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10 metal riffs that look easy but are incredibly difficult to play
From Metallica to Slipknot, Sylosis frontman and guitar virtuoso Josh Middleton picks 10 heavy riffs that are far harder than they sound
10 classic metal albums almost ruined by one terrible song
Metallica, Korn and Machine Head have all got so close to perfection – just for one song to mess it up
The 50 best metal albums of the 2000s
From nu metal classics by Slipknot, Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit to metal legends like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest bouncing back in style, these are the albums that defined the 2000s
10 terrible metal albums with one classic song
These metal albums were pretty much all stinkers - apart from one absolute banger that saved the day
A beginner's guide to Roadrunner Records in five essential albums
Metal's most celebrated label has put out dozens of genre-defining classics. Here are the five that tell its story
A beginner’s guide to groove metal in 5 albums
Neck braces at the ready – these are five cranium-crunching, vertebrae-snapping groove metal classics
10 raging metal covers of classic 80s aggro-punk songs
The Exploited, Discharge, GBH and more get the covers treatment from Slayer and Ice-T, Mr Bungle, Napalm Death and Metallica
10 metal songs that are weirdly popular on streaming
These lesser celebrated tracks by Iron Maiden, Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, Slayer and more have even outshined some of their biggest hits
