Iron Maiden announce Run For Your Lives North American tour for 2026 including Louder Than Life festival - and they'd like you to keep your phones away North America needs to get ready to run for its life! Metal Hammer · Oct 23, 2025
Calling all moshers! Get the new Metal Hammer with an exclusive Malevolence cover and cross-body bag Metalcore’s premiere pit-starters are on the cover of this exclusive edition of Metal Hammer’s latest issue, which comes with a bag unavailable in shops Metal Hammer · Oct 23, 2025
"Take cover." Foo Fighters announce 2026 stadium tour with Queens Of The Stone Age - listen to new Foos song Asking For A Friend now Foo Fighters will be back on the road in 2026! Metal Hammer · Oct 23, 2025
Watch Parkway Drive’s Winston McCall drop out of a helicopter onto the Sydney Opera House, because he’s cooler than you in every way That’s one heck of a way to announce a new live album Metal Hammer · Oct 23, 2025
Disturbed’s David Draiman is beefing with John Cusack, after the Hollywood star called the singer “psychotic” for signing an IDF bomb Draiman accuses Cusack of defending “a genocidal death cult”, as a photo of the Disturbed man writing “F*** Hamas” on an artillery shell continues to circulate Metal Hammer · Oct 23, 2025
"He just couldn’t do it. He had asthma, then he got a throat infection. The whole thing was downhill for him." The bizarre story of how two beloved extreme metal bands suddenly swapped singers...only to swap them straight back again These two underground favourites found themselves trading singers like football stickers in the 90s Metal Hammer · Oct 23, 2025
“There was a real sense of excitement. We had a point to prove: this is the greatest rock’n’roll band in the world." How Iron Maiden went from East End outcasts to the world's most loved heavy metal band Iron Maiden legends Bruce Dickinson and Steve Harris look back at 50 years of heavy metal history Metal Hammer · Oct 23, 2025
The story of the terrible 90s horror film with the trailblazing soundtrack that mixed Metallica and Korn with Orbital, Moby and The Prodigy Years after Judgement Night blazed a trail with hip hop and metal, this album seemed destined to do the same with metal and edm. So why didn't it? Metal Hammer · Oct 22, 2025
This folk metal band from Inner Mongolia have just made one of the most unique and effortlessly enjoyable albums of 2025 You might not have heard of Nine Treasures, but this is a great time to educate yourself Metal Hammer · Oct 22, 2025
"Part supernatural, part primal, part aggressive adolescent, he’s a super anti-hero." How Iron Maiden's Eddie went from a blood-spewing mask on a drumkit to metal's most iconic mascot An oral history of Iron Maiden's iconic Eddie the 'Ed by those who know him best Metal Hammer · Oct 22, 2025
You’ve probably never heard of this band, but their new album is a devastating space-metal odyssey for fans of Pink Floyd, Tool and great music in general Psychonaut are far from superstars in the metal scene, but World Maker deserves to change that Metal Hammer · Oct 22, 2025
“Security will think that you’re either the wife or the girlfriendof someone, or a groupie”: Lacuna Coil’s Cristina Scabbia explains how women are “treated differently” in the heavy metal scene The vocalist also talks about her early days in the Italian pop/dance world, exclusively in the new issue of Metal Hammer Metal Hammer · Oct 22, 2025
"Hearing them was like hearing Bowie for the first time…" The 10 best songs by AFI, as chosen by Creeper's Will Gould Creeper frontman Will Gould picks his essential AFI playlist Metal Hammer · Oct 22, 2025
“It’s a toxic environment. Somebody is going to tell us what we’re not doing right”: American prog metal giants blasted back at being trolled for sounding like themselves Singer and guitarist shared their frustrations over being called out for their vocals, drum sound and production values as their 15th album arrived Metal Hammer · Oct 22, 2025
Metal Hammer · Oct 21, 2025 The new Japanese Prime Minister appeared on Babymetal's podcast and talked about her love of Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Deep Purple "I play songs like this to let off steam" - Sanae Takaichi
Metal Hammer · Oct 21, 2025 System Of A Down, Korn, Deftones, Slayer, Evanescence and more to play insanely stacked Sick New World 2026 events in Las Vegas and Texas Sick New World has announced two unbelievable lineups in different States for 2026
Metal Hammer · Oct 21, 2025 Slaughter To Prevail guitarist denies that the band have Nazi beliefs, but admits the controversy around them is their “own fault” Jack Simmons says singer Alex Terrible’s covered-up tattoo of a Black Sun was not an expression of far-right sympathies, claiming his girlfriend’s grandmother has the same symbol on her carpet
Metal Hammer · Oct 21, 2025 “I know that my dad was shining down on us from Heaven with pride”: Kelly Osbourne thanks fans after accepting award for her father Ozzy The late Prince Of Darkness was given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Birmingham Awards last week
Metal Hammer · Oct 21, 2025 Avenged Sevenfold’s M. Shadows defends sending video message to Israeli hostages freed by Hamas: “It really is about two human beings that have been through hell” The singer also voices his “respect” for Disturbed’s David Draiman, who’s facing backlash for signing an IDF artillery shell last year
Metal Hammer · Oct 21, 2025 “This tour is us connecting with the cities and songs that help build us”: Scotland’s best metal band announce intimate UK/Ireland shows with rarities-stacked setlist Mere days after wrapping up a European tour, the Glasgow bruisers say they’ll return to England, Ireland and Scotland in March
Metal Hammer · Oct 21, 2025 "I get a message from my sister: 'Hey, I’m getting chased down the street by the riot patrol. They have the K9 unit.'" From getting the police called on their rabid crowds to becoming Australia's best live band, the incredible rise of Parkway Drive "I get a message from my sister: 'Hey, I’m getting chased down the street by the riot patrol. They have the K9 unit.'" From getting the police called on their rabid crowds to becoming Australia's best live band, the incredible rise of Parkway Drive
Metal Hammer · Oct 21, 2025 "The guitar tone could flay skin, and his lacerated barks have never sounded so raw." 40 years into his career, Max Cavalera is still finding ways to freshen up his formula with new Soulfly album Chama You might not be surprised to find that the new Soulfly album bangs
Metal Hammer · Oct 21, 2025 Watch Axl Rose kick drumkit and fling microphone before storming offstage in Argentina Angry Axl is back!
Metal Hammer · Oct 20, 2025 "While we were playing, a vehicle drove into the middle of the venue. I think the guy was trying to kill his girlfriend." We asked Ice Nine Kills' Spencer Charnas to give us some life lessons and man does he have stories The Ice Nine Kills frontman on real vs fictional horror, crazy gig stories and his hard-rocking, 101-year-old grandma
Metal Hammer · Oct 20, 2025 Farewell to music on MTV: it's the end of an era (even if that era really finished a long time ago) MTV will cease broadcasting its music channels after this year. For generations of rock fans, this is a sad moment