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Fear Factory have just released their first new song in five years – and there’s a secret Terminator connection: “We’ve always sung about the relationship between man and machine, and now it’s caught up to reality”

If The Terminator was a band, it would be Fear Factory – a gleaming mecha-human powerhouse who, with classic early albums Soul Of A New...

The story behind Oasis’ finest hour, the generation-defining Definitely Maybe. “We were a punk band with Beatles melodies. We had no effects, barely any equipment, just loads of attitude, 12 cans of Red Stripe and ambition.”

“It's about escaping,” said Noel Gallagher in 1994, speaking ahead of the release of Oasis' debut record Definitely Maybe. But really, it's about so much...

Ghxstcore Is Bringing a Heavy Sound to Bass House

Ghxstcore is an EDM artist building his own sound around heavy bass, energetic drops, and a growing focus on bass house. His music pulls from...

Metal Hammer’s tracks of the week: August 28 2026

Summer might be over (or almost, at least), but the big season for new releases is well and truly upon us. Just today, there's new...

The inside story behind the celebrations of Syd Barrett’s 80th birthday. “Syd emerged from the womb fully formed. There was no lead-in period – it was bang!”

Celebrations for what would have been the 80th birthday of Syd Barrett, the late Pink Floyd co-founder and solo maverick, will take place in October,...

“My mind got the better of me after being a half-mile closer to the centre of the earth. An epic rock ‘n’ roll death – what a way to go.” What happened when Queens of the Stone Age played a tiny show deep inside a German salt mine

In 2007, Queens of the Stone Age played 115 shows to promote their fifth studio album, Era Vulgaris. They played clubs, theatres, arenas and festival...

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