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Sonic Syndicate: Nathan Biggs Reviews Korn

jamesgill — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:14:03 +0000

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

Tom Dare: “The Underground Needs The Mainstream”

jamesgill — Sun, 29 May 2011 11:04:00 +0000

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

Philly Gama Bomb: 32 Pieces Of Essential Tour Knowledge

jamesgill — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:30:34 +0000

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…)

Get Deftones early exclusively through Hammer!

jamesgill — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:28:29 +0000

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…)

Mike Portnoy Leaves Dream Theater!

jamesgill — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:36:05 +0000

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…)

Bloodstock Day 3: Korpiklaani, Gojira, Bloodbath and Twisted Sister

jamesgill — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:15:18 +0000

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…)

Immortal to play Bloodstock 2011!

jamesgill — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:52:30 +0000

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…)

Bloodstock: GWAR and Cannibal Corpse

jamesgill — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:58:28 +0000

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…)

Blogs Of War: Los Angeles Is Fucking Dead

jamesgill — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:41:32 +0000

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

Emo Is The New Hair Metal?

jamesgill — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:23:22 +0000

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…)