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Swedish cult metal horde GHOST is one of the hottest metal acts these days, and the unholy unit scored big amongst fans and critics last year with its adventurous album "Meliora". Hardly letting the iron cool, the band releases its second EP reaching beyond 2013's "If You Have Ghost", the stupid coo...

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AVENGED SEVENFOLD Donates Money To Help Laid-Off Magazine Staff

According to The Pulse Of Radio, AVENGED SEVENFOLD has posted a tribute online to long-running heavy metal magazine Metal Hammer, along with its sister publications Classic Rock and Prog magazine, following the news earlier this week that their parent company, Team Rock, had gone into the British eq...

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RIOT V Releases Music Video For 'Bring The Hammer Down'

"Bring The Hammer Down", the new video from RIOT V, the band featuring the remaining members of legendary metal pioneers RIOT, can be seen below. The clip was filmed at Phat Cat Guitars in Saginaw, Michigan when the band was rehearsing for a tour of Japan. The video was edited by Sascha Weins. "Brin...

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ORANGE GOBLIN Frontman Starts Fundraising Campaign For TEAM ROCK Employees After Company Collapse

ORANGE GOBLIN frontman Ben Ward has launched a fundraising campaign for employees of U.K. music media company Team Rock. Ward started the campaign after news broke yesterday (Monday, December 19) that more than 70 members of staff were laid off with no severance pay. Team Rock's titles and brands in...

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NIGHTRAGE: Listen To 'The Venomous' Single

"The Venomous", the new single from Greek/Swedish melodic death metallers NIGHTRAGE, has just been released via Despotz Records. The song, which can be heard using the SoundCloud widget below, is available on all major streaming services. "The Venomous" is the title track of NIGHTRAGE's seventh albu...

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METALLICA, MEGADETH, ANTHRAX, SLIPKNOT Among Winners At 'Revolver Music Awards' (Video)

The Epiphone Revolver Music Awards was held last night (Tuesday, December 13) at Webster Hall in New York City. The event was livestreamed by Twitch.TV and hosted by metal legend and MEGADETH frontman Dave Mustaine alongside SiriusXM's Jose Mangin. This year's show featured performances by MEGADETH,...

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NIGHTRAGE To Release 'The Venomous' Single This Friday

"The Venomous", the new single from Greek/Swedish melodic death metallers NIGHTRAGE, will be released this coming Friday, December 16 via Despotz Records. The song will be made available on all major streaming services. "The Venomous" is the title track of NIGHTRAGE's seventh album, which will be re...

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METALLICA Frontman Says KIRK HAMMETT's 'Riffs Weren't There' During 'Hardwired' Songwriting Process

James Hetfield says that Kirk Hammett "wasn't involved" in the songwriting process for METALLICA's new album because his "riffs weren't there." Hammett has penned plenty of great instrumental parts over the years for METALLICA alongside the songwriting team of Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, but t...

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Former PANTERA Bassist REX BROWN To Release Debut Solo Album In May

Former PANTERA and DOWN bassist Rex Brown will tentatively release his debut solo album in May 2017. The effort, which he previously described as a "monster," will see him singing and playing guitar and bass on tracks inspired by his love of 1970s music. Regarding how his solo disc came together, Re...

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GHOST's Music And Image Are 'Very Much Written And Created From A Fan Perspective'

Tristeturno conducted an interview with one of the Nameless Ghouls from Swedish rockers GHOST when the band performed at the Hell & Heaven Festival in Mexico City this past July. You can now watch the chat below. Asked for his opinion on the current state of the metal scene, the Nameless Ghoul s...

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LINKIN PARK's CHESTER BENNINGTON Recalls Days Of Drug Abuse

According to The Pulse Of Radio, LINKIN PARK frontman Chester Bennington has opened up in a new interview with Metal Hammer about his lengthy battle with drug addiction some years back, which came to a head when his bandmates decided to stage an intervention. Bennington said that at one point he was...

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NIGHTWISH Singer Stands By Her SLAYER Comments: Their 'Music Is Not My Thing'

NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen says that her recent derogatory comments about SLAYER were taken "out of context" and "used for pathetic 'shock purposes.'" Last week TeamRock reported how Jansen called SLAYER "dreadful," "unbelievably boring" and "terrible" when asked to name the most metal album she...

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DANI FILTH On Next CRADLE OF FILTH Album: 'It's A Cross Between 'Hammer Of The Witches' And 'Cruelty And The Beast''

Anthony Morgan of Metal Forces recently conducted an interview with CRADLE OF FILTH and DEVILMENT frontman Dani Filth. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On changing drummers in DEVILMENT, and the musical style of new DEVILMENT album, "II: The Mephisto Waltzes": "It was very amicable,...

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METALLICA: Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Making Of 'Dream No More' Video

Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of METALLICA's video for the song "Dream No More" can be seen below. The clip was directed by Tom Kirk, who previously helmed the band's video for "Moth Into Flame". "Dream No More" is taken from METALLICA's new album, "Hardwired… To Self-Destruct", which de...

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NIGHTWISH Singer FLOOR JANSEN Says SLAYER Is 'A Dreadful Band'

NIGHTWISH singer Floor Jansen says that SLAYER is "a dreadful band" whose music is "unbelievably boring." The Dutch vocalist's comments were part of an interview for Metal Hammer 's regular light-hearted feature "The Metal Test" in which she was asked to name the most metal album she has ever owned....