Latest Metal Hammer News
Turnstile announce US tour schedule for September and October
Baltimore hardcore band Turnstile will launch their American tour in Nashville in mid-September
Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson announces More Balls To Picasso, a "reimagining" of his 1994 solo album
"Putting more balls into Balls… was a labour of love' says Bruce Dickinson as he readies the re-release of his second solo record
"To get that nod was really nice." Turnstile's Brendan Yates on Charli XCX's prediction that this could be 'Turnstile Summer'
Turnstile are enjoying rave reviews for their new album Never Enough, and Charli XCX's salute to the band at Coachella could well become reality
Tony Iommi is feeling "excitement mixed with fear" as Black Sabbath's last ever gig draws near
"We’ll be touching on some stuff that we haven’t done for a long time” says Tony Iommi, ahead of Black Sabbath's final bow
Watch Parkway Drive’s Winston McCall praise the wholesomeness of heavy metal fans on Australian TV
The Byron Bay metalcore band will embark on the star-studded Summer Of Loud North American tour later this month
Watch Sharon den Adel and Simone Simons surprise Cristina Scabbia for her birthday
Fans couldn't believe their eyes as three modern metal icons embraced on stage and shared some delicious looking birthday cake
"We are missing one of our brothers." Watch Slipknot play to a massive crowd headlining Rock Am Ring festival without founding member Shawn Crahan
Watch pro-shot footage of Slipknot's headline performance for 90,000 maggots in Germany
Latest Metal Hammer Features
"Metallica rented our equipment but the sound guy wasn't up to his job."
Former Nightwish bassist/songwriter Marko Hietala shares the 10 songs that changed his life
The Bloodywood guide to going viral
Bloodywood found an online fanbase through their amped-up covers of pop and Bollywood tracks. We asked guitarist Karan Katiyar about the dos and don’ts of going viral.
Wrestling legend Adam Copeland names his favourite song on each Metallica album
We sat down with the wrestler formerly known as Edge and wouldn‘t let him leave until he named the best track on each Metallica disc, from Kill ’Em All to 72 Seasons
Vexed are showing everyone just how much it costs to be a touring band - and it's eye-watering
Despite being a popular band in the UK metalcore scene, Vexed have had to turn to fundraising to ensure they can continue to tour
How Nightwish become the planet’s most epic symphonic metal band with Endless Forms Most Beautiful
Nightwish endured line-up changes and self-doubt to swing for the fences with 2015’s Endless Forms Most Beautiful
How Black Sabbath made Paranoid, the iconic album that rubber-stamped their greatness
Black Sabbath’s debut album laid down the blue print for heavy metal but Paranoid kicked it
Latest Metal Hammer Reviews
Does a new-look Katatonia mean a bold new era? Of course not, but Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State is a gloomily gorgeous listen all the same
The first Katatonia album without Anders Nyström is just about what you'd expect, but it's still very, very good
"Hardcore's answer to Nirvana's Nevermind." Turnstile's Never Enough is a landmark record for alternative music and an instant, undeniable classic
With their fourth album, Turnstile have confirmed themselves as the most important and daring band to have emerged from the hardcore scene in decades
"Future festival headliners without a doubt."
Babymetal celebrated 15 years with a massive metal celebration in front of 20,000 fans at London's O2 Arena.
"An Iron Maiden gig quite unlike any other we've seen." The first night of Iron Maiden's Run For Your Lives tour packs big surprises, lashings of nostalgia and a state-of-the-art new show
From beloved rarities getting dusted off to some truly impressive new visuals, Maiden kicked off their new world tour in style
The Painful Truth is Skunk Anansie's most vital and inventive album in years
Where many bands coast on past glories thirty years in, Skunk Anansie have served up something special
British metalcore is getting its moment in the sun
Bury Tomorrow's Will You Haunt Me With That Same Patience reaffirms Bury Tomorrow as modern metalcore heavyweights
