Nathan Biggs moved to Sweden to front Sonic Syndicate. He agreed to give us a Brit’s eye view of metal in Scandinavia. (more…)

Metal Hammer scribe Tom Dare discusses the often ignored interdependence of the underground and the overground metal scenes. (more…)

Forget wiggling dead fish at groupies and chainsawing entire hotels in half: the modern rock tour is a less decadent, yet infinitely more rewarding and boozy affair than the cushy mega-tours of the pre-filesharing age. (more…)

Tickets for the Deftones/Coheed & Cambria gig at the O2 Academy Brixton on November 17 go on sale officially tomorrow, but you can order them online today exclusively through Metal Hammer and our partners, Viagogo.com. (more…)

Multi-award-winning drummer, Mike Portnoy has announced that he is parting ways with Dream Theater, the prog-metal giants he co-founded back in 1985. (more…)

As the gods of metal finally see fit to replace unremitting rain with relentless sunshine on Bloodstock’s third and final day, it takes Finnish folk metallers Korpiklanni to remind us what weather like this is all about… (more…)

Bloodstock Open Air Festival have announced that the first confirmed band for next year’s bash will be none other than Norway’s theatrical, fire-breathing black metal legends, Immortal. (more…)

Following the forced cancellation of their 2009 Bloodstock appearance, the ghouls and gremlins of GWAR are more than ready to unleash their puerile metal pantomime on an expectant audience of mostly willing victims. (more…)

Hammer scribe asks ‘Is rock’n'roll dead in the city of angels?’ (more…)

Yes, we all hate emo. The whiny vocals, guitar-lite riffs and ridiculous fashion. Oh, and it’s massively popular. Just like hair metal. Read our blog on what the future might hold… (more…)