Metal Hammer UK

For over three decades, Metal Hammer has brought the biggest and the best in the world of metal each and every single month. From exclusive interviews with the biggest bands in our game to celebrating the rise of the new artists taking our genre into its next chapter, we represent heavy music in all its many forms, offering world class features, unbiased reviews and special looks inside the scenes no one else will talk about. Be it heavy metal, punk, hardcore, grunge, alternative, goth, industrial, djent or the stuff so bizarre it defies classification, you'll find it all here and backed by the best writers and photographers in our game. If you like heavy music on any level, welcome to your new favourite magazine.

Metal Hammer

BE NOT AFRAID OF THE DARK

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THE SECOND COMING

THE RETURN OF SNOT • Almost 30 years after tragedy cut their career short, one of nu metal’s most beloved cult bands are back in the studio

HAMMER STEREO • What’s been blowing our office speakers

WHO WAS YOUR FIRST CRUSH? • Halestorm’s power couple Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger take your questions about love, keytars and killer farts

CULLEN MOORE • Sleep Theory’s soulful singer on how The Isley Brothers, Diana Ross and Luther Vandross have shaped his life

CHAD GRAY • The Mudvayne and Hellyeah veteran on being mates with Vinnie Paul, meeting James Hetfield and hanging out with a young Slipknot

I STAND ALONE GODSMACK • How an epic fantasy movie starring The Rock helped a group of nu metal also-rans become late-blooming stars

RØRY • She ditched folk to write songs for Charli XCX, but secretly wanted to strike out on her own. Finally, she’s living her metalcore dream

CRIPPLING ALCOHOLISM • Boston noise-goths pulling grisly concepts from real-life suffering

ORTHODOX • The Nashville hardcore thumpers who once took Knocked Loose under their wing

OV SULFUR • Hair metal hasn’t got anything on this deathcore barbershop quintet

ROMAN CANDLE • The Vegas hardcore howlers who took a gamble on the screamo revival

HOARD ALMIGHTY • Box sets, underground oddities and all the essential merch you need this month

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A GOTHIC GLOW-UP • More than 20 years since forming, Motionless In White are finally playing arenas and headlining Bloodstock – but it’s not been easy. Their secret weapon? Unstoppable rebel frontman Chris Motionless

“DIE A HORRIBLE, PAINFUL DEATH!” • Chris Motionless talks us through every track on their seventh album, Decades

GHOST AT THE MOVIES • This month, Ghost hit cinemas with their massive 2 Big To Rig concert film. Tobias Forge talks capturing the epic Skeletour stage show, the unfortunate incident that nearly derailed it all, and his ‘extracurricular’ future plans

A DIFFERENT BEAST • Just months after splitting with Mastodon, guitarist Brent Hinds died in a tragic motorcycle accident. Instead of letting loss define them, the band are moving forwards with a renewed outlook

Scream Queen • Ignacia Fernández is not only the frontwoman of Decessus, she’s the reigning Miss World Chile. Her mission? To rescue animals and play death metal

ZOLTAN BATHORY • Since arriving in the US with little more than a Hungarian-English dictionary, the guitarist has braved cockroaches and judo throws to steer Five Finger Death Punch to the top

FEAR. PAIN. SURVIVAL. • In 2019, Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine was diagnosed with throat cancer. Seven years on, he’s revisiting his journey in an eye-opening new book

“I HEARD FROM OZZY PAUL STANLEY AND JAMES HETFIELD!” • In this exclusive extract from In My Darkest Hour, Dave Mustaine looks back on the reaction after he revealed his cancer...