HELLOWEEN announce UNITED FORCES tour 2022 with HAMMERFALL and Reveal new cover artwork for studio album ‘Helloween’ out on June 18th 2021 Due to the pandemic, the dates for HELLOWEEN’s European tour, which was originally scheduled for April/May 2021, have been postponed again. However, this is no reason to hang your head, …
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“Taking the emotive, catchy alt-rock of ’90s big-hitters such as Deftones, Smashing Pumkpins and Weezer, and melding it to the classic metal of Iron Maiden and Metallica, Puppy have a knack for hitting hard” – The Observer (One To Watch) “It might look like an odd thing that a …
Read More »XII BOAR Premiere New Album “Beyond The Valley Of The Triclops” in Full via Metal Hammer Today! 24 hours left until UK’s boogie metal troublemakers XII BOAR release their second effort “Beyond The Valley Of The Triclops”, yet the party has already started over at Metal Hammer with a full album premiere! …
Read More »GOJIRA DEBUT NEW TRACK “SILVERA” “SILVERA” STREAMING NOW WITH OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO AT WWW.GOJIRA-MUSIC.COM ANTICIPATED NEW LP MAGMA ARRIVES JUNE 17TH WATCH THE OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR GOJIRA’S NEW TRACK “SILVERA” Roadrunner Records group Gojira have debuted “Silvera,” the second song to be released off their anticipated new LP MAGMA. “Silvera” …
Read More »KING DIAMOND Announces Angel Witch as Special Guests at Upcoming London Show KING DIAMOND has announced special guests at his first full UK indoor headline performance in almost ten years, where they will, as part of their live set, perform the iconic ‘Abigail’ album in its entirety for the …
Read More »The Metal Hammer Golden God Awards 2016 in association with Fireball, Grammy Award-winning Halestorm announced as second band to perform live. A Salute To Lemmy, Saxon with Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee of Motörhead to perform a UK-exclusive set to celebrate the life of Lemmy Kilmister. Grammy Award-winning Halestorm will …
Read More »The Metal Hammer Golden God Awards in association with Fireball has brought together rock behemoths, Saxon, with Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee of Motörhead, to play a special one-off set of Lemmy’s favourite Saxon songs and Motörhead classics in a unique Salute To Lemmy. Lemmy was, and will always be, …
Read More »Behemoth Announced to Play Bloodstock 2016 Just announced on Bloodstock Festival’s Facebook page here “BEHEMOTH! Announced as 2016 special guests, playing ‘The Satanist’ in full. 2016 Early Bird tix available online from 9am Mon 10th Aug at www.bloodstock.uk.com” See the video announcement on Metal Hammer’s YouTube Channel below:- Behemoth are …
Read More »Fresh from their Best New Band win at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods awards, We Are Harlot played a sold out gig at Glasgow’s Cathouse rock club on Tuesday night. There has been a huge buzz around this band, so I was more than keen to see what all the …
Read More »Golden Gods Announce Full Line Up Monday 15th June 2015, IndigO2, The O2, London #GoldenGods *FULL MAIN STAGE LIVE LINE-UP ANNOUNCED* Hosted by Scott Ian with live performances from… KILLING JOKE AT THE GATES BABYMETAL FEAT. DRAGONFORCE WE ARE HARLOT SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Taking place at IndigO2 in London on 15th …
Read More »Orange Amplification presents The Metal Hammer Golden Gods 2015 in association with World Of Warships Rock and metal’s biggest party! Taking place at IndigO2 in London on 15th June 2015, the Orange Amplification presents the Metal Hammer Golden Gods in association with World of Warships once again has the fans …
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German black metal tyrants Ascension premiere the new track “The Dark Tomb Shines” at Metal Hammer Norway’s website. The track hails from Ascension‘s highly anticipated second album, The Dead of the World, set for European release on December 24th via W.T.C. Productions (Season of Mist will handle the North American release). Previewed by the Deathless Light EP, Ascension‘s The Dead of the …
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The Deathtrip stream the entirety of their debut album, Deep Drone Master – set for international release on November 14th via Svart Records – at Metal Hammer magazine’s website. Early ’90s-era cold Norwegian-style minimalist black metal mixed and brought back from the dead by scene originator Snorre Ruch, from the …
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Whilst some bands can take yonky donks to write and record an album, Plainview went for the fuck it approach and went straight into the studio to see what they could come up with. Having only a few weeks before decided in a pub one night that they missed …
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How do you visually represent how an album sounds? This may not be a question you think of when you pick up a CD, but I hope this interview makes you consider it. Have you ever wondered who creates the iconic backdrops at Amon Amarth gigs? Or the cover …
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Following on from the deafening and monstrously successful first instalment of Metal Hammer and Classic Rock’s own Lords Of The Riff tour, which took place earlier this year and starred Scorpion Child, Monster Truck and Buffalo Summer, it’s happening all over again. This autumn, venues around the UK will resound …
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Doom/psych alchemists OPIUM WARLORDS premiere the new track “The Self-Made Man” at Metal Hammer magazine’s website. The song hails from OPIUM WARLORDS’ forthcoming Taste My Sword of Understanding, set for international release May 30th via SVART RECORDS. Set to be released on CD and double-LP formats, Taste My Sword Of …
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Tonight is the Metal Hammer sponsored Defenders of the Faith tour featuring Amon Amarth, Hell, Carcass and Bleed From Within. Headliners Amon Amarth prove themselves to be great guys even before doors open by cutting their set 10 minutes short to allow Hell to go on 20 minutes after doors …
Read More »2011 was the year when UK progressive metallers TesseracT leaped from the internet underground to become the UK’s fastest rising international metal prospect. The debut album ‘One’, released in March, received a phenomenal response with music fans and the press alike, making many of the critics top albums of 2011 …
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