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New Metallica x Dr. Martens collection are Hardwired to impress… wherever you may roam

Metallica join forces with Dr. Martens for new limited-edition boot and shoe designs - and both are available right now

Metal Hammer · Feb 2

What the 2026 Grammys got right about rock and metal this year - and what they got very wrong

As is so often the case, the rock and metal representation at this year's Grammys was a mix of deserved recognition and total clangers

Metal Hammer · Feb 2

"We've experienced the biggest loss we will ever go through." Kelly Osbourne reveals why the Osbourne family are "closer than ever" following Ozzy's death - and has an emotional reaction to the epic Grammys tribute starring Post Malone and Slash

Ozzy not being here any more still feels as raw and surreal as ever

Metal Hammer · Feb 2

“It makes you wanna hurt someone real bad. They always have the most violent pits. Their riffs just bring out the aggression in people”: The three iconic metal albums that changed Ice-T’s life

Riffs, beats and smackdowns - this is the soundtrack to Ice-T’s life

Metal Hammer · Jan 31

From reggae/metal mash-ups to riff-stacked prog, these are the 11 new metal tracks that everybody needs to hear this week

Skindred, Sevendust and Møl spearhead a week of amazing new music. Listen to it all and vote for your favourite song here.

Metal Hammer · Jan 30

"I said, 'Only call me if it’s AC/DC or the Rolling Stones.' A week in, the phone rings, and it’s my agent saying AC/DC called. What?!" From her dad touring with Aerosmith to singing in The Grinch, Taylor Momsen on her life in music and movies

The Pretty Reckless singer has learned some extremely useful lessons across her unique career

Metal Hammer · Jan 30

“Every song we came up with was like the greatest thing. Every time we’d write another it was like, ‘Oh my god’”: Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax and more remember how thrash metal took over the world 40 years ago

1986 was the year where thrash metal broke through. We got the genre’s leading bands to look back on those whirlwind 12 months.

Metal Hammer · Jan 30

"Some other very well-known people were at that first jam": Adrian Smith on how Smith/Kotzen got started, bonding over British rock and Iron Maiden's big homecoming

Guitarists Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen are preparing to take their side project on the road with shows in the UK and Europe

Metal Hammer · Jan 30

“It was something Ozzy was very passionate about: giving young talent a stage in front of a lot of people”: Sharon Osbourne is talking to Live Nation about bringing Ozzfest back

She’s hoping for a return next year, with a lineup that goes beyond rock and metal

Metal Hammer · Jan 29

“I think we’re headed to some really ugly terrain”: Ice-T explains why he changed lyrics from Body Count’s Cop Killer to ‘ICE Killer’ last year, as government agency faces heightened backlash for 2026 killings

United States Immigration And Custom Enforcement agents have fatally shot two people on the streets of Minneapolis this month

Metal Hammer · Jan 29