In this issue of Metal Hammer, we sit down with Evanescence’s Amy Lee and Korn’s Jonathan Davis to reflect on their decades of friendship, touring together, and surviving nu metal.
We look back at Iron Maiden’s incredible World Slavery tour, which almost ended the band for good, and investigate metal’s relationship with TikTok - could the platform take metal mainstream again?
Venom legend Cronos talks occult rituals, dating witches and his love of, er, Status Quo, while we discover Blackbraid - the project fusing black metal with indigenous American culture.
We head to Milan to check out Lacuna Coil’s celebratory Comalies XX show, post-hardcore/emo supergroup L.S.
Dunes explain why they’re more than a lockdown project, and we learn the heartbreaking story of the Cuban metallers who protested against the government in the 90s and paid with their lives.
Clutch’s Neil Fallon gives us his life lessons, Parkway Drive’s Winston McCall answers your questions, and Sabaton’s Joakim Brodén talks new music, Ukraine, and the war story that broke his heart.
We hit the studio with Royal Thunder, Katatonia/Bloodbath’s Jonas Renkse invites us into his record collection, and The Rasmus reflect on their life-changing smash hit, In The Shadows.
All this, plus all the essential news and reviews from the world of metal!
