Metal Hammer

Metal Hammer, occasionally referred to as MetalHammer, is a monthly publication dedicated to heavy metal music. It is published in the UK by Future Plc and has various international editions handled by different publishers. The magazine covers a wide range of topics, showcasing both popular bands and lesser-known artists across the entire heavy metal genre.

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#18520

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#6109

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“My uncle would drink, say he was possessed and run after people with knives”: Why heavy metal is turning its back on booze

2 days ago | loudersound.com | Matt Mills

‘Sex, drugs and rock’n’roll’ is an adage that everyone’s familiar with. Among the mainstream, stories of Mötley Crüe’s drunken partying and Ozzy Osbourne peeing on the Alamo while hammered are just as well-known as either artist’s actual music. But, in recent years, the tides have started turning. The 21st century has seen a host of heavy metal nobility turn their back on booze after decades of over-use.
How to watch The 1975 live at Glastonbury - no matter where you are

2 days ago | loudersound.com | matt mccracken

How to watch The 1975 at GlastonburyDate: Friday, June 27, 2025Time: 22.15pm BSTUK coverage - free on BBC iPlayerWatch iPlayer anywhere: Unblock iPlayer with Nord VPN's 30-day trial. With their first ever Glastonbury headlining set, The 1975 will hit the Pyramid Stage on Friday night, with an hour and a half long set of all their hits. It'll be the third time the band have played Glastonbury, and the first time since back in 2016 when they took to The Other Stage.
Black Sabbath offer first glimpse of rehearsals as they prepare for bow-out concert Back To The Beginning next week

3 days ago | loudersound.com | Matt Mills

Black Sabbath have offered a sneak peek at their rehearsals for their last-ever show. On Tuesday (June 24), frontman Ozzy Osbourne took to social media, sharing a picture of himself, drummer Bill Ward and bassist Geezer Butler as they ready themselves for swansong Back To The Beginning at Birmingham’s Villa Park next Saturday, July 5.
The sound of glorious pandemonium: Two nights with The Darkness in Ireland

3 days ago | loudersound.com | Pat Carty

To paraphrase the wise and powerful Elton John, a fella who’d sell his big toe to put on a great show, I remember when rock was fun, so I don’t have to think too long and hard about driving the 200km from Dublin to Limerick to see The Darkness, a band dear to the hearts of anyone who likes their music to sport a permanent grin/leer.
“Why not go out swinging with the angriest sounds you can?”: Metal Hammer writers name the albums they’d listen to during a zombie apocalypse

4 days ago | loudersound.com | Matt Mills |Serena Cherry |Stephen Hill |Merlin Alderslade

Zombies are metal as fuck. Emaciated, blood-soaked and ravenous for human flesh, they’ve been inspiring brutal music and album covers for decades, and they’ve proven just as fascinating to the mainstream as well. So, as 28 Years Later proves the enduring popularity of the undead by dominating the box office, we at Metal Hammer asked our writers what albums they’d pick to soundtrack their post-apocalyptic killing spree.
Every Steely Dan album ranked, from worst to best

4 days ago | loudersound.com | Paul Elliott

Of all the smartasses that ever made a career out of rock’n’roll, such as Frank Zappa, Todd Rundgren and 10cc, none played it smarter than Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, the co-leaders of Steely Dan. To sell 40 million albums, as the Dan have, is no mean feat. But they did it with the most sophisticated and highbrow music ever recorded by a major rock group. The fact that their group were named after a dildo – as featured in William S.
"One of the most vital creatives working in the metal scene right now." A guide to every Poppy album so far

5 days ago | loudersound.com | Dannii Leivers |Merlin Alderslade

Over the last decade, Poppy has made the jump from bizarre YouTube content creator to avant-garde pop provocateur, to a bright rising star in alternative music, even landing her first ever Metal Hammer cover in 2024. Last year's excellent Negative Spaces was a career high-point, firmly establishing her as one of the most vital creatives working in the metal scene right now. With all that said, here's our handy guide to every album she's released so far.
12 alternative acts you should try and watch at Glastonbury 2025

5 days ago | loudersound.com | Merlin Alderslade |Liz Scarlett

It's Glasto week, people! The world's most famous music festival touches back down at Worthy Farm this Wednesday for another five days of music, art, creativity and chaos, with Pyramid Stage headliners The 1975, Neil Young and Olivia Rodrigo heading up another stacked bill of the very biggest and best in pop, rock, dance, hip hop, reggae and just about everything in between. 'But where are the 'proper' alternative bands?!' I hear you yell.
Watch Muse jam a Gojira riff during recent headline performance at Hellfest in France

5 days ago | loudersound.com | Matt Mills

Muse played a brief jam of Stranded by French metal titans Gojira during their headline set at Hellfest in last weekend. Before Matt Bellamy’s rock trio performed the song We Are Fucking Fucked from their latest album, 2022’s Will Of The People, they offered an instrumental rendition of the opening riff and first verse from Gojira’s 2016 single.
Matt Tuck names the song that “encapsulates what Bullet For My Valentine is”: “It’s heavy, it’s melodic, it’s anthemic, it’s intricate”

5 days ago | loudersound.com | Matt Mills

Bullet For My Valentine frontman Matt Tuck has named the song that he believes “encapsulates” their sound. Talking exclusively to Metal Hammer before Bullet’s set at Download festival earlier this month, the singer/guitarist names Waking The Demon, from 2008 album Scream Aim Fire, as one of the songs that he thinks defines the band. He explains: “It’s one of those songs that, when we were writing it, I knew we had something cool, something special.