by Nick DeSimone | Dec 19, 2016 | Calling It Quits
British publishing company Team Rock “went into administration” officially this week, following layoffs of nearly its entire staff. This is essentially the UK equivalent of bankruptcy; the company is currently retaining a small handful of administrators to...
by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 9, 2016 | Interviews, News, Updates
On Slipknot/Stone Sour’s frontman Corey Taylor’s 43rd birthday, Metal Hammer posted an interview they had with him discussing, among other things, how he got kicked out of high school, being homeless, and how he joined Slipknot. For those that know Taylor, he has no...
by Bram Teitelman | Sep 9, 2016 | Covers
UK metal rag Metal Hammer is turning 30 years old, and to commemorate, they’ve enlisted 15 artists to cover songs from those 30 years. Among them are Korn covering Faith No More’s “We Care a Lot,” Asking Alexandria doing Slipknot’s...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 7, 2014 | Beefs, Festivals, News, Updates, Video
[youtube]http://youtu.be/-B7CfDeI3xs[/youtube] Later this month, Metallica is set to become the first ever metal band to headline the UK’s Glastonbury Festival. Many aren’t particularly happy about that. Scottish post-rock band Mogwai said they were...
by Bram Teitelman | Sep 17, 2012 | New Music
So Enslaved have a new album coming out next month (in America) called Riittiir. Why would they call their album that, other than the fact that it’s spelled the same backwards? We may never know. However, Metal Hammer is previewing a track from the album, which...