HOW YA DOING?

STILL HANGING IN alright? It’s still pretty hard

SERVICE RESUMES

THE BIG PICTURE

WE WILL NEVER FORGET ALEXI

...and other thoughts you fine lot shared with us this month

HOARD ALMIGHTY

Box sets, underground oddities and all the essential merch you need this month

MARILYN MANSON ALLEGATIONS: THE STORY SO FAR

A number of women came forward with allegations of abuse against Marilyn Manson last month. As Hammer went to press, the story was still ongoing

“YEAH, I’LL BE YOUR DAD, BUT YOU GOTTA CALL ME PAPA…”

Nu metal survivor Jacoby Shaddix sits back to face your questions, Adidas trousers and all

JOHNNY 3 TEARS

Hollywood Undead’s Johnny 3 Tears takes us through his top tunes, from industrial legends to international hip hop

SERENA CHERRY

LIFE LESSONS

BOSS KELOID

The UK’s kings of unpredictable psych-stoner sludge take another trip into the great unknown

THE CRY OF MANKIND BY MY DYING BRIDE

THE STORY BEHIND

IMHA TARIKAT

German black metal mastermind explores his inner turmoil and misunderstood roots

THE BIG DEBATE

In a recent op ed, Dannii Leivers pointed out that many of the best young bands in the metal scene right now aren’t… erm… actually metal. Obviously, there were Some Thoughts to be had from you lot

KIND EYES

These Californians spread crushing hardcore with a charged message

WHITE VOID

Eclectic Norwegians’ hard rockin’ eerie vibes delve into ideas of the absurd

HAWXX

Setting an example with selfempowerment and colossal chops

JET FUEL CHEMISTRY

From Foo Fighters covers to melodic metalcore

THE 100 GREATEST SONGS OF THE CENTURY ER... SO FAR

Two decades into the century, we thought we’d try to give ourselves a headache by counting down the 100 greatest songs of the last 21 years! The only rules? One song per band, songs from 2000 onwards only. That’s it. So, without further ado, here’s the best playlist you’ll see this year - as picked by us, you guys and some of metal’s biggest and best names…

EVANESCENCE

The BitterTruth

THE CROWN

Royal Destroyer

AND NOW THE OWLS ARE SMILING

Dirges

BAEST

Necro Sapiens

BLACK SPIDERS

Steel City’s much-loved rockers return to the bat

BONECARVER

Evil

BRUNHILDE

To Cut A Long Story Short

DEPTHS OF HATRED

Inheritance

DREAMSHADE

A Pale Blue Dot

EPICA

Omega

ERRA

Erra

EINHERJER

North Star

ENFORCED

Kill Grid

ENFORCER

Live By FireII

FIVE THE HIEROPHANT

Through Aureate Void

THE GENERALS

To Hell

LANDMRVKS

Lost InThe Waves

LIZZARD

Eroded

SMALL MERCIES

Where EP is short for ‘Epic Potential’

EYEHATEGOD

A History Of Nomadic Behaviour

MARIANAS REST

Fata Morgana

MASON HILL

Against The Wall

MEMORIAM

To The End

MISOTHEIST

For The Glory Of Your Redeemer

NIGHTFALL

At Night We Prey

OMINOUS RUIN

Amidst VoicesThat EchoIn Stone

PAPA ROACH

Greatest Hits Vol. 2: The Better Noise Years

THE HYENA KILL

A Disconnect

LA MORTE VIENE DALLO SPAZIO

Trivial Visions

PUPIL SLICER

Mirrors

REAPER

The Atonality Of Flesh

SANCTIONED

Annexation

WORLD SERVICE

Heavy metal uprisings from around the globe

SAXON

Inspirations

SKYWALKER

Late Eternity

STEPSON

Help Me, HelpYou

SUR AUSTRU

Obârşie

NINE TREASURES

AwakeningFrom Dukkha

TOMAHAWK

TonicImmobility

THIRDFACE

DoIt WithA Smile

VESTINDIEN

Null

WE ARE AMONG STORMS

The I In We

WHITE VOID

Anti

WITHERFALL

The Curse Of Autumn

WOLF KING

The Path Of Wrath

WOLVENNEST

Temple

RESURRECTIONS

Unearthing the latest metal reissues

LIVE EVIL

Your essential guide to the best and the biggest metal bands hitting the UK

TESSERACT

The UK kings of progressive metal are back with Trivium this winter

MISS MAY I

Ohio’s metalcore faves swing into town in November with Bury Tomorrow

EARTHLESS/NEBULA

Psychedelic riff lords embark on a mystic pilgrimage

GAEREA

Portugal’s black metal sect summon up a maelstrom

ASPHYX

Death metal’s old guard refuse to rely on past glories

DAVID ELLEFSON

ELLEFSON/  MEGADETH