Metal Hammer UK

For over three decades, Metal Hammer has brought the biggest and the best in the world of metal each and every single month. From exclusive interviews with the biggest bands in our game to celebrating the rise of the new artists taking our genre into its next chapter, we represent heavy music in all its many forms, offering world class features, unbiased reviews and special looks inside the scenes no one else will talk about. Be it heavy metal, punk, hardcore, grunge, alternative, goth, industrial, djent or the stuff so bizarre it defies classification, you'll find it all here and backed by the best writers and photographers in our game. If you like heavy music on any level, welcome to your new favourite magazine.

METAL HAMMER

HE’S… A… KIT-TEN LOVERRRRR

BIG TINGS

10 THINGS WE LEARNED THIS MONTH

HOW LONG WILL YOU BE ABLE TO PLAY THIS FAST? • Shred legend Herman Li faces down your questions on the legacy of Guitar Hero, the rise of Polyphia and, erm, quests…

MIKE MUIR • The Suicidal Tendencies frontman on delicious noodles, not following trends and why he wouldn’t want to be in Metallica or Guns N’ Roses

I DON’T WANNA BE ME TYPE O NEGATIVE • The goth metal foursome’s final single with Roadrunner Records became one of their most enduring anthems

BRUCE IS A JEDI NOW? • …and other questions, presumptions and proclamations you had to offer on Bruce Dickinson returning to the front cover of Metal Hammer!

BLACKBRIAR • The Dutch band bringing a sense of gothic fantasy back to symphonic metal

LAANG • The Taiwanese black metal duo screaming for catharsis from the depths of trauma

LAKE MALICE • The Brightonians making snarling, glitchy metalcore inspired by alternative pop

KNIFE BRIDE • Brighton newcomers create something beautiful with “nu gothika”

GUILT TRIP • Manchester hardcore mob trade A New Hope for the New Testament

HOARD ALMIGHTY • Box sets, underground oddities and all the essential merch you need this month

Kitt ens Are Metal • … according to Rob Halford. And he’d know, because he’s the Metal God. He’s also a national treasure, a gay icon, and Dolly Parton’s BFF (well, kinda)

BENTLEY & MOTLEY

WILHELMINA, RINGO & ARCTURUS • CAMMIE GILBERT-BEVERLY AND DOBBER BEVERLY (OCEANS OF SLUMBER)

OTIS

IGGY & LEGO

NEWT

QUACKY

DAISY

BARNABUS

LUNA & JAXX

SHARON

LUNA & INDIE

ELVIRA

CASH, NOVA & VINDALOO

MERVYN

KYLO

THE CLASH OF THE TITANS! • In 2025, Bullet For My Valentine and Trivium will co-headline arenas to play their debut albums in full. We grilled the Matts on their shared history, and what to expect when they hit the stage

How The Downward Spiral Changed Everything • Thirty years after it was released, the legacy of Nine Inch Nails’ second album is huge. Members of Linkin Park, Code Orange, Health and more dive into Trent Reznor’s dark masterpiece

The Witching Hour • Come with us as we take a dive into LA’s weirdest and most wonderful bookstore. Our guide: goth-doom queen and explorer of the ‘spiritual realm’, Chelsea Wolfe

''GRIME MUSIC IS PUNK MUSIC'' • Incendiary, explosive, empowering – Bob Vylan are the crossover band Britain needs right now

SCENE STEELERS • Hospital rooms. Car wrecks. Flaming pianos.In 2024, While She Sleeps are taking their DIY approach to extremes – we went up North to see what the hell’s going on

BRING ME THE HORIZON

JUDAS PRIEST • Birmingham’s Metal Gods storm back into the realms of the unassailable

WHILE SHE SLEEPS • Sheffield’s slow-burn metalcore stars reinvigorate rather than revolutionise

BRAT •...