Eddie Vedder looks back on Pearl Jam's battle with Ticketmaster
In 2014, Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil sat down with Metal Hammer to look back over his band’s rollercoaster career
In 2002, thrash metal deities Slayer covered a Steppenwolf classic. Then Kerry King disowned it and Jeff Hanneman got bullied by his mates.
Eddie Vedder & co.’s first taste of live action in the UK took place on the Essex Riviera in 1992
David Coverdale’s late 70s solo albums, White Snake and Northwinds, are overlooked – but without them, Whitesnake wouldn’t exist
Testament never scaled the heights of Metallica or Slayer, but their 1987 debut album The Legacy remains a thrash classic
Billy Idol’s guitarist discovered his mood for a lifetime when he saw the British icons at Madison Square Garden in 1974
A classic 2004 interview with Ville Valo that proves he’s always been goth metal’s most charismatic star
Before he had any idea he could join Slipknot, the then-Sepultura drummer proved his worth with this mind-blowing playthrough
Corgan said one Mellon Collie... cut was written to bid farewell to one aspect of the grunge giants' sound
Doom, Skyrim, Brutal Legend - we dug through videogame history to pick out the most metal-friendly games of all time
How Motörhead’s late 90s and early 2000s three-piece line-up more than lived up to past glories
RHCP drummer Chad Smith is a card-carrying Deep Purple fan, and here he explains why
Thanks to Suicidal Tendencies, JFA, Dr Know and more, skate punk was the fastest, most violent sound of the early 80s
Grohl was joined by Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear and two guest vocalists to run through six Nirvana classics at his own festival
Ranking a back-catalogue as incredible as the Norwegian prog masters’ is a near-impossible job, but someone had to do it
Heriot, Fire From The Gods and All That Remains are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
US hardcore punk legends Scream are touring the UK and Europe this month with Soulside, promoting their first album in 30 years. Frontman Pete Stahl tells us the story behind their return