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“He just started drinking. We left his drunkenness in there, and it became a thing for us: drink and shred”: How a cult power metal band and an insanely successful video game brought shred guitar heroics to a new generation

All it took was one of the 2000’s most successful video games

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“Nine Inch Nails, man…”: Jeff Bridges speaks for all of us on the excellence of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s Tron: Ares soundtrack

The first ever soundtrack under the NiN name is as good as a new album proper. Here’s our track-by-track guide through its epic 24 songs

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The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Atreyu, Biohazard and Of Mice & Men are among the best new metal songs this week

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Hear four classic Kittie songs re-recorded on new EP Spit XXV

The Canadian alt-metal four-piece have celebrated 25 years of their debut album by revisiting four of its songs

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Metallica may have ‘stolen’ Spinal Tap’s album art, but the comedy-metal legends aren’t bitter about it

David St Hubbins downplays the idea of a feud between Spinal Tap and the world’s biggest metal band

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Dream Theater announce new 40th anniversary live album

Dream Theater will release their new live album, Quarantième: Live à Paris, on vinyl, Blu-ray and CD in November

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"If we gave up now, it would destroy our scene." Botswana's death metal cowboys Overthrust are flying the flag for African metal

Botswana's Overthrust have overcome hardship and tragedy to fly the flag for African metal

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Nine classic deep cuts Iron Maiden need to dust off for their 2026 Run For Your Lives shows

Iron Maiden are returning to Europe for the second stint of their 50th-anniversary tour next year. These are the obscure tracks we’d love them to play.

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Debate: who are the big four of death metal?

From Florida and Sweden to world domination, death metal has spawned countless incredible bands – but which ones are on your Mount Rushmore?

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"Musical insanity comes in many forms. Igorrr are attempting them all at once." French experimentalists Igorrr go wild on new album Amen

Avant-garde maniacs Igorrr are breaking brains with a little help from Mr. Bungle's Trey Spruance

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The Darkness' Justin Hawkins responds to backlash over his criticism of Yungblud's Ozzy tribute

Justin Hawkins and brother Dan said some things about Yungblud that angered fans – but The Darkness frontman is doubling down

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BBC announces rescheduled Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home documentary will be broadcast on October 2

Airing of documentary focussed on last chapter of Ozzy's life was delayed at the request of his grieving family

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Lorna Shore don't want to be deathcore's biggest band - they want to be the biggest band in metal

Lorna Shore might've become deathcore's breakout stars, but they're setting their sights much higher

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“This is the greatest rock’n’roll band in the world!”: Iron Maiden are on the cover of the new Metal Hammer. And it comes with three exclusive gifts!

The new issue features exclusive interviews with Bruce Dickinson and Steve Harris – plus a 50th-birthday patch, keyring and art print

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Paradise Lost Ascension review: The godfathers of goth metal still find glee in gloom

17 albums in, Paradise Lost remain masters of the gothic arts on new album Ascension

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The best metal albums of 2025 (so far)

From Cradle of Filth to Whitechapel, Bloodywood to Spiritbox, these are some of the best metal releases of 2025 so far.

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Iron Maiden announce more European shows for 2026, including phone-free Paris concert and secret UK date

The UK metal heavyweights will continue the Run For Your Lives tour with a second European leg in the summer

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“Chances are your favourite musicians owe this band a debt of gratitude”: Your essential guide to every At The Gates album

We revisit and review every entry in the death metal maestros’ game-changing discography

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"Everything about this band rules hard." Fantasy doom metal heroes Castle Rat have made one of 2025's most epic metal albums in The Bestiary

Looking like they've stepped out of the world of Conan The Barbarian, Castle Rat are one of metal's most vibrant new bands

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"There was just Ozzy and me at my own private show in the middle of a desert": I took photos of Ozzy Osbourne for decades – these are some of my favourite memories

Ross Halfin, who photographed Ozzy Osbourne for nearly 50 years, reflects on his time spent with the late Prince Of Darkness

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Pre-order your exclusive Metal Hammer x Creeper bundle, featuring a magazine cover unavailable in shops and new album Sanguivore II: Mistress Of Death on purple vinyl

Get your claws on a bundle you won’t find anywhere else, before Creeper’s new album drops on October 31

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Paramount Plus to stream feature-length documentary about Ozzy Osbourne’s final years next month – watch the trailer here

Ozzy: No Escape From Now will be streaming from October 7

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"This is what art is": Mike Patton returns to action with new project AVTT/PTTN with folk rock stars the Avett Brothers

Listen to AVTT/PTTN's debut single Eternal Love now

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"To Carry The Weight might be one of the most gutwrenching songs that I’ve ever written." Killswitch Engage's Jesse Leach on buried projects, ska records and how he once met the cast of Friends

Killswitch Engage frontman Jesse Leach faces down Metal Hammer readers' questions

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I Prevail Violent Nature review: the metalcore heavyweights' fourth album is a little hit and miss, but the hits go hard

They might be divisive, but Violent Nature proves I Prevail are still swinging for the fences on album 4

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