Get the new issue of Metal Hammer with an I Prevail cover and t-shirt you won’t find in the shops The US metalcore giants talk all about new album Violent Nature inside our latest issue Metal Hammer · Sep 22, 2025
"If we gave up now, it would destroy our scene." Botswana's death metal cowboys Overthrust are flying the flag for African metal Botswana's Overthrust have overcome hardship and tragedy to fly the flag for African metal Metal Hammer · Sep 19, 2025
Dracula at the Lyric Hammersmith review: Umi Myers is magnetic in this clever feminist take on the classic 4/5 There are plenty of scary moments in this reworking that asks whether vampires or the patriarchy are the real monsters Evening Standard · Sep 17, 2025
"It was the four of us against the world." Behind the curtains of Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne's historic farewell gig In July, Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne performed their final show together. Weeks later, Ozzy passed away. Metal Hammer caught up with the band ahead of their final farwell Metal Hammer · Sep 13, 2025
Dracula rises again: Umi Myers on a new show with its teeth on the pulse A new production of Dracula at the Lyric Hammersmith tells the classic horror through a female perspective and aims to cleverly explore contemporary fears while scaring the old school pants off you Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2025
Get the new issue of Metal Hammer with a Helloween cover and t-shirt you won’t find in the shops Celebrate the release of the power metal overlords’ new album Giants & Monsters with this exclusive Metal Hammer bundle Metal Hammer · Sep 4, 2025
Get the latest issue of Metal Hammer with an exclusive glow-in-the-dark Nova Twins t-shirt, celebrating the release of new album Parasites & Butterflies Available exclusively via the Louder webstore Metal Hammer · Aug 29, 2025
Horror fans rejoice! This old-school classic is getting a 4K remaster and a new 5.1 mix Some spooky Hammer horror is coming to a Blu-ray player near you What Hi-Fi? · Aug 26, 2025
"A support slot with Slipknot? We're working on it!" What do deathcore, nu metal and Switzerland have in common? One of the most exciting young bands in metal: Paleface Swiss Paleface Swiss are one of 2025's major breakout metal bands - and with good reason Metal Hammer · Aug 25, 2025
‘I’m not a big CGI guy’: Guns N’ Roses axeman Slash on remaking trash classic Deathstalker The rock star has loved the cult film ever since he worked in a video shop. As his ‘requel’ gets its world premiere, he talks Hammer horror, soundtrack heaven – and how his dad got him into Edgar Allan Poe The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2025
Which heavy metal singers would survive a zombie apocalypse? We asked people at Bloodstock Festival for their picks From hammer-wielding Swedes to gun-toting Motor City Madmen, these are the metal singers Bloodstock figured could weather a zombie apocalypse Metal Hammer · Aug 17, 2025
"We're working on a song that needs Dani Filth." Employed To Serve's Justine Jones and Sammy Urwin on their Will Ramos collab, future guests and whether they'll tour the US UK metalcore heroes Employed To Serve answer Metal Hammer reader questions Metal Hammer · Aug 14, 2025
Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale opens up about breaking up with alcohol: “I was looking for an escape in all the wrong places” Halestorm’s singer/guitarist explains why she turned her back on booze in December 2023 Metal Hammer · Aug 12, 2025
“All those nu metal copy bands, I don’t give a s*** about”: System Of A Down’s Daron Malakian has some thoughts on being lumped in with the 90s nu metal scene Scars On Broadway/System Of A Down guitarist Daron Malakian is interviewed in the brand new issue of Metal Hammer Metal Hammer · Jul 27, 2025
Metal Hammer · Jul 22, 2025 “I said, ‘You won’t get anywhere with that name!’ Then they went on to be one of the biggest bands in the world”: The heavy metal veteran who talked smack to Snow Patrol Paradise Lost singer Nick Holmes once told future indie sensations Snow Patrol, to their faces, that they’d never hit the big time
The Guardian - AU · Jul 7, 2025 State of Origin 2025 Game 3: where the series decider will be won and lost From the huge decision to bring Josh Papalii out of Origin retirement to a titanic tussle in the centres, the series finale in Sydney promises intrigue
Metal Hammer · Jul 4, 2025 The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now Judas Priest, Lord Of The Lost and Warkings are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2025 Quatermass 2 review – Hammer turns up the heat in enjoyable alien invader sequel The brusque, unsmiling American rocket scientist returns with a bigger budget and more action alongside an entertaining turn from Sid James as an inebriated journalist
Metal Hammer · Jul 2, 2025 "You want a smack in the face in the beginning." How Ghost Of Perdition went from a concept about Satanism to the defining Opeth anthem Opeth might've ditched the concept record idea for Ghost Reveries, but Ghost Of Perdition still tells a story
AAP · Jun 28, 2025 Hammer time as Dolphins soar back into NRL top eight Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow scored four tries in a timely pre-Origin performance as the Dolphins streaked clear of South Sydney and shot back into the NRL's top eight.
MusicRadar · Jun 27, 2025 "He thought of all the sounds we chose as my voices - these machines are singing and crying and talking or laughing in the same way that we do”: Lorde on the Frank Ocean collaborator who helped to humanise the synth sounds on her new album, Virgin The star performed a secret set to open this weekend's Glastonbury Festival
Metal Hammer · Jun 26, 2025 “It’s an invisible bond that can’t be broken”: Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne are on the cover of the new Metal Hammer We talk to all four members of Sabbath ahead of their final show, taking place in the city where they started heavy metal
Metal Hammer · Jun 15, 2025 “The more successful we become, the lonelier it gets”: Why your favourite British metal bands are breaking up UK metal beloveds Svalbard, Orange Goblin and Ithaca will all split in the coming months. Their reasons why hint at a grim future for the country’s alternative artists.
Metal Hammer · Jun 14, 2025 “The goal was to die onstage!” Why retirement is a four-letter word for Metallica’s Kirk Hammett Metallica’s lead guitarist tells Metal Hammer he doesn’t “believe” in the idea of willingly stepping away from music
The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2025 The Quatermass Xperiment review – Hammer’s first sci-fi hit is brash, watchable B-movie A spacecraft crashes back to Earth in an English field in this BBC series spinoff from the soon-to-be-legendary house of horror