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class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Wilfried F. Rimensberger</li><li>Jürgen Wigginghaus</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1983</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Company</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Future_plc" title="Future plc">Future</a> (UK)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Axel_Springer_SE" title="Axel Springer SE">Axel Springer SE</a> (Germany)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Based in</th><td class="infobox-data">London</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.loudersound.com/metal-hammer">www<wbr />.loudersound<wbr />.com<wbr />/metal-hammer</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/search?fq=x0:jrnl&q=n2:0955-1190">0955-1190</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Metal Hammer</b></i> is a <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a> music <a href="/wiki/Magazine" title="Magazine">magazine</a> and website founded in 1983, published in the United Kingdom by <a href="/wiki/Future_plc" title="Future plc">Future</a>, with other language editions published by different companies available in numerous other countries. <i>Metal Hammer</i> features news, reviews and long-form articles covering both major and underground bands in heavy metal, as well as covering rock, <a href="/wiki/Punk_rock" title="Punk rock">punk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grunge" title="Grunge">grunge</a> and other alternative music genres. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Publication_history">Publication history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Metal_Hammer&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Publication history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Wilfried F. Rimensberger conceived <i>Metal Hammer</i> in 1983,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> taking the idea of a rock magazine publishing in different languages to Jürgen Wigginghaus, publisher of the German magazine <i>MusikSzene</i>, where Rimensberger was chief editor. Wigginghaus helped launch the German edition of <i>Metal Hammer</i> soon after, while Rimensberger launched the flagship, English language version from London in November 1986, installing Harry Doherty, formerly of <i><a href="/wiki/Melody_Maker" title="Melody Maker">Melody Maker</a></i>, as editor. The magazine would grow to be published in 11 different languages around the world, including local language editions in Israel, Japan, Serbia, Spain, The Netherlands, Italy, Poland, Hungary and France, also becoming the first Western youth publication in the Soviet Union. </p><p><i>Metal Hammer</i> UK changed owners several times between the early 90s and late 2010s. It was bought by <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Publishing" title="Dennis Publishing">Dennis Publishing</a> in 1994, where it remained for six years before being sold to <a href="/wiki/Future_plc" title="Future plc">Future</a> in 2000. In 2013, start-up publisher TeamRock bought the magazine alongside sister titles <i><a href="/wiki/Classic_Rock_(magazine)" title="Classic Rock (magazine)">Classic Rock</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Prog_(magazine)" title="Prog (magazine)">Prog</a></i>, before Future bought all three brands back following the collapse of TeamRock in December 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2018, Future renamed the Teamrock.com website as <i>Louder</i>, a continuation of the 'parent brand' model for <i>Metal Hammer</i>, <i>Classic Rock</i> and <i>Prog</i> that would house all three magazines' respective websites.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Metal Hammer</i> Germany was sold separately to <a href="/wiki/Axel_Springer_SE" title="Axel Springer SE">Axel Springer SE</a> in 1999. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Brand_extensions">Brand extensions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Metal_Hammer&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Brand extensions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Metal_Hammer_Golden_Gods_Awards">Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Metal_Hammer&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Metal_Hammer_Golden_Gods_Awards" title="Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards">Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards</a></div> <p>The Golden Gods Awards were established in 2003 by then-editor Chris Ingham, designed to commemorate the biggest and most exciting names in heavy metal. The annual ceremony, featuring band performances in front of a live crowd, took place from 2003-2018.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over the course of 15 years, the likes of <a href="/wiki/Ozzy_Osbourne" title="Ozzy Osbourne">Ozzy Osbourne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iron_Maiden" title="Iron Maiden">Iron Maiden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mot%C3%B6rhead" title="Motörhead">Motörhead</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slipknot_(band)" title="Slipknot (band)">Slipknot</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Iommi" title="Tony Iommi">Tony Iommi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_May" title="Brian May">Brian May</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Mustaine" title="Dave Mustaine">Dave Mustaine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rob_Zombie" title="Rob Zombie">Rob Zombie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Bailey" title="Bill Bailey">Bill Bailey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Jericho" title="Chris Jericho">Chris Jericho</a> and more either performed or appeared at the awards.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Podcasts_and_radio_shows">Podcasts and radio shows</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Metal_Hammer&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Podcasts and radio shows"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>The Metal Hammer Podcast</i> was launched in 2009, originally presented by <i>Metal Hammer</i> staff members James Gill and Terry Bezer and covering weekly news and events from the world of metal, as well as reviews of new albums from prominent artists. It'd go on to be presented by Merlin Alderslade, Stephen Hill and Amit Sharma, before being put on hold in 2013 as <i>Metal Hammer</i> launched <i>The Metal Hammer Radio Show</i> on TeamRock's newly founded digital radio station.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The radio show continued until 2018, when it was taken off air. </p><p>In 2016, <i>Metal Hammer</i> launched a limited <i>...In Residence</i> series in partnership with <a href="/wiki/Spotify" title="Spotify">Spotify</a>, presented by Alderslade, Luke Morton and then-<i>Metal Hammer</i> editor-in-chief, Alexander Milas. The show produced six episodes featuring exclusive interviews with major metal artists, including Iron Maiden and <a href="/wiki/Bring_Me_the_Horizon" title="Bring Me the Horizon">Bring Me The Horizon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After a five-year hiatus, <i>The Metal Hammer Podcast</i> returned in 2018, hosted by Alderslade, Morton and Eleanor Goodman, staying on air for four more years before going back on hiatus in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Magazines_in_other_territories">Magazines in other territories</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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