Metal Hammer & Heavy Metal

Metal Hammer & Heavy Metal is a Greek monthly music magazine and an associated record label dedicated to heavy metal and hard rock. The magazine was founded in 1984 and has since become one of the longest-running metal publications in Greece. It is published by Treck A.B.E.E., with editorial offices historically located in Moschato, Athens. The magazine covers news, interviews, album reviews, concert listings, and features on both international and Greek metal acts. Its content is primarily in Greek, though it also includes English-language contributions. The brand extends beyond print: it operates a website (metalhammer.gr) with daily news, a YouTube channel (Hammer TV), an e-shop for merchandise, and organizes or supports concerts and events. The associated record label, also named Metal Hammer & Heavy Metal, specializes in compilations, EPs, and re-releases, often tied to the magazine's promotional efforts. Releases include albums and EPs from bands such as Psychotic Waltz, Dark Angel, Haggard, Mercyful Fate, Candlemass, Destruction, Manilla Road, Fates Warning, Rotting Christ, Iced Earth, Septicflesh, Dimmu Borgir, Sepultura, Accept, Blind Guardian, Scorpions, Pain of Salvation, and Armored Dawn. The magazine's editorial team has included figures such as Kostas Chronopoulos (editor-in-chief), Hakos Pervanidis, and Thodoris Livanios (publisher). Over the decades, Metal Hammer & Heavy Metal has documented the Greek metal scene and international acts, celebrating milestones like Iron Maiden's 50th anniversary with a dedicated book. The brand remains active, with recent issues (e.g., September 2026) and ongoing digital content.

Metal Hammer & Heavy Metal was founded in 1984 in Greece as a monthly music magazine dedicated to heavy metal and hard rock. It quickly became a central voice for the Greek metal community, providing news, interviews, reviews, and concert coverage. The magazine is published by Treck A.B.E.E., and its editorial offices have been based in Moschato, Athens. Over the years, it has featured contributions from numerous journalists, photographers, and artists, including Kostas Chronopoulos, Hakos Pervanidis, Thodoris Livanios, and many others. In parallel with the magazine, an associated record label also named Metal Hammer & Heavy Metal was established. The label focuses on compilations, EPs, and re-releases, often featuring bands from Europe and the United States. Notable releases include Psychotic Waltz's 'A Social Grace' (1990), Dark Angel's 'We Have Arrived' re-release (1997), Haggard's 'And Thou Shalt Trust... The Seer' (1997), Mercyful Fate's 'The Curse of Evil' compilation (1997), Candlemass's 'Epicus Doomicus Metallicus' re-release (1998), Destruction's 'Eternal Devastation' re-release (1998), Heir Apparent's 'Graceful Inheritance' re-release (1998), Manilla Road's 'Live by the Sword' compilation (1998), Fates Warning's 'A Handful of Fate' compilation (2010), Rotting Christ's '25 Years: The Path of Evil Existence' compilation (2014), Iced Earth's 'The Chronicles of Darkness' compilation (2017), Septicflesh's 'Entering Astral Realms' compilation (2017), and Dimmu Borgir's 'Eternal Apocalyptic Offerings' compilation (2018). EPs include Sepultura's 'Natural Born Blasters' (1996), Accept's 'Breakers on Stage' (1998), Blind Guardian's 'Guardians of the Rings' (1998), Scorpions's 'The Real Sting' (1998), Pain of Salvation's 'Painful Chronicles' (1999), and Armored Dawn's 'Power of Warrior' (2017). The magazine has also expanded into digital media, operating the website metalhammer.gr, a YouTube channel called Hammer TV, and an online shop. It continues to publish monthly issues, with recent editions such as the September 2026 issue. The brand has also produced special publications, such as a book celebrating Iron Maiden's 50th anniversary. Throughout its history, Metal Hammer & Heavy Metal has remained a key institution in Greek metal culture, documenting both international acts and the domestic scene.

• 2018

  Label releases Dimmu Borgir – Eternal Apocalyptic Offerings compilation.

• 2017

  Label releases Iced Earth and Septicflesh compilations, Armored Dawn EP.

• 2014

  Label releases Rotting Christ – 25 Years: The Path of Evil Existence compilation.

• 2010

  Label releases Fates Warning – A Handful of Fate compilation.

• 1999

  Label releases Pain of Salvation – Painful Chronicles EP.

• 1998

  Label releases re-releases and EPs from Candlemass, Destruction, Heir Apparent, Manilla Road, Accept, Blind Guardian, Scorpions.

• 1997

  Label releases Dark Angel re-release, Haggard album, Mercyful Fate compilation.

• 1996

  Label releases Sepultura – Natural Born Blasters EP.

• 1990

  Label releases Psychotic Waltz – A Social Grace.

• 1984

  Magazine founded in Greece.

Leading Greek heavy metal magazine and label, bridging international metal culture with the Greek scene.

• Metal Hammer & Heavy Metal magazine

• 1990

  Psychotic Waltz – A Social Grace

• 1997

  Dark Angel – We Have Arrived

• 1997

  Haggard – And Thou Shalt Trust... The Seer

• 1997

  Mercyful Fate – The Curse of Evil

• 1998

  Candlemass – Epicus Doomicus Metallicus

• 1998

  Destruction – Eternal Devastation

• 1998

  Heir Apparent – Graceful Inheritance

• 1998

  Manilla Road – Live by the Sword

• 2010

  Fates Warning – A Handful of Fate

• 2014

  Rotting Christ – 25 Years: The Path of Evil Existence

• 2017

  Iced Earth – The Chronicles of Darkness

• 2017

  Septicflesh – Entering Astral Realms

• 2018

  Dimmu Borgir – Eternal Apocalyptic Offerings

• 1996

  Sepultura – Natural Born Blasters

• 1998

  Accept – Breakers on Stage

• 1998

  Blind Guardian – Guardians of the Rings

• 1998

  Scorpions – The Real Sting

• 1999

  Pain of Salvation – Painful Chronicles

• 2017

  Armored Dawn – Power of Warrior

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