The Metal Hammer Podcast

One story has dominated headlines in and out of the rock press this week – Threatin. A 'fake' band that embarked on a UK tour to play to noone. It sounds strange, and only gets weirder the more you delve into it. But is it all a hoax? We discuss!We also talk about mosh pit etiquette and crowdsurfing, an upcoming Limp Bizkit album, dream interviews and much more.There are live reviews of recent shows from Ghost Bath and Within Temptation, plus chat about the possibility of a Metallica musical.The Metal Hammer Podcast is powered by Olympus.

Slipknot are on the cover of our new issue AND there's a brand new Slipknot song! WHAT IS GOING ON?!!! Luke is losing his mind in all the excitement.Elsewhere, we review live shows from Slayer and Ihsahn, discuss big tour news from Rammstein, and debate who makes the best teabags. C'mon TeaPigs, you know you love us.There's also chat about side-projects, the biggest movements in modern metal and much much more.The Metal Hammer Podcast is powered by Olympus.

Metallica's collaboration with Lou Reed was almost universally derided, but seven years on, is it time to step back and reassess it?There's also chat about Code Orange at Bloodstock, the return of While She Sleeps and the significance of Kiss' final tour.And we review Turnstile's live show, and answer questions about Gary Numan, hype bands and metal sex toys.Also... send us your Slayer Horns!The Metal Hammer Podcast is powered by Olympus.

Yuimetal has left Babymetal! What does this mean for the Fox God's disciples? Will a new soldier join the ranks? Is it just Su-Metal and Moametal from now on? We try to figure it out.There's also big news about next year's Download festival lineup, and we share our thoughts on the new track from Bring Me The Horizon (featuring Dani Filth).We review live shows from The Black Queen, Idles, Black Peaks, Crossfaith and Carpenter Brut in what has been a very busy week for gigs.Plus talk about interview cliches, disappointing music videos, our favourite horror movies and more.It's a stacked show.The Metal Hammer Podcast is powered by Olympus.

Things are getting spooky on the Hammer Podcast as we debate which metallers could play iconic movie monsters, and Merlin has a review from last night's John Carpenter show in London.There's news from Ozzy, Ghost and Motley Crue, plus Luke and El debate whether bands should stick to their word after they play a farewell tour. We also review the new album from Disturbed and discuss which movies could be improved with a heavy metal soundtrack.The Metal Hammer Podcast is powered by Olympus.

Luke meets up with Behemoth frontman Nergal on album release day for I Loved You At Your Darkest. The pair talk about the new record, whether Nergal considers himself a hipster, if he's free as an artist and whether it's possible for anyone to be truly good. It's a chat full of philosophy and blasphemy.I Loved You At Your Darkest is out now via Nuclear Blast.The Metal Hammer Podcast is powered by Olympus.

Merlin rejoins Eleanor and Luke on the Podcast after a two week break, discussing news from Bloodstock, Slipknot and this year's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. As expected there's not a lot of metal (and still no Iron Maiden), but does it actually matter?There is also chat about the first time we encountered Metal Hammer, the albums we love that are globally hated and the importance of pushing new headliners.It also gets very sweary and angry when the team book their own worst-ever gigs. Mid-noughties indie truly was awful.The Metal Hammer Podcast is powered by Olympus.

Luke sits down with Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave, Prophets Of Rage) to talk about his upcoming solo album The Atlas Underground, the influence of '70s punk on a young Tom, the legacy of Killing In The Name, playing with Bruce Springsteen and much more.The Atlas Underground is released October 12th via BMG.The Metal Hammer Podcast is powered by Olympus.

Machine Head are no more! Well, this incarnation is at least. We take a look at the sudden split of Machine Head and speculate on their future.There's chat about the next Rammstein album, intro tracks on albums, Megadeth's cruise and if Ozzy would make a good chef.There's also a long discussion about a heavy metal soundtrack to The Crystal Maze, plus live reviews of Halestorm and Scarlxrd!The Metal Hammer Podcast is powered by Olympus.

CD sales in 2018 are down 41%, which isn't much of a surprise. So what is the point of CDs in this streaming economy? We discuss!There's also chat about Metallica's upcoming stadium tour, the possibility of a touring Knotfest, and the most metal video game characters.We also debate what it means to be an icon in music and Jonathan shares his opinion 90s death metal.The Metal Hammer Podcast is powered by Olympus.

We've got news from two big metal festivals (one from each hemisphere) and our reaction to Avenged Sevenfold's new song Mad Hatter.There's also chat about the new Clutch album, a potential new Guns N' Roses album and our favourite sandwiches (which annoys Merlin no end).Plus Marilyn Manson's Mechanical Animals turns 20 this week, we reminisce about what the album meant for Mazza and where it stands in the world of heavy metal.The Metal Hammer Podcast is powered by Olympus.

Architects are back with a new song and we are VERY EXCITED! Merlin, Eleanor and Luke discuss new track Hereafter, the upcoming album and arena tour from one of the best British metal bands of all time.There's also a big, frothing review of Ghost's show at the Royal Albert Hall, and Eleanor reveals the craziness of seeing Wagakki Band live in Japan.The team also chat about the future of Babymetal, anticipated albums for the rest of 2018, a potential ...And Justice For All tour and more!The Metal Hammer Podcast is powered by Olympus.

to see if it's worth metal bands trying to surprise their fans.We also discuss news from Meshuggah, Ozzy Osbourne and Ville Valo, and pay homage to Iron Maiden's Powerslave album.There's also chat about booking our own festivals, the best prog metal, and Brent Hinds' recent comments about the music industry.The Metal Hammer Podcast is powered by Olympus.

This week Slipknot's Iowa album turns 17 years old, so Merlin, Luke and Jonathan take a look back on the creation and legacy such a vital album in heavy metal.The team also discuss a heavy metal Great British Bake Off, what makes good album art, and the worst receptions bands have received live. Plus chat about news from Slayer, Judas Priest and Atreyu.We also have live reviews of The Fever 333 and Bring Me The Horizon's secret show at Reading festival.The Metal Hammer Podcast is powered by Olympus.

Luke has returned from a brain-bending weekend at ArcTanGent festival and is very excited about the myriad of progressive bands he saw. There's also chat about new music from Bring Me The Horizon (who may or may not be going experimental), the next Deftones album, and when we can expect a new Metallica record.We also discuss this year's most underrated albums, underwhelming live performances and our favourite dance songs. Spoiler: Darude – Sandstorm still rules.The Metal Hammer Podcast is powered by Olympus.