- Metal Hammer is a UK-based magazine that focuses on heavy metal music and bands. It currently has higher circulation than similar magazines. - The masthead features Gothic font and implies the artists have a demonic, immortal quality, fitting the magazine's audience of metal fans. - In photos of the band Dimmu Borgir, the lead singer Shagrath is central, larger than others, asserting his dominance as the leader in both imagery and the band's hierarchy.