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The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Babymetal, Sleep Token and Machine Head lead the best new metal songs this week.

Metal Hammer · Apr 4, 2025

Babymetal announce new album Metal Forth, featuring collaborations with Poppy, Spiritbox, Tom Morello, Polyphia, and more

The Fox God has big plans for Babymetal's 15th anniversary year

Metal Hammer · Mar 31, 2025

"I thanked Corey Taylor for existing!" From collabing with Babymetal to hanging out with Bollywood stars, Bloodywood are breaking down barriers

Bloodywood weren't India's first metal band, but they've become the country's loudest champions

Metal Hammer · Mar 30, 2025

I used to feel like a geek for loving prog metal. In 2025, it’s taking over the world – and I couldn’t be happier!

Sleep Token headlining Download! A long-awaited Mastodon album! Polyphia x Babymetal?! This is why forward-thinking metal will have a banner year in 2025

Metal Hammer · Jan 29, 2025

10 crazy metal collaborations that took us totally by surprise last year

From ska-punk/metalcore crossovers to industrial threesomes, these team-ups showed metal is more collaborative than ever

Metal Hammer · Jan 23, 2025

"Hopefully Babymetal can teach me their dance routines, and I’ll teach them mine." How Eurovision helped Bambie Thug became Ireland's next breakout star

From wowing audiences at Eurovision to selling out dates of her headline tour, 2024 was a massive year for Bambie Thug - and they're just getting started

Metal Hammer · Jan 22, 2025

The 50 best metal songs of 2024

Ghost, Judas Priest, Babymetal, Gojira, Knocked Loose... 2024 was a massive year for metal songs. But which song did you vote as the very best?

Metal Hammer · Jan 13, 2025

“Metal is the only genre that’s open to so many different types of music. That’s why Babymetal is here right now”: How Babymetal smashed the barriers and defied the haters to become Japan’s biggest metal band

The rise of the of the 21st century’s most unexpected metal sensations

Metal Hammer · Jan 11, 2025

"Babymetal were written into the script as a placeholder. I didn’t think we’d actually get them!" Heavier Trip director Juuso Laatio on making 2024's most metal movie

Juuso Laatio talks directing Babymetal, 'playing' Wacken and whether we'll ever get that Impaled Rektum album

Metal Hammer · Dec 20, 2024

“This is a piece of Asian metal history and we’re proud to share it with the world!” Hear New Delhi metal sensations Bloodywood team with Babymetal on new single Bekhauf

The biggest metal bands in India and Japan have joined forces to make an absolute anthem

Metal Hammer · Dec 6, 2024