It came from the shock of my stroke [in 2019] and the struggles with my health. Now, I can release this and start again. It ...

Hammer is speaking to both vocalists more than a decade on from their collaboration on the Within Temptation song Paradise ...

In 1997, two key releases by two emerging bands had a game-changing impact on the metal scene as we knew it ...

Symphonic metal shows up in just about every subgenre — death metal, deathcore, power metal, black metal… a nod to the olde is always welcome. These bands busted out synths, pianos, orchestral ...

Symphonic metal icons Sharon den Adel and Tarja Turunen have discussed the first time they became aware of each other's music in an exclusive new interview with Metal Hammer. The Within Temptation ...

When Mark Jansen left the metal band After Forever in early 2002 and then formed the symphonic metal group Sahara Dust (which he then rechristened Epica), he initially asked then-girlfriend Simone ...

The Rock Orchestra talk fire, pyrotechnics and symphonic Metal ahead of their landmark Arenas Of Fire UK and Ireland arena ...

Metal is no longer a man’s world. All across the genre’s many subcategories, from folk to black metal, powerful female figures are putting their stamp on a genre that’s finally coming to terms with ...