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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.

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“SHE WAS A TRUE BELIEVER WITH A HEART OF GOLD” • Michelle Kerr, PR for Slipknot, Machine Head, Slayer, Megadeth and many more, passed away last month. She leaves behind a legacy as one of the industry’s most beloved figureheads

’EDS UP! • Iron Maiden have announced their biggest-ever UK show as part of their 50th anniversary celebrations

HAMMER STEREO • What’s been blowing our office speakers

WOULD YOU EVER WRITE A BALLAD? • Kerry King tackles your questions on slow songs, venomous snakes, and super-sized rodents

DIANA LEAH • The Delain vocalist traces her roots in videogame soundtracks, EDM and nostalgic metal faves

BLOODYWOOD • New Delhi’s nu metal/folk hybrids say they’re going bigger, bolder and better on album number two

KARL SANDERS • The Nile frontman shares his wisdom on ancient Egypt, the genesis of death metal and fighting Russian Orthodox Christians in an airport

PARADISE (WHAT ABOUT US?) WITHIN TEMPTATION • The song that united the first ladies of symphonic metal and created a friendship for the ages

HIGH PARASITE • Goth metal royalty unite to create glorious anthems for the bleak

THE GLOOM IN THE CORNER • Concept-driven metalcore from Australia weaving a tale of dimension-hopping time travellers

SGÀILE • Epic, grandiose metal inspired by the Scottish mountains

BLACK SATELLITE • New York duo rediscovering the dark allure of gothic, industrial tones

DIVIDED • Belgian brutes purging internal toxins with soaring post-metal

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

WHO IS POPPY? • She got internet-famous for eating candy floss, blurs genres, looks different every time you see her, and has become metal’s go-to guest star. We uncover the rise of an icon

PYRAMID SCHEMES • Week-long drinking sessions, giant Egyptian mummies, prog metal epics – 40 years after it was released, Powerslave remains Iron Maiden’s most pivotal album

YOU CAN'T STOMP ON POWERSLAVE • Famous Iron Maiden fans salute the undying genius of the band’s fifth album

RESURRECTION MEN • The late Trevor Strnad’s bandmates in The Black Dahlia Murder are paying tribute to the beloved singer in the best possible way – by keeping the band alive

“THIS COMEBACK STORY IS AN AMAZING THING” • TBDM fans in Ghent weigh in on the rebirth of the band ahead of the show

BEHIND THE MASK • The mythos, the mystery, the meaning – we decode every Sleep Token song

TWO EP (2017) • Love and obsession as Vessel travels through time, space and geography

JAWS/THE WAY THAT YOU WERE (2018) • The standalone singles that sit outside the lore – or do they?

SUNDOWNING(2019) • Love is never straightforward…

THE COVERS(2017/2020) • Sleep Token have strayed into pop territory via Outkast and Whitney

THIS PLACE WILL BECOME YOUR TOMB (2021) • Down, down, into the deep, dark sea…

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