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.

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IT’S THE NEW HEAVY 2025!

MEET THE BANDS

MAMA, WE’RE COMING HOME

CONFESSIONS OF A FESTIVAL BOSS • Created by the organisers of Damnation and 2000trees/ArcTanGent, tell-all podcast 2 Promoters 1 Pod is coming live to a city near you

HAMMER STEREO • What’s been blowing our office speakers

“IT TURNED INTO METAL LIVE AID!” • Members of Clutch, Lamb Of God, Black Flag and more unite to help musician – and Hammer scribe – Morat raise money for a mental health nonprofit

WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE LEMMY MEMORY? • Saxon legend Biff Byford answers your questions about Motörhead, battles… and the perfect brew

VICKY PSARAKIS • From ex-band The Agonist to nu metal newbies Sicksense, the vocalist has taken inspiration from Linkin Park, Tori Amos, and Rachmaninoff

JOAKIM BRODÉN • Sabaton’s battle-vested frontman shares his wisdom on (re)popularising power metal, Twisted Sister, and the risks of getting tanked

VENAMORIS • Dave and Paula Lombardo explore life’s bleaker side

GRIMA • Squalling black metal from the steppes of Siberia

CATCH YOUR BREATH • The Texan metalcore mob turning pain into empowerment

CHURCH TONGUE • Hardcore you can take home to meet your mum

MÉLANCOLIA • The Melbourne mob giving deathcore a gothic horror overhaul

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

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GOING UP! • Collabs with Babymetal, 80s schlager music, and… a mermaid in an elevator?! By ramping up the fun factor, Electric Callboy are becoming a serious success

THEY GOT THE MOVES • Who better to tell us what’s happening on the German scene than Electric Callboy? Here are the bands on their playlist

QUEEN OF EVERYTHING • Since war broke out in Ukraine, Jinjer have scattered across the world. At the helm remains Tatiana Shmayluk – the woman with a viral voice and a determination to succeed

“YOU HAVE TO WEAR A SHIELD” • Tatiana Shmayluk talks us through every track on new album Duél

ROAR POWER • Deathcore is finally ready to take on the mainstream – and bear-wrestling, cagefighting Slaughter To Prevail frontman Alex Terrible is leading the charge

“IT’S FUCKING SCARY!” • Alex Terrible’s guide to bear wrestling

THUG LIFE • From Eurovision last year to a Babymetal support slot this year, outrageous goth provocateur Bambie Thug is on a mission to bring ouija-pop to the world

PRACTICAL MAGIC • Bambie Thug’s guide to witchcraft

UNLEASHED FROM THE EAST • From YouTube parody videos to international success, this is how Bloodywood are bringing Indian metal to the world

TOMBS! MARKETS! RICKSHAWS! • Jayant and Raoul’s guide to their hometown of New Delhi

THE 50 GREATEST IRON MOMENTS • From gigs and TV appearances to sword fights, bust-ups and a weird number of nuns, these are the 50 most memorable moments in Iron Maiden’s 50-year history

EDDIE’S GREATEST ONSTAGE MOMENTS

“HE WAS A PUNK...