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"The lyrics are like this crazy, mystical bum that lives in a cave and says, ‘Oh, I wanna reach the whales!’ Why do people want to hear this?" 13 rock and metal musicians hating on their own songs

Lemmy, James Hetfield, Amy Lee, Slipknot’s Clown and more open up the haterade on their own songs

Metal Hammer · Jun 28

"If a grudge is going to escalate, you might as well sock each other out and get it over with." How Deftones dealt with fame, the road and each other on the White Pony tour

Theft, Night Ranger singalongs and Gatorade cocktails: 48 hours in Madrid and San Sebastián with Deftones

Metal Hammer · Jun 28

“You heathens. If this is the shape of punk to come, then I'm quitting punk.” The story behind New Noise, the Refused song baked into the DNA of chaotic kitchen drama The Bear

The Bear boasts an exemplary soundtrack, but it's Refused’s 1998 classic which gives the series its most visceral pacing

Metal Hammer · Jun 27

A must-have for Bring Me The Horizon fans: get the new issue of Metal Hammer in a Count Your Blessings mega-bundle with a t-shirt, poster and vinyl copy of the Repented re-recording

Limited to just 500 copies!

Metal Hammer · Jun 25

“When I walk onstage, the rest of the world can go to hell!” Iron Maiden are on the cover of the latest Metal Hammer, which comes with an exclusive Eddfest water bottle

Calling all Iron Maiden fans!

Metal Hammer · Jun 25

Machine Head “extremely honoured” to have been awarded keys to the city of Albuquerque by the most metal mayor in America

Tim Keller has previously given keys to the city to Judas Priest and Iron Maiden and been spotted in Soulfly merch

Metal Hammer · Jun 25

“The only band ever once again prove why no one else matters”: Alexisonfire dominate London co-headliner with Billy Talent as they celebrate 20 years of post-hardcore classics

Billy Talent bring the production values, before Alexisonfire deliver a momentous set featuring time-tested songs, deep cuts and a live debut

Metal Hammer · Jun 25

Watch full, pro-shot footage of Linkin Park’s headline set at Rock In Rio Lisbon last week

If you missed the nu metal chart-toppers’ summer tour, this is the next best thing

Metal Hammer · Jun 25

"Part III saves the best for last!" Green Carnation announce third part of their A Dark Poem trilogy, The Messiah Complex, will be released in September

Norwegian heavy proggers Green Carnation have shared a video for new single, Unconditional Artificial Chemistry, the first music from A Dark Poem, Part III: The Messiah Complex

Metal Hammer · Jun 24

“The spark that made heavy music interesting wasn’t there for me anymore”: How British metal didn’t quite rule the 90s

Bands from Cradle Of Filth to Paradise Lost seemed ready to thrust British metal back to the forefront. But then nu metal kicked off and swung the pendulum back to the States. This is the story of the takeover that didn’t happen.

Metal Hammer · Jun 24