THIRTY YEARS AGO, when Tuomas Holopainen was 19 years old, he invited his friends Emppu Vuorinen and Tarja Turunen to his parents’ cabin on a lake. There, he shared some songs he’d written while on national service in the Finnish army, and...
PHOTOGRAPHER Kev’s a Metal Hammer veteran who’s been shooting for us for too many years to count. We sent him to Bloodstock to capture the fire (Slaughter To Prevail), the fury (Body Count) and the, er, plague doctors (Castle Rat).
WRITER Dom is metal through and through – just look at his reviews for Exhumer, Sigh and Uncle Acid in this issue. Or at his hairy face. In a huge bummer, he had a heart attack at Bloodstock. We love you, Dom! Get well soon!
WRITER Yas took time out from handling our brands’ socials to speak to Beartooth mastermind Caleb Shomo about Prince, fancy nails and emo (p.72). They’re also the author of emo activity book
Maria Brink was bitten by the music bug at an early age. “My mama loved music,” she says, recalling her first gig when she was just five years old. “We’d be out on the lawn seats, and I got to see Stevie Nicks.” Since then, she has become one of the...
