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"We were conscious of not wanting to f*** this up." Loathe are one of the most hyped young British metal bands of the 2020s. So why has it taken them six years to release new album A Stranger To You?

Loathe looked set to capitalise on the acclaim of 2020's I Let It In And It Took Everything. They didn't release a proper follow-up for six years

Metal Hammer · Aug 24

"I needed hope and he gave me it." The vital advice Iron Maiden legend Bruce Dickinson gave Megadeth's Dave Mustaine during his cancer battle

One metal icon and cancer survivor gave some helpful words to another

Metal Hammer · Aug 24

"We did a Ouija board ‘cause we wanted to speak to the Devil." From idolising Hendrix to touring with Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, this is Richie Faulkner's life story, told through the songs he loves the most

Iron Maiden, Jimi Hendrix and Pantera are just some of the artists that make Richie tick

Metal Hammer · Aug 23

MTV have scrapped the ‘Best Rock’ category at their Video Music Awards after 37 years

Looking for rock music at this year's MTV VMAs? Good luck with that

Metal Hammer · Aug 21

A week in the life of the Metal Queen, Doro Pesch. "I had no friends, so reading helped me through some pretty tough times"

Doro: Night owl, gym regular, painter, reader, film lover, spiritualist

Metal Hammer · Aug 21

Get an exclusive Ghost puff print t-shirt and Metal Hammer cover variant with this limited edition bundle to celebrate their new concert film 2 Big To Rig

Metal Hammer have teamed up with Ghost for a world exclusive bundle! Here's what's inside

Metal Hammer · Aug 21

"I would hope that whoever told you that you are ugly is not anyone you would call a friend." Evanescence's Amy Lee shares some beautiful advice with a fan - and explains why "being an Instagram star" is not the important part of making art

The Evanescence singer was unimpressed to hear the cruel remarks one of her fans received

Metal Hammer · Aug 21

"We are to Vikings what the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are to turtles." Eihwar have brought chaos to the European folk metal scene with their Viking war trance - could they be its next big thing?

French duo Eihwar are one of the funnest and most unique things to hit the alternative music scene in recent years

Metal Hammer · Aug 21

Ghost share performance of Umbra from forthcoming Skeletour concert film 2 Big To Rig

2 Big To Rig will be haunting cinemas and IMAX theatres worldwide from August 26

Metal Hammer · Aug 20

Enslaved share transcendent new single, Solar Will, as they announce new album, Mið

Norwegian prog metal trailblazers Enslaved will release their latest album, Mið, in October

Metal Hammer · Aug 20