As the Metal 2 The Masses grows in strength searching for the best in Unsigned Metal Acts, Spinefarm Records UK have shown their support to seek out the finest the UK and Ireland have to offer.  Already a number of independent venues throughout the country are being inundated with acts ...

Paying homage to the Hard Rock Hell videos showing over the next few weeks on MHTV, check out our Bloodstock videos where we asked Opeth, Dimmu Borgir, Soilwork, As I Lay Dying, Napalm Death and many, many more about the worst things they've ever done.Trust us when we say you won't be ...

Architects have released the brand new video for their brand new digital single, 'Early Grave'. Check it out inside!'Early Grave' was released as a digital single yesterday (January 5th) and comes from their forthcoming album 'Hollow Crown' which will see release on January 26th. Architects tour the UK from January 10th ...

Tony Iommi has begun talking about this year's forthcoming album from Heaven And Hell, confirming a release date for the record that will be the group's first together since Black Sabbath's 'Dehumanizer'.The band's first album for 17 years is set for release in March/April according to Blabbermouth, who site an online posting ...

For £1,000,000 would you fight Mike Tyson? That's the question we asked Thin Lizzy, The Wildhearts, Cancer Bats, The Plight, Johnny Truant, Doro Pesch and a whole host of others at this year's Hard Rock Hell festival! Check it out now!

Defenders Of The Faith 2 co-headliners Lamb Of God have announced the tracklist to their latest album, 'Wrath'.The album, due for release on February 23rd, will run as follows: 01 - "The Passing" 02 - "In Your Words" 03 - "Set To Fail" 04 - "Contractor" 05 - "Fake Messiah" 06 - "Grace" 07 - "Broken Hands" 08 - ...

Part two of our three day diary from the sultry starlets from last year's Metal Hammer Golden Gods, the irrepressible Fuel Girls.We check out what these feisty vixens got up to while on the road with Lemmy and the boys as well as delving into the girls spicy photo diaries for the tour. Come back ...

Cannibal Corpse have added a headline show to go along with their already announced dates with Children Of Bodom. Cannibal Corpse will play Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms on February 18th. The band's dates with Children Of Bodom are: February 14th - Glasgow ABC February 15th - Norwich UEA February 16th - Manchester Academy 2 February 17th ...

If you've not already purchased your tickets for this year's Wacken festival then prepare to be disappointed because the metal festival has now completely sold-out. It's no surprise with a bill like this.Already announced for this year's festival: Amon Amarth, Axel Rudi Pell, Bullet For My Valentine, Cathedral, Callejon, DragonForce, ...

It's not the standard fate that awaits As I Lay Dying in this month's Spanish Inquisition, as we get super-friendly and ask the Californian metallers the fluffiest set of questions ever.What's fluffier, 100 feather boas or 100 lion cubs? Daniel Masters, Worcestersire Nick Hipa (guitars): "Wouldn't the answer be feather boas for you? I've actually ...

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, The Guardian's Roy Wilkinson has written a rather amusing tale charting the rise and continued success of the genre. Come inside to check it out. You can also check out Classic Rock's Buyer's Guide to NWOBHM. The Guardian's NWOBHM round-up also ...

Come in and make your predictions for 2009 and we'll re-post this thread at the end of the year and highlight just how right (and wrong!) we can all be.The 'Hammer blog is going to be controversial and predict a massive comeback for Marilyn Manson. The return of the 'Antichrist ...

Part one of our three day diary from the sultry starlets from last year's Metal Hammer Golden Gods, the irrepressible Fuel Girls.Over the next few days on Metal Hammer, we'll be checking out what these feisty vixens got up to while on the road with Lemmy and the boys as well as ...

A burglar has been chased from the house that he was attempting to burgle when he was confronted the home-owner who was dressed as the Nordic god, Thor.Upon breaking into the house, the burglar is said to have jumped out of the window of the first-floor flat that he was attempting to ...

Check out James Gill's live review of up-and-coming prospects, Diagonal.Diagonal @ ULU -December '08 Any scene gets tired after a while, and the braver bands look around impatiently for something to enliven the moribund sound. Hardcore seems to have wrung out and the ravenous inventors are turning to ‘prog’ for new ideas. And ...

Every Time I Die have allegedly revealed which record label they are to sign to at a Christmas show in Buffalo.The post-hardcore heavyweights are alleged to have revealed that they will be signing to Epitaph in the early part of 2009.

Alexisonfire have revealed the title to their new album at a recent show in Hamilton, Ontario.The album, due for release in 2009, will be called 'Young Cardinals'. Recent shows and the announcement of 'Young Cardinals' seem to have finally put to bed the contstant rumours that Alexis' are to split ...

Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan has been speaking out about his career in the wine trade thus far. The enigmatic frontman, scheduled to play the very first shows with his Puscifer next month in Las Vegas, recently stopped to chat with The San Francisco Chronicle to talk about how he got into the ...

Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell has insisted that the band are not worried about how people will respond to the band's first album since the death of Layne Stayley. Speaking to The Herald Sun, Cantrell has said:   "I don't think there's one of us who expected to be where we are ...

  Inspired by digging out awesome albums that we've not heard for ages over the festive period, the 'Hammer blog brings you the 'Lost Gems' challenge. We're challenging you to head on in to this page and leave us an album that you've played recently that you've not paid for ages in our ...