Nu metal legends Korn have announced their first UK and Europe headline tour in over a decade - and they're bringing one of Britain's best metal bands along for the ride This is gonna be huge! Metal Hammer · Mar 16
"One day I came back from delivering the chickens and there was a message. I had to learn 18 songs by Friday." Phil Campbell interview: My life in Motörhead In 2010, Classic Rock interviewed late Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell about his brilliant quarter century in one of rock'n'roll's greatest bands Metal Hammer · Mar 16
"It's been a long time in the making. I am very proud of this very special album." Love Vinnie Vincent? Then you'll probably be OK with the two-million-dollar price tag for his new album The launch of the Vinnie Vincent Invasion's new album comes just months after the former Kiss man received flak for charging $225 for his Ride The Serpent single Metal Hammer · Mar 16
"In a sea full of fish, we caught each other." Metallica's James Hetfield proposes to partner Adriana Gillett underwater while swimming with whale sharks She said yes! Metal Hammer · Mar 15
"They asked if I knew who Johnny Cash was. I was like, ‘Of course I f**king know who he is!" How a punk legend helped resurrect the career of an American icon in less than half an hour Glenn Danzig wrote Thirteen for Johnny Cash's 1994 album American Recordings Metal Hammer · Mar 15
"I was a single guy on tour, in a band, and I met a lot of girls and I apologise if I hurt her." Sebastian Bach sorry for relationship with 17-year-old Christina Applegate Skid Row and new Twisted Sister singer Sebastian Bach famously derailed Christina Applegate and Brad Pitt's union Metal Hammer · Mar 14
"It's a way of life. I love my job, so working isn't a problem." Gary Holt has seen it all with Slayer and Exodus – and he's not ready for it to end yet Thrash guitar hero Gary Holt on life on the road with Slayer and Exodus Metal Hammer · Mar 14
Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell dead at 64: “His legacy, music and the memories he created with so many will live on forever” Phil Campbell passed away away following “a complex and major operation” Metal Hammer · Mar 14
"I could be talking to you from my Burger King castle. That's my biggest regret." The beloved hardcore band that turned down a big pile of money to wear chicken masks for a Slipknot-aping fast food advert The Bronx kept their punk rock cred intact, while the Coq Roq commercial caught the eye of Slipknot's legal team Metal Hammer · Mar 14
Metal Up Your Bass! TransAtlantic duo remaster entire early Metallica catalogue with bass parts restored and made louder Good news for lovers of low end metallic grooves Metal Hammer · Mar 13
“The song represents a reckless normalisation of a dangerous practice." Romania's nu metal-styled Eurovision Song Contest entry Choke Me under fire for allegedly promoting sexual strangulation Alexandra Căpitănescu's Eurovision song Choke Me is facing criticism from campaigners against sexual violence Metal Hammer · Mar 13
"I'll see you all around." Ghost appear to have killed off another of their iconic frontmen in a hilarious new video that has everyone talking Frater Imperator announces leave of absence in Chapter 25: The Portrait. Is this really the end? Metal Hammer · Mar 13
The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now Sabaton, Devin Townsend and Corrosion Of Conformity are among the best new metal songs this week Metal Hammer · Mar 13
"The masks are sanitised now." Slipknot's former drummer is selling memorabilia collected during his time with Bruce Springsteen, Against Me! and Suicidal Tendencies A portion of Jay Weinberg's sales will benefit the MusiCares charity Metal Hammer · Mar 13
Metal Hammer · Mar 13 "There’s a guy here who you can pay five dollars to kick in the crotch.” A wild and weird weekend in Las Vegas with metal's most colourful band They might've started out as a melodeath band, but these days Avatar are supporting Iron Maiden and Metallica and more colourful than ever
Metal Hammer · Mar 12 “I know Deftones don’t like to be coined as nu metal, but…”: Nu metal favourites Papa Roach have just named the best nu metal songs of all time – and, yes, one of them picked Last Resort No false modesty here
Metal Hammer · Mar 12 “Introducing Ozzy Matilda Osbourne”: Jack Osbourne and wife Aree welcome baby daughter and name her after the Prince Of Darkness The couple had their second child together last Thursday
Metal Hammer · Mar 12 "They combine the best parts of Rammstein, Iron Maiden and Ghost". Flame-throwing organs, witch burnings and inflatable pickaxes: Heavy metal's nerdiest subgenre just conquered one of the UK's most iconic arenas Powerwolf might have enough pyro to level a city, but they've got singalongs to unite the masses
Metal Hammer · Mar 11 “I had rock stars much bigger than Dave coming to my side”: Ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson responds to Dave Mustaine’s jab at former member’s past “behaviour” Mustaine recently said that Megadeth won’t reunite with former members on their farewell tour due to one particular person’s past
Metal Hammer · Mar 11 "I love the sleazy, lustful side of Motorhead." Severed heads, strip clubs and baptism by whisky: Why the metal world loved Lemmy Kilmister, the ultimate rock'n'roll rebel We asked some of metal's biggest names to share which Motorhead songs mean most to them
Metal Hammer · Mar 11 10 years after promising a “symphony of c*cks and v*ginas and death”, Devin Townsend has finally announced his life’s work The Moth and released its unhinged lead single Devin Townsend has reached peak Devin Townsend, unveiling a 24-track behemoth with choirs, orchestras and a song called We Don’t Deserve Dogs. Listen to maximalist preview Enter The City.
Metal Hammer · Mar 11 "She would tune her guitar to whatever mood she was in and write the song from that tuning." The legendary singer-songwriter who changed Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan's life Tool / A Perfect Circle vocalist salutes a folk-rock icon
Metal Hammer · Mar 11 “I was naked in a shower, they held me upside-down by my legs and they poured bourbon into my mouth”: How this thrash singer became the new frontman of 21st-century metal stars Children Of Bodom Samy Elbanna of Finnish speedsters Lost Society talks about fronting his country’s biggest extreme metal band for two glorious nights last month
Metal Hammer · Mar 10 "I was like, 'This is it. This is ****ing it.' I was so obsessed." Here's what Linkin Park singer Emily Armstrong thinks about the band's legendary debut album, Hybrid Theory Surely even in her wildest dreams, Emily wouldn't have believed she'd be singing the lyrics from that album on stage with the band herself
Metal Hammer · Mar 10 "This is a mallet to the back of the skull to anyone who believed their best days were behind them." One of metal's greatest modern bands have made their best album in over a decade: Lamb Of God's Into Oblivion slays Lamb Of God's new album is their best since Resolution - at the very least