FOUND: Hanabie - What They Never Told You

From American thrash to Japanese metalcore: the 8 new metal songs that everyone needs to hear this week

Hear these fine offerings from Anthrax, Hanabie, Amon Amarth and more, then vote for your favourite

Metal Hammer · Jul 10

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

New year, new metal tunes from Alter Bridge, Hanabie, Lord Of The Lost and more!

Metal Hammer · Jan 10

"Someone was dressed up in a big dinosaur suit, we saw him right in the middle of a wall of death!" Inside the wild and wonderful world of Hanabie - Japan's next metal superstars

Fashion, fuzzy plushies, and hanging out with Fred Durst - Hanabie are bringing a splash of colour to metal

Metal Hammer · Nov 14, 2025

Jinjer have finished recording their fifth studio album

The Ukrainian metal sensations will play material from the now-recorded album on the road later this year

Metal Hammer · Jun 27, 2024

“We cannot wait to share what we’ve been working on for the last two years”: Jinjer to play brand-new songs on tour with Hanabie and Born Of Osiris

Ukraine’s premier metal band have said they’ll bring out material from their as-yet-unreleased fifth album when they tour North America in September and October

Metal Hammer · Jun 11, 2024

Order your limited edition Bad Omens, Hanabie, Lorna Shore or Scene Queen bundle

To celebrate our New Heavy 2024 issue, we’re launching exclusive bundles with all four bands – each featuring a variant cover and gift!

Metal Hammer · Jan 29, 2024

The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Bruce Dickinson, Bad Omens and Ministry are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Metal Hammer · Jan 26, 2024

The new issue of Metal Hammer stars four brand new cover stars: Bad Omens, Hanabie, Lorna Shore and Scene Queen!

Meet your New Heavy cover stars for 2024

Metal Hammer · Jan 4, 2024

Hanabie's colourful, genre-mashing Reborn Superstar! has confirmed the arrival of Japan's next great crossover metal stars

Mixing a tongue-in-cheek kawaii image with pummelling metalcore, propulsive edm and hyper-pop, Hanabie's new album is unlike anything else you'll hear this year

Metal Hammer · Jul 27, 2023