The Metal Hammer Podcast

A weekend of Judas Priest, Gojira, Nightwish, Cannibal Corpse, Emperor, Alestorm, At The Gates and a helluva lot more! We dissect it all in the big review of Bloodstock festival.We also talk news from Venom Prison, Bring Me The Horizon and Megadeth.Plus there's a discussion about potential Bloodstock headliners and whether bands should mix it up when playing live.The Metal Hammer Podcast is powered by Olympus.

Bloodstock festival is this weekend, so Eleanor, Luke and Jonathan are picking the bands you need to check out at the UK's premier metal festival.There's also chat about Behemoth's new song, those AC/DC rumours, heavy metal at Glastonbury and our favourite guitarists.Plus we review recent live shows from Iron Maiden, Oxbow and Diety's Muse.The Metal Hammer Podcast is powered by Olympus.

Metallica are reportedly using Spotify data to pick setlists based on popular listening habits – but is that a good idea? Merlin, Eleanor and Luke debate the idea from both sides.We're also discussing Behemoth, Manowar, Slash, the best festival sets ever and bands that never changed lineup.Plus there's a BIG review of Heavy Montreal festival.The Metal Hammer Podcast is powered by Olympus.

It is hotter than the sun and we're sticking to our chairs, but you cannot stop the metal!One this week's episode, we're discussing Kvelertak's new vocalist, King 810's lineup change and new album news from Nightwish.There's also discussion on Matt Tuck's recent comments about metal growing stale, hype bands, instrumental tracks and if cheese is overrated.The Metal Hammer Podcast is powered by Olympus.

Better late than never! We had some techy difficulties uploading last week's episode, but it's now live! This week we're talking about the news of Erlend leaving Kvelertak, plus new album news from Opeth and Papa Roach. Merlin, Luke and Jonathan also discuss why Volbeat haven't caught on in the UK, if heavy metal can…… Continue reading 024: What Is The Future For Kvelertak?

Two members of System Of A Down are in the studio... but what does it mean? Merlin, Eleanor and Luke discuss this news as well as the new music from Crossfaith and Prophets Of Rage. The Hammer team also chat about including demo tracks on albums, what new bands they're listening to right now, and…… Continue reading 023: More Cowbell? Metal Needs More Melodica!

Metal Hammer and Classic Rock alumni Joel McIver and Mick Wall have launched their very own podcast called Dead Rock Stars. Each week the two acclaimed music journalists look at the life and times of some of rock 'n' roll's biggest names.To give you a little taster of what they're up to, here's their episode dedicated to Ronnie James Dio. You can find Dead Rock Stars on iTunes, Acast and more.

Two members of the Hammer podcast are excited that football's coming home, one not so much. In this week's episode we discuss who should cover Three Lions, the bands that almost made it to festival headliner level and if there will ever be a Sepultura reunion. There's lots of chat about new records from Halestorm,…… Continue reading 022: Metal's Coming Home

Pantera and Hellyeah drummer Vinnie Paul died this weekend at the age of 54. On this week's podcast Merlin, Eleanor and Luke pay tribute to the drummer who loved metal so much. We also discuss new music from Code Orange and Coheed & Cambria, plus the potential for new albums from Bring Me The Horizon,…… Continue reading 021: RIP Vinnie Paul

This week A Perfect Circle played the UK and banned people from using phones at their shows, but is this a step too far? Eleanor (who was at two of the gigs), Luke and Jonathan weigh in on this divisive issue. Plus we discuss news about Rammstein's new album, review Alice In Chains' recent London show and pick who would be in our heavy metal Fellowship Of The Ring.The Metal Hammer Podcast is powered by Olympus.

What a week! Download festival and the Metal Hammer Golden Gods has broken our bodies, but it won't stop us yabbering on about how much fun it's been! On this week's episode, Merlin, Eleanor and Luke review Download festival and all the heavy metal mayhem from this year's Golden Gods. The Metal Hammer Podcast is powered by Olympus.

It's Download festival this weekend and we're beyond excited! On this week's podcast, Merlin, Eleanor and Luke discuss which bands they're most looking forward to seeing and why Guns N' Roses might be the greatest headline set in Download history. There's also a spoiler-riddled review of Iron Maiden in Stockholm, chat about new albums from…… Continue reading 018: Why Download Festival Is Going To Rule

Ghost are just about to release their fourth album Prequelle, and it's a stone-cold stunner of a record. But how far can the occult-rockers go? Can they cross over into the mainstream or will they always be metal's little secret? We discuss!Merlin, Eleanor and Luke also chat about Murderdolls rumours, Iron Maiden's new tour, metal's most embarrassing moments and more!The Metal Hammer Podcast is powered by Olympus.

Avenged Sevenfold are on the cover of this month's and Metal Hammer and they're headlining Download, so they must be doing something right! But what do they mean to our scene? And how did a group of guys from Orange County become one of the biggest bands on the planet? We investigate!We also discuss Clutch's new album, a heavy metal Breaking Bad, almost-perfect albums and whether it's better to have super long arms or long legs.The Metal Hammer Podcast is powered by Olympus.

Metallica's Kirk Hammett said this week that he believes the band were right in taking action against Napster all those years ago, but as fans, how do we feel about it? And how has peer-to-peer sharing changed the music industry?We also discuss the ongoing 'Is Yuimetal in Babymetal?' story, the news of an upcoming Tenacious D album, increased violence at metal shows, and koalas weeing on people.The Metal Hammer Podcast is powered by Olympus.