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Killing Joke guitarist Geordie Walker dead at 64

Killing Joke’s Kevin ‘Geordie’ Walker, one of the most influential and respected guitarists of the post-punk era, has died

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"Between burn-out and a looming crisis, Sabbath somehow hit their greatest high." Which is Black Sabbath's best album? Metal Hammer's writers argue it out

Paranoid? Sabbath Bloody Sabbath? Heaven And Hell? Hammer's top writers duel it out to declare Sabbath's best album ever

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"When you look at touring acts in heavy metal, you don’t see crews rolling in with all women." In This Moment's Maria Brink on why she uses her platform to help empower women in the metal scene

In This Moment frontwoman Maria Brink explains why it's important that women feel well represented in metal

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Ozzy Osbourne: “I’ve got no fear of going to Hell – I’ve been going there and back for the past five years"

Ozzy discusses his recovery from major surgery and the Osbournes' resurrected podcast

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"It was the right time and the right place, with the right words." How In Due Time and the return of Jesse Leach saved Killswitch Engage

With In Due Time, Killswitch not only produced a song that perfectly encapsulated the return of Jesse Leach, but a new anthem to get their careers back on track

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"It’s just the way it sounds when you read the lyrics." Amy Lee on the Evanescence song that she's "grown out of"

Fallen was the album that made Evanescence superstars, but there's one big single from the album that Amy Lee has slightly mixed feelings over

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Vote for the best metal album of 2023

Metallica? Babymetal? Sleep Token? We need you to tell us which metal albums have excited you the most in 2023

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“What do they call that thing? Imposter syndrome! I definitely felt like I’d snuck in the back door and somehow got to the Grammys." Amy Lee on why Evanescence's early success led to a lot of insecurity

Evanescence may have had one of the biggest rises to fame in the history of rock music, but that didn't stop them attracting a ton of negativity from cynics and...well...outright idiots

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"I need to be able to show my true self." Sleep Token return to the cover of Metal Hammer as we head to LA to uncover the secrets of masked frontman Vessel

Sleep Token are the hottest metal band of 2023, and they're back on Metal Hammer's cover!

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As a millennial metalhead, I was laughed at for loving nu metal. In 2023 it's filling festivals and influencing more young bands than ever - and I couldn't be happier about it

Nu metal was derided as silly, overblown and undeserving of recognition in the wider metal scene. Admittedly, two of those things were kinda true, but it still ruled, OK?!

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Metal Hammer's writers battle it out to decide which is Iron Maiden's best album

Iron Maiden have made some absolute classics across their near-five decade career, so we got the Maiden megafans in our ranks to argue over which is the greatest album of them all

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Get your exclusive Within Temptation x Metal Hammer bundle – featuring an art print signed by Sharon den Adel

Within Temptation fans! You won’t want to miss this limited edition Metal Hammer bundle featuring an exclusive art print hand-signed by Sharon den Adel - only 300 available

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“I don’t want to equal people’s expectations – I want to exceed them.” How Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith returned to Iron Maiden and saved the band's career

In the late ’90s, Iron Maiden were creatively flagging and unable to fill venues. Then two of their most adored members, Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith, returned to make them megastars again.

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“People thought, ‘Not another actor who thinks he can sing!’, but I proved I could carry it off.” How Dracula, Star Wars and Lord Of The Rings legend Christopher Lee became a heavy metal star in his 80s

From inspiring Black Sabbath to golfing with Alice Cooper, Sir Christopher Lee was an icon in metal circles. Then, aged 87, he finally released a heavy album of his own.

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Corey Taylor thinks one of Slipknot's best-loved anthems is their most over-rated song, and says the fact that he still sings it "tells you how much of a psycho I am"

Corey Taylor believes that the single which Metal Hammer readers voted Slipknot's greatest ever song is the most over-rated song in their catalogue

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The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Within Temptation, Babymetal and Corey Taylor are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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"The next day I started putting signs up in guitar places." Corey Taylor reveals the band that inspired him to pursue a career in music - and how it came during his darkest moment

He's become a metal icon with Slipknot and Stone Sour - but it was a random encounter involving some alt metal heroes that set him on the path to greatness

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Tobias Forge wrote Ghost's first song "almost as a joke"

They've become one of the biggest heavy metal successes of recent years - and it all started due to a bit of fun spontaneity from Tobias

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"We can talk about bubblegum, but I can also talk about things that matter.” Within Temptation return to the cover of Metal Hammer for a world exclusive interview

We go to the Netherlands for an exclusive interview with the band - plus Corey Taylor, HIM, Ghost, Skindred, K.K.'s Priest and much more!

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Dave Lombardo defends Lars Ulrich and isn't happy with his haters: "I admonish the people who talk **** about him"

Think it's cool to dunk on Lars? A certain Slayer legend would like a word

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"It was a beautiful scar on the metal world." How Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Korn and the rest took nu metal from hated subgenre to the biggest thing on Planet Earth

Nu metal may have been shunned by metal elitists, but it took heavy music to the masses like never before, or since

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The time Blaze Bayley and Bruce Dickinson sang together at an Iron Maiden show in 1990

Blaze Bayley replaced Bruce Dickinson in Iron Maiden in 1994 - but the two men had sung Bring Your Daughter To the Slaughter together four years earlier

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10 metalheads in movies and TV that break all the cliches

Hollywood likes to portray metalheads as either bullies or dimwits. These 10 movie and TV characters smash all the stereotypes.

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"I didn’t listen to any of the same music as my friends. I didn’t fit in.” How heavy metal helped Rhea Ripley grow from school misfit to world champion and one of WWE's biggest stars

Rhea Ripley has gone from being a misfit metalhead in school to one of WWE's biggest stars. This is her story

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