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Thursday, October 23, 2014
"Slayer album is business as usual says King
Kerry King says work on Slayer's 11th album is “business as usual” – despite the turmoil of lineup changes forced on the band since last year.
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Saturday, October 11, 2014
"Opeth Akerfeldt confused by modern metal
Opeth frontman Mikael Akerfeldt says he's "too old" to understand what metal means these days.
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
"Previously unreleased Iron Maiden photos from 1986-87
Iron Maiden's Somewhere In Time was released today in 1986 and to celebrate we've unearthed these previously unseen shots from back in the day.
Monday, September 22, 2014
"Gwar add frontwoman Vulvatron
Gwar have announced Kim Dylla, aka Vulvatron, will join Blothar on vocal duties in the band.
Saturday, September 20, 2014
"Slayer car to be unveiled
Slayer have inspired the creation of a sports car described as a “multimedia machine.”
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
"Five Essential AC/DC Riffs
If there's one thing AC/DC can do better than anyone else, it's write a fucking riff. Over their career they've had a megaton of headbanging, footstomping, chant-along guitar belters but here are the five essentials you should know and love.
Saturday, September 6, 2014
"Five Of The Most Iconic Metallica Riffs
Last week, Metallica's Creeping Death won our poll to find the Riff That Shook The World. But we couldn't leave it there, so here are five more of the best riffs the 'Tallica have given the world.
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Thursday, July 31, 2014
"Metallica vs Megadeth
In the new issue of Metal Hammer we're giving away both Metallica and Megadeth posters – but because they're printed on the opposite side, you can only have one on your wall. So which is better?
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Saturday, July 5, 2014
"Headbanging man suffers bleeding on the brain
Metal and rock fans are being warned about the dangers of headbanging after a 50-year-old man developed a blood clot on the brain during a Motorhead concert.
Thursday, April 10, 2014
"Beneath The Remains: 25 Years Later
 It’s 25 years today since Sepultura’s stunning third album ‘Beneath The Remains’ woke the metal world up to a mighty force coming out of Brazil. In an exclusive Metal Hammer online interview, Max Cavalera looks back in anger |
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
"Subterranea: Avant Extremists Murmur Stream Brilliantly Bizarre New Album In Full!
Murmur invite you down the rabbit hole. Pic: Tom Kelly
Monday, January 6, 2014
"Opeth New Album Update: It’s “Epic” And “Unusual”
Opeth: Prog metal legends
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
"Exclusive: Nordic Avant-Metallers Vulture Industries Premier Their Stunning New Video With Hammer!
Vulture Industries: modern life is going to the dogs
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
"My Chemical Romance – RIP?
Blogs Of War: My Chemical Romance – RIP?:
MCR: Gone but not forgotten, whatever you think of them
The recent news that My Chemical Romance are calling it quits after over a decade together was met with hysterical dismay by their biggest fans and vitriolic jubilation by their fiercest critics. But should we really be rejoicing in the demise of a band that undeniably changed the landscape of heavy music – and arguably for the better? Tom Doyle investigates…
So then, My Chemical Romance have announced their decision to split some 12 years after lead singer and mischief-maker-in-chief Gerard Way formed the band in the wake of the September 11th attacks. Now that the dust has had a chance to settle, what better time to have a look at why MCR were such an important band in the story of the last decade of rock music and why metal fans, whether you like the music they produced or not, ought to care about the New Jersey quintet?
Firstly, they were a band with a firm grasp on the concept of spectacle. Their penchant for military regalia owed more than a little to Iron Maiden and the pomp and circumstance they brought to their at times knockabout punk gave it a widescreen appeal that took them to stadia across the globe – they weren’t nicknamed “Queen Day” for no reason. This is why Metal Hammer were the first mag in the UK to put them on our cover; because we could see what everyone would eventually see, that they were turning what they had into something greater than the sum of its parts.
MCR on the cover of Hammer back in 2007
Another crucial facet of MCR’s enduring charm was the role they fulfilled for their fans throughout their career. Every now and then a genuinely tribalising band come along; in the world of metal for the last 15+ years it has been Slipknot, in the world of pop-punk and ‘emo’ (or whatever you want to call it) it was MCR. These bands induce something in their fans beyond the regular adoration. To call one of these bands your own feels defining and all-consumingly powerful. Maggots and The MCRmy – not so dissimilar.
