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Photos of Death, Strapping Young Lad, Ozzy Osbourne and Lemmy Kilmister
The 10 greatest final albums in heavy metal history

By Matt Mills Published

These masterpieces by Black Sabbath, Motörhead and White Zombie made sure their careers ended on flawless form

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Strapping Young Lad posing for a photograph in the 2000s
How metal’s ‘mad scientist’ swapped craziness for commerciality – and confused the hell out of a prog legend

By Stephen Hill Published

Devin Townsend dialled back the aggro with Strapping Young Lad’s 2005 classic Love?

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Photos of System of A Down, Tool, Mastodon, Rage Against The Machine and Soundgarden performing live
20 metal bands with no bad albums

By Matt Mills Published

From Tool to Cave In and Mastodon, these metal masters all boast spotless back-catalogues

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Devin Townsend turned down a chance to replace Rob Halford in Judas Priest

By Rich Hobson Published

Instead of the Metal God, Judas Priest could have had prog metal genius Devin Townsend fronting them

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Slipknot
13 perfectly inappropriate metal love songs for Valentine’s Day

By Thea de Gallier Last updated

Who said metalheads aren’t romantics at heart?

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Best Metal Albums Of 1997
The Top 20 best metal albums of 1997

By Metal Hammer Last updated

From industrial to black metal, anything went in 1997. And here are 20 killer albums that prove it

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The Top 10 best albums of 1997

By Metal Hammer Last updated

1997 was the year metal truly threw its doors open to everyone, and here are 10 killer albums that prove it

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Devin Townsend squatting in a hat and colourful shirt
Devin Townsend: my life in 10 songs

By Rich Hobson Last updated

Devin Townsend picks the 10 songs that defined his career, musing on mushroom trips, mortality and how cheeseburgers hold the secrets of the universe

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The Story Behind The Song: Strapping Young Lad’s Love?

By Stephen Hill Published

How Devin Townsend ripped off an obscure 80s prog song and gave Strapping Young Lad an unlikely breakthrough single

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Devin Townsend plans on revisiting Strapping Young Lad tracks in 2020

By Scott Munro Published

Devin Townsend says next year will see him “touring everything” from his back catalogue - including material from his Strapping Young Lad days

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