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Billy Corgan joins My Chemical Romance for Smashing Pumpkins cover in Chicago

Smashing Pumpkins frontman is surprise guest for My Chemical Romance's cover of Bullet With Butterfly Wings

Metal Hammer · Aug 31, 2025

“They asked Kate Bush, ‘Why do you write about this stuff?’ She said, ‘Well, I’m not very interesting!’ It’s the same with us”: What Sylosis learned from prog stars including Opeth, Tool and Rush

Frontman of the British metal band and his colleagues accidentally discovered a breadth of influences after feeling uninspired by their peers

Metal Hammer · Aug 30, 2025

The 13 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Mudvayne, Soulfly and Avatar are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Metal Hammer · Aug 29, 2025

Evanescence’s Amy Lee, Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante and Poppy will release a collaborative single soon, and we could not be more hyped

The greatest metal mash-up since the discovery of the alloy

Metal Hammer · Aug 29, 2025

“There’s a lot of heaviness in the air, which Maiden doesn’t really take advantage of”: Bruce Dickinson explains why his solo music is heavier than Iron Maiden

The frontman’s solo output uses more downtuning and fewer guitar harmonies than Maiden’s songs

Metal Hammer · Aug 29, 2025

"Hurt People Hurt People has probably been around since the beginning of man." Revived nu metallers Mudvayne release their first new song in 16 years

Hurt People Hurt People is the first taste of new Mudvayne material since 2009's self-titled album

Metal Hammer · Aug 28, 2025

Watch System Of A Down cover Black Sabbath’s Snowblind for the first time since 2002 in tribute to Ozzy Osbourne

The nu metal band brought their cover out of the vault at a co-headline show with Korn on Wednesday

Metal Hammer · Aug 28, 2025

Slipknot stream demo version of 1999 rager Me Inside, taken from 25th-anniversary reissue of debut album

The 18-legged wrecking machine are putting out a very expanded re-release of their propulsive debut album on September 5

Metal Hammer · Aug 28, 2025

Nova Twins Parasites & Butterflies review: one of the UK's most exciting alternative bands have made something beautiful out of chaos

Tom Morello and Elton John approved alt stars Nova Twins make a triumphant return with album three

Metal Hammer · Aug 28, 2025

Debate: what's the greatest punk album ever?

Ramones? Fun House? The Crack? Dookie? The Shape Of Punk To Come? Randy the Band? We want to know your pick for punk's finest hour

Metal Hammer · Aug 28, 2025