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I Prevail Violent Nature review: the metalcore heavyweights' fourth album is a little hit and miss, but the hits go hard

They might be divisive, but Violent Nature proves I Prevail are still swinging for the fences on album 4

Metal Hammer · Sep 17, 2025

Sleep Token kicked off their sold-out US tour and performed two never-before-played songs last night – see the setlist and watch videos here

The masked metal superstars put on a 15-song show at Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia

Metal Hammer · Sep 17, 2025

"It’s a massive family of geeks, freaks and weirdos." Satanic rituals, burlesque and cowbell - what it was like at Ghost Con, the world's only dedicated Ghost fan convention

We got to go to Ghost Con III and had a hell of a time

Metal Hammer · Sep 17, 2025

At The Gates vocalist Tomas Lindberg dies aged 52 following cancer battle

The frontman, known for his existential lyrics and characteristic scream, revealed last month that he was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma in December 2023

Metal Hammer · Sep 16, 2025

Soen announce new studio album, Reliance, will be released in January

Swedish prog metallers Soen share the powerfully emotive Primal, the first new music from their upcoming album Reliance

Metal Hammer · Sep 16, 2025

Kiss’s Gene Simmons claims he learned humility from Ozzy Osbourne

Simmons calls the late Black Sabbath singer’s attitude “a good lesson for idiots like me who sometimes, guilty as charged, get full of themselves”

Metal Hammer · Sep 16, 2025

Bloodstock festival adds Saxon as first-ever Thursday main-stage headliner; 26 other bands also confirmed

The UK heavy metal stalwarts will return to the top of the bill at the Derbyshire weekender, 25 years after they headlined the first-ever Bloodstock

Metal Hammer · Sep 16, 2025

Watch members of Iron Maiden and Tool jam a Jeff Beck song at a wedding last week

Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith and partially-retired drummer Nicko McBrain performed with Tool bassist Justin Chancellor at Smith’s daughter’s wedding on Friday

Metal Hammer · Sep 16, 2025

Judas Priest recorded a cover of Black Sabbath’s War Pigs featuring Ozzy Osbourne – and they’re going to release it soon

“The green button’s almost ready to go,” says frontman Rob Halford

Metal Hammer · Sep 16, 2025

"We’re honoured to collaborate with Iggor & Max": Massive Attack team up with Sepultura co-founders Max and Iggor Cavalera for special South American show

The trip-hop trailblazers will perform Sepultura's classic Chaos A.D. with the pair to shine a light on the plight of the indigenous people of Brazil

Metal Hammer · Sep 15, 2025