METAL HAMMER #415 August 2026
IRON MAIDEN FOR EDDFEST
ON THE SUBSCRIBERS ONLY COVER
PLUS
EXCLUSIVE EDDFEST
FESTIVAL WATER BOTTLE
BRAND NEW. 108 PAGES
FROM THE PUBLISHERS:
Up the Irons! Iron Maiden
are on the cover of the latest Metal Hammer. As they gear up for Eddfest,
their 50th anniversary festival at
the legendary Knebworth, we talk to Bruce and
Steve about what we can expect from it – and
what the future holds.
Plus! We take a tour of some of their classic props and memorabilia.
Elsewhere, we bring you the untold story of System Of A Down’s early years. From Serj Tankian’s first song, to Daron Malakian’s soap opera binges, to Shavo Odadjian’s initial role as the band’s hype man – it’s all here. We also celebrate 20 years of Bring Me The Horizon’s debut album, Count Your Blessings. It might have been a scrappy set of songs from a MySpace band hated by traditional metalheads, but it marked the beginning of their incredible rise to the top.
Meanwhile, we go inside ‘lost
Slipknot
album’Look Outside Your Window,
recorded alongside 2008’s All Hope Is
Gone sessions, and head to Florida for Blood4Blood
– the first-ever showcase of metal and bare-knuckle fighting staged by Slaughter To
Prevail’s Alex Terrible. Taylor Momsen explains how she rose from being a
child actor to an AC/DC-approved rock’n’roll singer, A reveal the story behind
breakout nu metal hit Nothing, and Blaze Bayley takes your questions on sci-fi epics
and whether he’d ever sing with Iron Maiden again. Former Arch Enemy singer Alissa White-Gluz introduces us to new band Blue Medusa,
and we find out how Dimmu Borgir became black metal’s biggest band
– and its most divisive.
All this, along with As Everything Unfolds, Hawxx, Sonic Temple
festival, Desertfest, Warning, Devildriver,
Quicksand, Karnivool, Frozen Soul, Hashtronaut and much, much more, plus
all the essential gigs and reviews from the world of metal.
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