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Various album covers from the 2000s
The 50 best metal albums of the 2000s

By Merlin Alderslade Published

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

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Slipknot, Gojira and King Diamond album artworks
A beginner's guide to Roadrunner Records in five essential albums

By Matt Mills Published

Metal's most celebrated label has put out dozens of genre-defining classics. Here are the five that tell its story

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Groove metal albums
A beginner’s guide to groove metal in 5 albums

By Metal Hammer Published

Neck braces at the ready – these are five cranium-crunching, vertebrae-snapping groove metal classics

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GBH and SLayer
10 raging metal covers of classic 80s aggro-punk songs

By Rich Hobson Published

The Exploited, Discharge, GBH and more get the covers treatment from Slayer and Ice-T, Mr Bungle, Napalm Death and Metallica

Bands & Artists
Bruce Dickinson, Corey Taylor, Fred Durst, M Shadows
10 metal songs that are weirdly popular on streaming

By Matt Mills Published

These lesser celebrated tracks by Iron Maiden, Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, Slayer and more have even outshined some of their biggest hits

Tracks & Singles
Roadrunner United
The full story of metal's greatest supergroup, Roadrunner United: "We even opened it up to Nickelback"

By Dave Everley Published

How members of Slipknot, Machine Head, Fear Factory and Trivium came together to celebrate metal's most legendary label

Bands & Artists
James Hetfield, Bruce Dickinson, Corey Taylor and Benji Webbe on stage
10 legendary metal anthems whose live versions have overshadowed the originals

By Matt Mills Published

These ten tracks are all cornerstones of metal, but their definitive versions are undoubtedly when played live

Albums
Machine Head’s Robb Flynn holding a baseball bat
Machine Head's Robb Flynn calls out Rolling Stone over exclusion of thrash legends from 'best metal songs' list: "there are glaring omissions I have to mention"

By Merlin Alderslade Published

Machine Head's frontman is proud to be included in the much-discussed list, but has Some Questions over other, omitted bands

Bands & Artists
Machine Head’s Robb Flynn holding a baseball bat
Robb Flynn: "This gang threatened to throw grenades onstage while I played"

By Rich Hobson Published

From heroin overdoses and gangs to getting on the wrong side of Disney, Machine Head's Robb Flynn talks the hard road to becoming a metal icon

Bands & Artists
Machine Head’s Robb Flynn holding a baseball bat
Robb Flynn bites back at The Burning Red detractors: "A lot of motherf***ers were lying about not getting that album"

By Rich Hobson Published

Robb Flynn isn't buying the hate of Machine Head's nu metal adjacent 1999 release The Burning Red

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