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Avenged Sevenfold’s Statica EP is a goofy, auto-tuned mess – and exactly the kind of risk more big metal bands should take

In a genre where many veteran artists stay the course, it’s refreshing to see one break the mould so brazenly

Metal Hammer · Jul 27

Linkin Park, the Ramones and The Smashing Pumpkins will receive stars on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame in 2027

Actors Pedro Pascal and Adam Scott will also be immortalised on Hollywood Boulevard next year

Metal Hammer · Jul 27

"It's our duty to push the boundaries." How a local gig in the German countryside ended up becoming the biggest metal festival on Earth: the story of Wacken Open Air

Ahead of its huge 35th anniversary event, we look back at the birth of Wacken

Metal Hammer · Jul 27

“To all intents and purposes, it was a disaster. I wanted to kick my habit, I didn’t want to kick it.” A wasted singer, a bizarre producer and a real-life Sex Pistol: how Megadeth made thrash metal’s most chaotic album

Megadeth were strung out and at war with each other when they made their third album So Far, So Good… So What!. And things were about to get worse…

Metal Hammer · Jul 26

"We had this idea to promote Glasgow by genetically modifying a sea-creature and somehow making it into a rollercoaster." Here's 10 Mogwai songs every metal fan should listen to right now

'Two parts serenity and one part death metal', one promo sticker said – and they had a point

Metal Hammer · Jul 26

"Vikings were known for their impeccable hygiene." Watch Amon Amarth's Johan Hegg debunk everything you thought you knew about Vikings

Viking metal hero Johan Hegg of Amon Amarth busts the biggest myths about Vikings

Metal Hammer · Jul 25

"It's great when music leaves your head and inhabits your body, but there are some songs where you need to keep thinking." The story behind Metallica's apocalyptic thrash masterpiece, Blackened

“Dude, that riff’s good enough to open our album."

Metal Hammer · Jul 25

Sick Of It All singer Lou Koller dead at 59

NYHC linchpin Lou Koller was originally diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in 2024

Metal Hammer · Jul 25

"It's time to herd goats." Ministry announce Goodbye Europe farewell tour, share animated video for Burned Out, the first single from their final album Hate To Go (Take Out Or Delivery)

"It doesn't matter if you're left or right, we're all dead unless we all unite"

Metal Hammer · Jul 24

The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Amon Amarth, Hatebreed and Imminence are among the bands with killer new metal songs out this week

Metal Hammer · Jul 24