In this packed issue of Metal Hammer, we bring you not one, but four cover artists and stories. Spiritbox, Zeal & Ardor, Loathe and Sleep Token are radically different from each other musically, but they are all shaking up the scene in their own ways. Their stories are all fascinating and they’re right here in this issue.

Elsewhere in the mag, we bring you our big 2022 preview - what to expect from your favourite artists in the year ahead. From gigs on beaches to arena tours, NFTs to long-awaited albums... the floodgates are bursting open! We also have the definitive Rob Halford interview, chat to Sepultura about the making of the awesome Refuse/Resist, embrace our inner goths with Unto Others, and hit the studio with Halestorm. We pitch your questions to RATM legend Tom Morello, delve into Animals As Leaders’ Tosin Abasi’s record collection, talk telepathic meetings with Chelsea Wolfe, and get some life lessons from Whitechapel’s Phil Bozeman.

All this, plus all the essential news and reviews from the world of metal.