A gothic romance

THE HAMMER INTERVIEW

With a two-guitar line-up instead of the usual trio, and on their own label after the split from Bronze, the Orgasmatron album signalled a decibel-driven new start for Motörhead . We turn back the clock to 1986 with this classic interview.

Out of the darkness comes light, and Ghost ’s future increasingly looks bright. Tobias Forge, aka Papa V Perpetua, talks dark matters and working towards “newer, better, bigger”.

From Poppy to Spiritbox, new album Metal Forth features seven collab songs with modern metal royalty. Welcome to Babymetal’s next chapter of world domination

The PiL frontman and former Sex Pistol on losing loved ones, living near the California fires, spoken-word gigs, underpants…

When the Irish band were a folksy blues three-piece, it was Eric Bell who defined Thin Lizzy on their 1971 self-titled debut and early 70s follow-ups, Shades Of A Blue Orphanage and Vagabonds Of The Western World