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All the biggest news and hottest topics from the world of metal from Merlin, Eleanor and guests at Metal Hammer magazine.

We're feeling nostalgic on this week's show, so we thought we'd take a trip back twenty whole years to 2002! Merl and Steve discuss what was...

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It's the final Reader Q+A of the year! Merl and El tackle questions about their favourite recent memories at Metal Hammer, who they'd want t...

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Merl and Steve take a deep dive into the brand new Trivium album, In The Court Of The Dragon! We discuss how it compares to their incredible...

El, Jonathan and Steve answer your questions! We discuss whether metal personalities will ever get on mainstream TV again, why metal from La...

Merl, El and Jonathan cast their ears over an insanely busy couple of weeks for great albums! We discuss whether Spiritbox's much-anticipate...

We promised you we'd do it, and we're here to deliver. On this week's episode, Merl, El and Steve review every single track on Metallica's m...

This week, Merl chats to Mike Schiff, director of upcoming mega-documentary The History Of Metal And Horror! Mike has spent years amassing o...

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It's one of the biggest Metal Hammer Podcast guests ever as Metallica legend Jason Newsted joins us for the very first time! Jason talks to...

Merl, Steve and Jonathan are back from Bloodstock Open Air 2021 and have just about recovered enough to give you the big review! We go deep...

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Merl and Steve tackle some questions from you lot - our lovely, loyal listeners! We discuss how new Iron Maiden album Senjutsu will affect t...

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Merl and Steve dig into the latest issue of Metal Hammer - a huge celebration of 20 years of System Of A Down's classic second album, Toxici...

In honour of Bloodstock officially going ahead (though we hope you're all gonna continue to be careful out there...), Merl and Steve count d...

In a world exclusive new interview, Metal Hammer Deputy Editor Eleanor Goodman talks to the legendary 'Godfather Of Nu Metal' himself, Ross...

Joining Merl on this week's show is the legendary Sharon Den Adel from everyone's favourite Dutch symphonic metal megastars, Within Temptati...

It's a monstrous two-hour podcast today as Merl, El and Steve review this past weekend's history-making Download Pilot Festival. They discus...

Merl chats to the one and only Benji Webbe from Skindred! We find out what Benji has been up to in lockdown, what prompted his son to put hi...

Merl, Steve and Jonathan take in some of the latest metal releases you need to know about. We discuss the clusterfuck around Fear Factory ah...

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To celebrate our blockbuster new issue, Merl, El and Steve take a look back at the whirlwind career of Babymetal so far, from their origins...

In an exclusive interview, Eleanor talks to Gojira's Joe and Mario Duplantier about the making of their amazing new album, Fortitude. The br...

Days before she defends the Raw Women's Championship against Asuka and Charlotte Flair at Wrestlemania Backlash, Merl chats to WWE superstar...

Merl, El and Jonathan sift through some of the recent big releases in metal (plus a couple of underground bangers yet to come). What's broug...

Merl and El dissect the fantastic new Gojira album, Fortitude. Is it the album that'll take them up festival bills, and is it a big enough e...

Merl, El and Steve field some questions from the Metal Hammer faithful! We work out how Mudvayne have ended up headlining major festivals on...

Merl, El (er, eventually) and Steve pull apart the new album from While She Sleeps, Sleeps Society, and take a look at the Sheffield metalco...

Merl, Steve and Jonathan review some of the best recent releases in metal. Have The Crown put out a contender for the best death metal album...

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Metal is taking over TikTok and Instagram, and Kiki Wong is leading the way! One of metal's biggest influencers tells us about her love of h...

The new issue of Metal Hammer celebrates the 100 Greatest Songs Of The Century So Far. In honour of that, Merl, El and Steve gather to creat...

Merl, Steve and Jonathan pay tribute to Entombed legend LG Petrov, who died aged 49 this week following a cancer diagnosis last year. The gu...

Merl sits down with Epica singer Simone Simons to talk about the unique recording process behind their bombastic new album Omega, whether th...

Merl, El and Steve dissect the immense new Architects album, For Those That Wish To Exist, looking into their history so far and what this a...