Recently re-instated Killswitch Engage frontman Jesse Leach is waxing lyrical about the band’s new album, and by all accounts, we’re in for something special.

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The new Metal Hammer Podcast is alive and kicking, baby! Hill and Merl usher in a new era and chat Bill Ward and Sabbath, Jesse Leach being back in Killswitch, the new issue and much more! Get stuck in.

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Get. The Fuck. In. Industrial legends Ministry will be coming our way for a UK tour this summer! Come inside to find out when and where you can find Al and co and get your Ministry tickets inside…

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Two epic new additions for the first ever Hammer-sponsored Desertfest, which will take place in London this April and will riff your fucking nuts off.

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Yeah, we rule. But not as much as London death metallers Mortad rule, which is why we’re giving away their amazing debut album ‘The Myth Of Purity’ free with the brand new issue of Metal Hammer – OUT NOW!

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As if Official Black Sabbath Day wasn’t enough, the Birmingham Mail reckons that Ozzy could be in line for a top honour soon. We say: Yeah, go on then.

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Killswitch Engage guitarist and professional maniac Adam D has commented on the mindblowing news that Jesse Leach has returned to Killswitch Engage after almost a decade.

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Sharon Osbourne has taken to Twitter to dispel rumours that she fired drummer Bill Ward from the recently reunited Black Sabbath lineup.

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We’re elated to finally hear some positive news from the Deftones camp regarding bassist Chi Cheng, who has been in a coma since being involved in a car crash in November 2008.

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Oh hell yes. Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor is on the cover of the new issue of Metal Hammer – out now! Also featuring the FREE new debut album from Mortad, free posters and stickers, plus Lamb of God, Korn, Dream Theater, Opeth, Ozzy, Mastodon, Amon Amarth, Every Time I Die, Soulfly and more!

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