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“I opened my guitar case and nearly fainted because I thought there was a human hand in there. It turned out, it was half a pig’s head”: Girlschool look back on their wild life with Mötorhead

Singer/guitarist Kim McAuliffe reflects on recording the vaunted St Valentine’s Day Massacre EP and what it was like touring with rock’n’roll’s craziest band

Metal Hammer · Dec 20, 2025

Vote for the best metal album of 2025

We've crowned Ghost's Skeleta in the writer's poll - but which metal albums from 2025 excited you most?

Metal Hammer · Dec 19, 2025

"I was 21 years old. I don’t think it matters how old you are – there’s no way to be prepared for it." The story of the one simple but devastating question that led to Evanescence writing their biggest hit

It was a simple conversation with her future husband that helped Amy Lee write the anthem of a generation

Metal Hammer · Dec 19, 2025

"You know that feeling you get when somebody embarrasses themselves so badly you feel uncomfortable?" How a grunge legend alienated his entire fanbase with a curveball solo record, and why he had zero regrets about doing so

Not everyone wants to get on board when artists take a creative left turn

Metal Hammer · Dec 17, 2025

"In a lot of abusive relationships, the hardest thing is to break away from it. That song helped break that stigma." How a bold, boundary-breaking song with some taboo lyrics helped break one of America's best modern rock bands

Some of the lyrics on this modern classic were brave, but they helped laid the foundations for what was to come

Metal Hammer · Dec 17, 2025

“That was pretty sad”: Watch Avengers megastar Chris Hemsworth’s shambolic attempt to play drums with Parkway Drive earlier this year

Just because you’re worthy of wielding Mjölnir doesn’t mean you’re able to keep time

Metal Hammer · Dec 17, 2025

"The audience for heavy music is absolutely growing. It feels like expansion, not nostalgia" Sleep Token's manager has been speaking about the band's extraordinary success in 2025, and what it means for rock and metal as a whole moving forwards

After further securing their place as one of the world's biggest bands, the man who works closest with Sleep Token has some ideas about why it's happened

Metal Hammer · Dec 17, 2025

Los Angeles judge dismisses sexual assault and battery lawsuit filed against Marilyn Manson by former assistant

Ashley Walters had accused Manson of abuse that took place while she worked as his personal assistant from 2010 to 2011

Metal Hammer · Dec 16, 2025

“They were sprawled out in their birthday suits, bottles all over the place... it was a scene!”: Rob Halford remembers the chaotic time Ozzy Osbourne visited Judas Priest in the studio

Wherever the Prince Of Darkness went, anarchy wasn’t far behind

Metal Hammer · Dec 16, 2025

"It was a time of turmoil. Writers had it in for us: 'Oh my God, haven’t you died yet? Don’t you know, grunge is here!'" The story behind the underrated Iron Maiden classic that helped keep them alive in the 90s

Iron Maiden looked in real trouble after Bruce Dickinson left. They regrouped, brought in a new singer and produced some of their darkest material

Metal Hammer · Dec 16, 2025