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Viking death metal berserkers Amon Amarth still Vikings, still death metal, still berserk on new single Gjallarhorn; upcoming album The Allfather Awakens announced

Will you accept their 10-song offering on October 2?

Metal Hammer · Jul 22

“That song casts such a huge shadow over everything that we’ve done. It’s difficult, but it’s not like I have to beat it": How Johnny Rzeznik overcame writer's block to pen the Goo Goo Dolls' Iris, then saw it become the soundtrack to '90s nostalgia

Written for a '90s movie soundtrack, the song was later covered by Taylor Swift and has gone on to become a social media sensation

MusicRadar · May 5

"I had an idea for an album about people bottling Jesus's vomit." Rivers Of Nihil's Adam Biggs on concept records, working with Cannibal Corpse and not buying the hype for Metallica and Rush

Rivers Of Nihil might be modern prog metal masters, but that doesn't mean they sign from the same hymn sheet as everyone else

Metal Hammer · May 8, 2025

“I shouldn’t speculate why we were singled out, other than because we were massively offensive”: how Cannibal Corpse became death metal’s first million selling band

Blood, guts and Jim Carrey – the epic story of death metal provocateurs Cannibal Corpse

Metal Hammer · Mar 13, 2024

“He said, ‘How about Slayer with special guests Slayer?’ We went, ‘Wow, that could be crazy’”: the forgotten story of Slayer vs Slayer, the 80s metal Battle Of The Bands with only one winner

Two bands, one name, one crazy gig – this is what happened when a pre-fame Slayer shared a bill with another band named Slayer

Metal Hammer · Feb 14, 2024

The best metal albums of 2023 so far

From Metallica to Babymetal, Cattle Decapitation to Sleep Token, these are the best metal albums of the year to date

Metal Hammer · Nov 8, 2023

A beginner’s guide to Metal Blade Records in five essential albums

From the ferocity of Slayer to Amon Amarth’s viking melodeath, Metal Blade Records are masters of getting in on the ground floor with the next big thing

Metal Hammer · Jul 27, 2023

"He was Slayer. He affected a lot of people and he didn’t even realise it.” The life and tragic death of Slayer’s Jeff Hanneman

Jeff Hanneman was the architect behind some of Slayer's biggest - and most infamous - songs but his 2011 passing was a tragedy that shook thrash metal

Metal Hammer · Jul 13, 2023