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

Judas Priest, Kreator and Soulfly are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Metal Hammer · Sep 26, 2025

“I felt like I’d expressed everything I had inside me and nothing was left. After 20 years I thought, ‘Man, maybe I’m done’”: How Eddie Van Halen inspired Todd Jones to pick Nails up off the canvas for a face-ripping comeback album

Last man standing, sole original member of California hardcore stalwarts Nails, Todd Jones thought it was all over. But hyped up on classic Eddie licks, he turned that energy loose on Every Bridge Burning

Guitar World · Dec 19, 2024

"A lurid, increasingly Neanderthal-minded caricature of the band’s trademark sound. It's an absolute blast." US hardcore brutes Nails are reborn anew on Every Bridge Burning

Eight years and more than a few band members since their last record, Nails are back and brutal as ever

Metal Hammer · Aug 26, 2024