10 THINGS WE LEARNED THIS MONTH
what’s been on our minds this month
DAVE MUSTAINE IS A FIGHTER
as Hammer went to press, news had broken that dave is battling throat cancer. everyone at Hammer is sending strength and positivity dave’s way.
MUD IS NOT METAL…
We should have known we’d pay for the last two years of sunshine at download.
…BUT IT DOESN’T MATTER
it didn’t stop Slipknot, Slayer, tool et al bringing the fucking house down, did it?!
WE’RE READY FOR BLOODSTOCK
and on that note… roll on the most metal festival of the year!
DON’T MESS WITH TILL LINDEMANN
We’re just saying, he’s always looked like he can pack a punch.
ANDRÉ MATOS AND NATURE G RIP
our community suffered two great losses this month. brazilian metal legend andré matos and tengger cavalry’s nature Ganganbaigal will be sorely missed. crank some angra and tengger cavalry today.
3 FROM HELL LOOKS GOOD
Well, from the three seconds of footage it does, anyway.
TOO MANY VENUES ARE CLOSING
london’s borderline and the lemington assembly are two more recent causalities. WtF is going on?
BABYMETAL ARE MIXING IT UP
new, Skindred-esque single Pa Pa Ya features a turn by thai rapper F. hero
GAAHL LOVES THE EURYTHMICS
black metal legend Gaahl shared a playlist in aid of this month’s Pride, with some surprising tracks including Grace Jones, the eurythmics and Fleetwood mac.