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Founded in 1983, Metal Hammer is the global home of all things heavy. We have breaking news, exclusive interviews with the biggest bands and names in metal, rock, hardcore, grunge and beyond, expert reviews of the lastest releases and unrivalled insider access to metal's most exciting new scenes and movements. No matter what you're into – be it heavy metal, punk, hardcore, grunge, alternative, goth, industrial, djent or the stuff so bizarre it defies classification – you'll find it all here, backed by the best writers in our game.

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Hellish AI Homer Simpson

This AI-generated death metal video featuring a demonic Homer Simpson is total nightmare fuel

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Homer Simpson gets a freakish makeover in hellish AI video for Cannibal Corpse’s death metal classic Hammer Smashed Face

Megadeth’s David Ellefson and Dave Mustaine against a dark grey background

Yes, Dave Mustaine and David Ellefson are still talking smack about each other

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Dave Mustaine denies David Ellefson was a “founding member” of Megadeth, while Ellefson responds: “If you don’t have my back, fuck it”

Alice In Chains singer Layne Staley as a 19-year-old with blonde hair and blue sunglasses

This footage of a pre-fame Layne Staley sticking it to the PMRC in 1985 is a piece of grunge history

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Watch a glammed-up, pre-Alice In Chains Layne Staley being interviewed on Seattle TV station KOMO News in the mid-80s

A fan threw a dead rat onstage during a Full of Hell show in Chicago

A fan threw a dead rat onstage during a Full of Hell gig and we have questions

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It appears that rats in Chicago are the size of small dogs

A montage of every Slipknot album cover

Every Slipknot album ranked from worst to best

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From their forgotten mid-90s debut to new album The End, So Far, this is Slipknot’s discography ranked in order of greatness

Ronnie Radke and Sebastian Bach

Grab some popcorn, because Ronnie Radke has beef with Sebastian Bach and Eddie Trunk over the use of laptops on stage

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Falling In Reverse's tact-averse frontman is probably still tweeting about it now

Italian doom band Messa and their tour van shortly after car crash

Doom band Messa involved in serious head-on tour van crash

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“The van is destroyed and some of us will have to undergo surgery,” say Italian doom band Messa as they launch a GoFundMe campaign for support

Jon Schaffer

Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer has gone AWOL from the US authorities

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US authorities are unsuccessfully trying to track down Jon Schaffer to deliver court documents relating to the Capitol Riots

Alice In Chains and the Williams Sisters

Venus and Serena Williams are huge Alice In Chains fans

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“So great to see them rocking out down front,” says Alice In Chains singer William DuVall of tennis superstars Serena and Venus Williams

Metallica’s James Hetfield and Slayer’s Tom Araya live on stage separately

So yeah, Metallica covered a Slayer song once and there’s footage to prove it

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Watch Metallica cover Slayer’s Raining Blood live in their rehearsal room

James Hetfield and Jerry Cantrell

That time James Hetfield got onstage to sing a grunge classic with Alice In Chains

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James Hetfield doesn’t get onstage with many other bands – but he made an exception for Alice In Chains

ESP School of Metal Guitar

ESP School of Metal Guitar: how to play guitar like Slipknot

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Learn the playing secrets of some of the finest guitarists in metal with ESP's new video series

Metallica’s James Hetfield playing guitar onstage against a red backdrop

Metallica’s James Hetfield is selling cigars now

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Light up a Blackened cigar while you twiddle your thumbs waiting for the new Metallica album

Yoga metal

Want to know what your favourite metal song would look like as a yoga pose? You’re in luck

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Metal yoga instructor Nick Harris gets his downward dog on as he recreates songs by Converge, Deftones, Pantera and more as yoga poses

Best metal albums of 1998

The Top 20 best albums of 1998

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From Korn to Rob Zombie, System Of A Down to Cradle of Filth these 20 albums shaped 1998

Metal Hammer new bands

5 new bands you need to hear this month

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From a death metal supergroup to alt-metal’s next heroes, these are the bands you should be at the top of your New Music playlist

Slipknot’s Jim Root playing guitar and headbanging onstage

Jim Root has issues with the new Slipknot album, takes a shot at Rage Against The Machine

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“We could have taken our time with pre-production and put out a better product,” says Slipknot guitarist Jim Root

Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor singing onstage

Nine Inch Nails reunite with original member Richard Patrick for surprise Filter cover

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Watch Nine Inch Nail cover Filter’s Hey Man, Nice Shot with ex-members Richard Patrick, