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The 10 best death metal albums of 2025

Guts and glory - these are the finest cuts to emerge from the fields of death metal in 2025

Metal Hammer · Dec 26, 2025

"I’m still grieving the loss of him. I can’t really accept it because, like a lot of people, I don’t want to think about him not being here." Judas Priest legend Rob Halford on his love for Ozzy Osbourne, touring with Alice Cooper and what comes next

The Metal God opens up on his friendship with the Prince Of Darkness and a whole lot more

Metal Hammer · Dec 25, 2025

Metal Hammer's albums of the year: 2025

From chart-toppers Ghost and Sleep Token to rising stars Lorna Shore and Spiritbox, 2025 has been a massive year for metal

Metal Hammer · Dec 25, 2025

"Yelling, fighting, drugs, alcohol… everything always went on. At the very end, he took me to his house and gave me a sword." Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister, by those who knew him best

On what would've been his 80th birthday, we remember rock'n'roll icon and Motorhead legend Lemmy Kilmister

Metal Hammer · Dec 24, 2025

"They get back to me like, 'You know, there's going to be how many hundred million people watching this thing. You have to do it'" How Creed's 2001 half-time show went from unifying the nation to fuelling their resurgence

At a time of tragedy, Creed used their 10 minutes on the pitch at a Denver Broncos game to represent something bigger than themselves

Metal Hammer · Dec 23, 2025

Haters, look away now: Sleep Token’s Even In Arcadia has been certified Gold in the United Kingdom

The masked metal superstars have shipped 100,000 units or equivalent of their latest album in their home country

Metal Hammer · Dec 23, 2025

Slipknot tore Europe a new one during their tour this summer – this pro-shot footage from a Spanish festival proves it

The nine-piece played a particularly destructive show at Resurrection Fest in Viveiro, Spain in June

Metal Hammer · Dec 23, 2025

"We often felt like the strange duck on the festival bill because there was a woman in the band." How two modern metal icons united for a collaboration over a decade in the making

Metal fans couldn't believe their eyes when these two amazing singers appeared on the same song

Metal Hammer · Dec 23, 2025

Watch fiery pro-shot footage of Gojira playing Olympic anthem Ah! Ça Ira! live at Bloodstock festival this summer

The metal stars kept the French Revolutionary spirit alive with their show in Derbyshire in August

Metal Hammer · Dec 23, 2025

"Refused is dead. Long live Refused." Watch one of the greatest hardcore bands ever to do it close their final farewell show with game-changing anthem New Noise

Swedish hardcore legends Refused say farewell in their hometown

Metal Hammer · Dec 22, 2025