Epica singer Simone Simons announces debut solo album Vermillion, lead single Aeterna now streaming
Epica’s lead vocalist is going it alone, with help from Ayreon mainstay Arjen Lucassen
Caroline Polachek reveals her early grunge-adjacent inspirations
The former American Idol star and TV host performed the Metallica classic duing the Kellyoke portion of her show
Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza will be released later this month – watch the official trailer now
Youtuber Moonic Productions has given country legend Dolly Parton the ’70s metal treatment
The Iron Maiden bassist’s side-project have also announced a short European tour for later this year
Gothenburg’s melodic death metal stars will be joined by industrial outfit Pain in 2025
Here's something you don't see everyday. A man squatting 225lbs while playing epic Cliff Burton Metallica solo
Dave Mustaine of metal giants Megadeth believes the genre's future is bright
The Guns N' Roses classic gets the whistling treatment from a potty-mouthed grump
Watch @bigmerla entertain her little one with cute covers of Rage Against The Machine and System Of A Down
Kerry King explains why punk hasn't evolved and thrash metal probably won't
The rising doom metal stars are set to support Opeth and Clutch on the road this summer
45 years ago, Judas Priest’s Metal God explained why people love heavy metal. What he said is still accurate in 2024.
You can’t go wrong with the UK prog metal maestros, but which album is the best of the best?
In 1993, Metallica’s drummer manned the kit for another band in the recording studio. He’d never done it before, and he hasn’t repeated it since.
In 2010, Metal Hammer brought together acting legend Sir Christopher Lee with Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi for the ultimate metal summit
Like the rest of us, Tool are hoping they can get it together enough to record another album before somebody dies
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.
Testament never scaled the heights of Metallica or Slayer, but their 1987 debut album The Legacy remains a thrash classic
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
Eye's debut album Dark Light sees the Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard vocalist experiment with dreampop, shoegaze and electronica
Hailing from Beijing and sounding like they come from outer space, China's OU are pushing boundaries with new album II: Frailty
Six years since their last album, Floridian death metal legends Deicide offer an infernal comeback on album no. 13
Alien Ant Farm produce an enjoyable, nostalgic comeback
A minimal amount of effort leaves Papercuts severely lacking to anyone but the most casual of Linkin Park fans
Chelsea Wolfe brings her latest album She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She to life with a stunning main stage set at Roadburn Festival 2024
Clipping. show why hip hop's more extreme edges should be more embraced by the alternative scene
A surprise last-minute addition to Roadburn Festival 2024, trap metal star Backxwash shows just how far she's come from her Sabbath-sampling roots
Mixing layers of noise with ferocious grooves and pop-punk melodies, Unpeople are bringing something brand new to modern metal
Grunge forerunners and sludge metal pioneers Melvins are pushing the envelope again with their new - and 27th! - album Tarantula Heart
With album three, San Diego’s up-and-comers haven’t just jumped from introspective lyrics to apocalyptic fantasy – they’ve escaped their metalcore constraints along the way