The Best Of Metal Hammer: Week Ending 25 May 2014

Been too busy to keep up to date with everything we've been putting up over the past seven days? Well here's the best features and reviews you might have missed...

Draw Me An Elephant: The Word Alive

Doro, Live in London

Ten Riffs To Turn You Into A Guitar Hero

The Black Dahlia Murder: Tasers, dildos and a new DVD

Mel Unleashed #1: Suicide Girls vs Canada

Raging Speedhorn talk about their imminent return

HIM: Through The Looking Glass

WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Epica – Unchain Utopia lyric video

GALLERY: Machine Head at Fox Theater in Pomona

Mastodon artist on striking new sleeve design

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Luke Morton joined Metal Hammer as Online Editor in 2014, having previously worked as News Editor at popular (but now sadly defunct) alternative lifestyle magazine, Front. As well as helming the Metal Hammer website for the four years that followed, Luke also helped relaunch the Metal Hammer podcast in early 2018, producing, scripting and presenting the relaunched show during its early days. He also wrote regular features for the magazine, including a 2018 cover feature for his very favourite band in the world, Slipknot, discussing their turbulent 2008 album, All Hope Is Gone.