metal hammer isnt very "metal" anymore besides their last section, where they introduce pretty obscure bands. not obscure until nobody know them though, cos most of these bands are pretty popular in the underground scene.
heck, i've even seen my chemical romance and lostprophets in metal hammer. and they even had coheed & cambria as their cover band once. (not that i have anything against them, they are geniuses but definitely cant be considered metal..)
metal maniac was a better magazine, too bad they already closed down.