Slipknot’s legendary self-titled album has been overwhelmingly voted by Hammer readers as the best debut of the past 25 years! Come inside to find out who else made the top ten – and who missed out!

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Mike Shinoda: “We did this cover for the LPU Summit a couple weeks ago, and some of you folks seemed to really like it. So Chester and I worked up a piano version for the special show tonight in London.” Watch the video.
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Rick Rubin has been speaking about the progress and direction of the new albums from Metallica and Linkin Park, both of which will see him resurrecting his role as producer. (more…)

Nu Metal superstars and the biggest selling band of the 21st Century bar none are confirmed as headliners for next year’s Download festival and they’ll be joined by the one and only Rob Zombie! (more…)

Check out the new Linkin Park video inside. Get tickets here for Linkin Park’s upcoming UK arena tour! (more…)

There’s some interesting stuff going on on the new Linkin Park record. Find out for yourself by streaming the record now! (more…)

The Nu-Metal giants release another track from their forthcoming album, ‘A Thousand Suns’. (more…)

Check out ‘The Catalyst” inside. (more…)

The tracklisting and artwork for Linkin Park’s new album, ‘A Thousand Suns’ is here right now. Get Linkin Park tickets here! (more…)

The brand new album from Nu Metal behemoths Linkin Park will be with us in the next couple of months. Get tickets for Linkin Park’s UK tour here. (more…)