the cultural furniture

Metal Hammer · Aug 15

Slipknot confirm Sid Wilson is no longer in the band in since-deleted social media posts

Stories of Sid Wilson's sacking have circulated for two weeks and have now been (briefly) confirmed by the band

Metal Hammer · Aug 14

Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: August 14 2026

Mastodon, Green Lung and Noctule are among the best new metal songs you need to hear this week

Metal Hammer · Aug 14

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The day that Metallica trolled the world

How Metallica had the last laugh at Glastonbury 2014, and became the first metal band ever to headline the festival

Metal Hammer · Aug 14

“This is a new sound, you’re going to see some freaky-looking dudes going nuts onstage!’” How Korn launched nu metal – and got in legal hot water – with their incendiary debut single Blind

When Jonathan Davis brought Blind from an old band to Korn, it kick-started a genre, not to mention a bit of controversy

Metal Hammer · Aug 14

The unlikeliest collab of the year? Hear Godflesh frontman Justin Broadrick play guitar on new song by pop superstar Phoebe Bridgers

Bridgers’ long-awaited album, Lost Weekend, drops today – and features a cameo from one of extreme metal’s underground heroes

Metal Hammer · Aug 14

Louder Than Life has announced set times - get planning on how you'll be spending your time at America’s largest rock and metal festival and grab tickets while you still can

With almost 200 bands playing Louder Than Life 2026, you'll wanna get organised

Metal Hammer · Aug 13

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“They got kicked out of their band because they wanted to shave their heads and call it Turd”: The story of Mr Bungle – how Mike Patton’s ex-high-school band made one of the strangest debut albums in heavy metal history

On this day in 1991, Mr Bungle’s self-titled debut came out – confusing many but inspiring Korn, Avenged Sevenfold and other greats

Metal Hammer · Aug 13

“Managed to avoid dying, so that was a good start”: Gofundme launched for beloved Metal Hammer, Classic Rock and Prog writer Dom Lawson following heart attack at Bloodstock festival

The decorated heavy metal journalist and author is recovering in hospital – support him here

Metal Hammer · Aug 13

Slipknot’s producer explains why he recorded Iowa with a broken back: “It put a very next-level diligence into those guys”

Ross Robinson took just one day off after getting seriously injured in a motocross accident

Metal Hammer · Aug 13

Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes and Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante to team up on new, original song If The Sun Burns Out Tonight

The track will drop in the autumn and serve as the theme music of Riot Games’ Valorant Champions Tour

Metal Hammer · Aug 12

“I tried to write the heaviest thing I could think of”: From Enter Sandman to Nothing Else Matters, the stories behind every song on Metallica’s Black Album

35 years ago, Metallica cemented themselves as the biggest metal band on Earth. This is your track-by-track guide to their landmark moment.

Metal Hammer · Aug 12

“I lost the tips of two fingers in an accident when I was 17. Doctors told me that I had no hope of playing guitar again. I refused to accept that”: The life and times of Tony Iommi, metal’s indestructible dark lord

If it wasn’t for Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi, the world would sound very, very different

Metal Hammer · Aug 12

“He felt like a metal uncle, and it’s so sad that he got taken away at such a young age”: Orbit Culture pay tribute to late At The Gates singer Tomas Lindberg

The rising stars were part of Lindberg’s final tour before he died of complications in his cancer treatment

Metal Hammer · Aug 11

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Metal Hammer · Aug 11

Bulgarian media stir up “Satanic black metal” fears as murder suspects wear heavy metal t-shirts in court

Four teenagers accused of murdering a 37-year-old man in Plovdiv sported Powerwolf, Mayhem, Pantera and Sepultura merch at their hearing last week

Metal Hammer · Aug 11

“I don’t think the underground or extreme metal scene will ever dig us. It’s elitist”: How Trivium defied the gatekeepers and split the critics with The Crusade

Trivium broke big with 2005’s Ascendancy – but a year later, The Crusade saw the backlash hit

Metal Hammer · Aug 10

AC/DC's Highway To Hell made Hollywood superstar Javier Bardem a metalhead for life

Cape Fear star Javier Bardem on how AC/DC's 1979 album changed everything

Metal Hammer · Aug 10

Fantasy metal sensations Castle Rat prove why they're being touted as heavy metal's next big thing with epic Bloodstock set

Castle Rat have barely played a dozen gigs in the UK, but pulled a massive crowd for their early afternoon slot at Bloodstock

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Metal Hammer · Aug 10

Judas Priest get an almighty homecoming as they close out Bloodstock Festival 2026

Rob Halford confirms Judas Priest are working on a new album as they bring some of heavy metal's greatest anthems home to Bloodstock

Metal Hammer · Aug 10

"It's heavy as ****!" Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson gives update on new solo album

Looks like we could be hearing a heavier side of Bruce when the new album drops next year

Metal Hammer · Aug 9

Cult prog metal heroes Nevermore return to Bloodstock after almost 20 years - and after a patchy start, they put on a hell of a show

The new line-up of Nevermore proves a fitting celebration of their legacy - and a hopeful new beginning

Metal Hammer · Aug 9

“I feel like Scotland have just won the World Cup!” Scottish metal heroes Bleed From Within just proved why they deserve to be given a chance as Bloodstock headliners one day

Scotland's premier metal export absolutely smash it on Bloodstock's main stage

Metal Hammer · Aug 9

Dimmu Borgir went from arming themselves against potential murderers to the biggest band in black metal. "We heard people were starting to wear knives and weapons, so we did the same."

Dimmu Borgir were decried as sell outs from their first single, but they broadened the scope of black metal to impossible new heights

Metal Hammer · Aug 9

"Suggestions that they'd pull the smallest headline crowd in the festival's history are laughably wide of the mark." Slaughter To Prevail pass their big Bloodstock test with flying colours (and lots of breakdowns)

Slaughter To Prevail prove themselves worthy headliners with a crushingly heavy, fire-powered set at Bloodstock

Metal Hammer · Aug 9

"I don't believe in making full-length records anymore." If you were hoping for a new Motley Crue album, Nikki Sixx says don't hold your breath

Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx says full-length albums are a thing of the past

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