As well as headlining Hammerfest in March, Hatebreed have announced a UK tour! Expect breakdowns and ludicrous pits all over the place.

Hatebreed are one of the best crossover bands in the world right now. This is a fact. We got frontman Jamey Jasta to pick his top five crossover albums EV-AH. Makes sense, right?

Finnish heavy metal band CHILDREN OF BODOM recently entered Danger Johnny Studios (located at a top secret, undisclosed location in Helsinki) to begin work on their as-yet-untitled eighth studio album. For the recording of the LP, COB has teamed up with recording engineer Mikko Karmila, who worked with the band on their fan favorite albums Hate...

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Metal Hammer scribe Dom Lawson reviews the new Hatebreed album The Divinity Of Purpose, out January 28 via Nuclear Blast. He's not all splodgy-faced like in the last Iron Sandwich, though.