That tribalism can be a powerful force for self-definition, but be under no illusions, it is quality that is ultimately the most important thing, regardless of what specific creed of rock music the band in question are from. Hammer straddles many of those creeds; from power metal to powerviolence and beyond, it is only right that we take an embracing rather than exclusive stance.
MCR were a genuinely vital band and capable on their day of winning over fans from all corners of our diverse family. As a lover of music (as each one of you reading this surely is), it is important not to get bogged down in the seemingly ever more divided lines of sub-genre warfare. That way, dogma lies. Put it this way: apples are lovely, but you wouldn’t want to eat them all the time, would you? There’s nothing wrong with trying an orange every once in a while.
Maybe even more important than all of this, though, is the band’s relationship with the ‘mainstream press’. When vile hate rag The Daily Mail set its sights on tarring Chem’s fans as a cult of self-harming devil worshippers, it was no different to Christians Against Slipknot or Tipper Gore having a pop at Dee Snider. What was heartening to see was a group of fans, some very young, prepared to stand up for themselves and what they believed in – the right to listen to whatever they wanted to and express themselves however they see fit.
MCR’s penchant for military-inspired garb and sense of showmanship in the ‘Black Parade’ era drew comparisons to everyone from Queen to Marilyn Manson
They marched and they caused a fuss and exposed the Mail as the reactionary prats that they are – “Long live The Black Parade, we’ll listen to what we fucking want”. MCR fans weren’t prepared to take any shit, and for that we should all salute them. That’s what rock music is all about; an outsider culture that we should all be ready to stand up for and defend. My Chemical Romance mobilised this intense feeling of belonging in a new generation of fans, and for that alone they should be applauded.
Do you agree with Tom’s thoughts? Are MCR are band that we, as rock fans, should embrace? Head over to our Facebook page and let us know what you think.
MCR: Gone but not forgotten, whatever you think of them
So then, My Chemical Romance have announced their decision to split some 12 years after lead singer and mischief-maker-in-chief Gerard Way formed the band in the wake of the September 11th attacks. Now that the dust has had a chance to settle, what better time to have a look at why MCR were such an important band in the story of the last decade of rock music and why metal fans, whether you like the music they produced or not, ought to care about the New Jersey quintet?
Firstly, they were a band with a firm grasp on the concept of spectacle. Their penchant for military regalia owed more than a little to Iron Maiden and the pomp and circumstance they brought to their at times knockabout punk gave it a widescreen appeal that took them to stadia across the globe – they weren’t nicknamed “Queen Day” for no reason. This is why Metal Hammer were the first mag in the UK to put them on our cover; because we could see what everyone would eventually see, that they were turning what they had into something greater than the sum of its parts.
MCR on the cover of Hammer back in 2007
That tribalism can be a powerful force for self-definition, but be under no illusions, it is quality that is ultimately the most important thing, regardless of what specific creed of rock music the band in question are from. Hammer straddles many of those creeds; from power metal to powerviolence and beyond, it is only right that we take an embracing rather than exclusive stance.
MCR were a genuinely vital band and capable on their day of winning over fans from all corners of our diverse family. As a lover of music (as each one of you reading this surely is), it is important not to get bogged down in the seemingly ever more divided lines of sub-genre warfare. That way, dogma lies. Put it this way: apples are lovely, but you wouldn’t want to eat them all the time, would you? There’s nothing wrong with trying an orange every once in a while.
Maybe even more important than all of this, though, is the band’s relationship with the ‘mainstream press’. When vile hate rag The Daily Mail set its sights on tarring Chem’s fans as a cult of self-harming devil worshippers, it was no different to Christians Against Slipknot or Tipper Gore having a pop at Dee Snider. What was heartening to see was a group of fans, some very young, prepared to stand up for themselves and what they believed in – the right to listen to whatever they wanted to and express themselves however they see fit.
MCR’s penchant for military-inspired garb and sense of showmanship in the ‘Black Parade’ era drew comparisons to everyone from Queen to Marilyn Manson
Do you agree with Tom’s thoughts? Are MCR are band that we, as rock fans, should embrace? Head over to our Facebook page and let us know what you think.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
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