In a multimedia age, it’s surprising that so many artists still insist that “it’s all about the music”. As if that had ever ...

Babymetal, Sleep Token and Machine Head are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite ... but we'll also be getting our first proper glimpse of this month's Metal Hammer ...

On Saturday August 22, 1987, 75,000 metalheads undertook a pilgrimage to Donington Park for the eighth staging of the annual ...

Some metal artists have made tremendous contributions to the genre and never got their dues from the mainstream. This is a ...

Here is your 2025 hard rock + metal album release calendar and all of this week's newest albums! Each week is loaded with new rock and metal releases and keeping track of it all can be pretty ...

For some, the 1980s were about neon and new wave, yacht rock and wine coolers, wide lapels and pristine pop. For others, the decade is remembered as a time to don a battle jacket, throw up the ...

Black metal has its share of legendary guitarists and, here, we go especially deep to name the subgenre's 11 best.

The latest record by Ghost ventures further away from prying arms, leaving you desperately attempting to clutch at its ...

After the weight of 15 years of carrying Ghost got too much, Tobias Forge needed something special to get his mojo back. He ...

Metal is a genre known for lyrics that delve into dark or taboo subject matter. Fans of the genre are no strangers to songs about death, religion, war, demons, or other topics that songwriters in ...

These were the days of the “satanic panic” and a lot of parents were concerned about metal music ... The album had songs like “Breaking the Law” that, within some extremely conservative ...

Doctor Dark,’ an opera about assisted suicide, is the latest album by the secretive group that for 50 years has been ...