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10 heavy metal bands that wouldn’t be the same without Dune
By Paul Travers published
From Iron Maiden to Sleep, many metal bands have taken Frank Herbert’s psychedelic sci-fi saga to heart

11 metal songs inspired by Dungeons & Dragons
By Chris Chantler published
From Clutch to Probot, here’s an orc’s nest of D&D-indebted bangers to soundtrack your next campaign

Slipknot's The End, So Far has been voted the album of the year by Metal Hammer's readers
By Rich Hobson published
We asked you what the best album of 2022 is. And we have a winner

The 50 best metal songs of 2022 (as voted by you)
By Rich Hobson published
The results are in from our fan vote - these are the best metal songs from 2022, as chosen by our readers

The 10 best power metal albums of 2022
By Rich Hobson published
From Sabaton and Blind Guardian to Wind Rose and Bridear, these are the 10 best power metal albums of 2022

"I felt like an alien in my own music": Why Blind Guardian returned to their heavy metal roots on The God Machine
By Rich Hobson published
How Blind Guardian overcame personal tragedy to return to bombastic heavy metal on The God Machine

The Top 20 best albums of 1998
By Metal Hammer published
From Korn to Rob Zombie, System Of A Down to Cradle of Filth these 20 albums shaped 1998

The Desert Sessions: how Dune became metal’s favourite sci-fi epic
By Dave Everley last updated
Forget Star Wars – Dune is the thinking metal band’s psychedelic science fiction saga of choice.
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