From Metallica and Trivium to BTBAM and Mastodon, here’s how some of our favorite rock and metal artists dressed up for Halloween 2025!

Avatar vocalist Johannes Eckerström is dressing up for Halloween. This might seem like a given, considering each time the ...

Team Metal Hammer picks out some of the spookiest and most terrifying tracks you need to metal up your Halloween mix in 2025 ...

On Halloween, Anna von Hausswolff unveils her new album Iconoclasts. So far the Swedish musician has released “Stardust,” ...

Alice Cooper and Rob Halford of Judas Priest brought their tour home to Phoenix for a hit-filled concert at Talking Stick ...

The vocalist also talks about her early days in the Italian pop/dance world, exclusively in the new issue of Metal Hammer ...

Japan's new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, is a devoted heavy metal fan who plays drums to de-stress. Despite her passion ...

Sanae Takaichi is the first woman chosen to serve as Japan's prime minister. She favors a strong military, a strong economy — ...

Japan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who ...

Japan's first female prime minister, Takaichi, aims to attract young voters with a rightward shift and conservative policies.

For most of her life, Sanae Takaichi has loved heavy metal. As Japan’s first female leader, she has many reasons to reach for her sticks ...