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“I told him, ‘This is only a small town, we don’t have the infrastructure for an artist like you!’”: Why Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris was turned down after asking to play power metal stars Sabaton’s hometown festival

In 2017, Steve Harris’ British Lion performed at Sabaton Open Air – but not without the Maiden man convincing the band in charge first

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Metalcore’s premiere pit-starters are on the cover of this exclusive edition of Metal Hammer’s latest issue, which comes with a bag unavailable in shops

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The Last Sacrifice review – how a gruesome rural murder embedded folk-horror in the British psyche

Rupert Russell’s fascinating documentary is a sophisticated analysis of how real life and fiction merged in post-empire Britain in the 1960s and 70s

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“Security will think that you’re either the wife or the girlfriendof someone, or a groupie”: Lacuna Coil’s Cristina Scabbia explains how women are “treated differently” in the heavy metal scene

The vocalist also talks about her early days in the Italian pop/dance world, exclusively in the new issue of Metal Hammer

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"They were ripping the whole place down. The bar was used as a battering ram to storm the stage." How a long wait for a metal singer's dealer to deliver the goods almost caused disaster at an iconic UK music venue

There's a reason drugs are bad, kids, and this chaotic night in Nottingham was one of them

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Monster Hunter Wilds fan artist who served pearls before swine thanks black hole hammer appreciators for their support after another great sword wins Capcom weapon design contest

The mirror great sword is cool, but the black hole on a stick is cooler

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Order your exclusive Iron Maiden bundle featuring an Eddie T-shirt you won't find in shops

The bundle also comes with an alternate Metal Hammer cover

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The Curse of Frankenstein review – Hammer horror with Lee and Cushing shows how it should be done

Terence Fisher’s crisply told 1957 classic is unencumbered with good taste and delivered with absolute conviction

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"In Brazil, especially in the early 80s, it was all about Samba – nobody would talk about metal." Five minutes with Sepultura legend Iggor Cavalera

Hammer chats with global metal icon - and all-round metal legend - Iggor Cavalera

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Metal Hammer has teamed with Parkway Drive for an exclusive t-shirt and magazine package

Get your hands on this bundle before the Aussie metalcore crew hit the UK next month

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Get the new issue of Metal Hammer with an I Prevail cover and t-shirt you won’t find in the shops

The US metalcore giants talk all about new album Violent Nature inside our latest issue

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"If we gave up now, it would destroy our scene." Botswana's death metal cowboys Overthrust are flying the flag for African metal

Botswana's Overthrust have overcome hardship and tragedy to fly the flag for African metal

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Dracula at the Lyric Hammersmith review: Umi Myers is magnetic in this clever feminist take on the classic

4/5 There are plenty of scary moments in this reworking that asks whether vampires or the patriarchy are the real monsters

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"It was the four of us against the world." Behind the curtains of Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne's historic farewell gig

In July, Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne performed their final show together. Weeks later, Ozzy passed away. Metal Hammer caught up with the band ahead of their final farwell

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Dracula rises again: Umi Myers on a new show with its teeth on the pulse

A new production of Dracula at the Lyric Hammersmith tells the classic horror through a female perspective and aims to cleverly explore contemporary fears while scaring the old school pants off you

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Get the new issue of Metal Hammer with a Helloween cover and t-shirt you won’t find in the shops

Celebrate the release of the power metal overlords’ new album Giants & Monsters with this exclusive Metal Hammer bundle

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Get the latest issue of Metal Hammer with an exclusive glow-in-the-dark Nova Twins t-shirt, celebrating the release of new album Parasites & Butterflies

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Horror fans rejoice! This old-school classic is getting a 4K remaster and a new 5.1 mix

Some spooky Hammer horror is coming to a Blu-ray player near you

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"A support slot with Slipknot? We're working on it!" What do deathcore, nu metal and Switzerland have in common? One of the most exciting young bands in metal: Paleface Swiss

Paleface Swiss are one of 2025's major breakout metal bands - and with good reason

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‘I’m not a big CGI guy’: Guns N’ Roses axeman Slash on remaking trash classic Deathstalker

The rock star has loved the cult film ever since he worked in a video shop. As his ‘requel’ gets its world premiere, he talks Hammer horror, soundtrack heaven – and how his dad got him into Edgar Allan Poe

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Which heavy metal singers would survive a zombie apocalypse? We asked people at Bloodstock Festival for their picks

From hammer-wielding Swedes to gun-toting Motor City Madmen, these are the metal singers Bloodstock figured could weather a zombie apocalypse

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"We're working on a song that needs Dani Filth." Employed To Serve's Justine Jones and Sammy Urwin on their Will Ramos collab, future guests and whether they'll tour the US

UK metalcore heroes Employed To Serve answer Metal Hammer reader questions

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Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale opens up about breaking up with alcohol: “I was looking for an escape in all the wrong places”

Halestorm’s singer/guitarist explains why she turned her back on booze in December 2023

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“All those nu metal copy bands, I don’t give a s*** about”: System Of A Down’s Daron Malakian has some thoughts on being lumped in with the 90s nu metal scene

Scars On Broadway/System Of A Down guitarist Daron Malakian is interviewed in the brand new issue of Metal Hammer

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“I said, ‘You won’t get anywhere with that name!’ Then they went on to be one of the biggest bands in the world”: The heavy metal veteran who talked smack to Snow Patrol

Paradise Lost singer Nick Holmes once told future indie sensations Snow Patrol, to their faces, that they’d never hit the big time

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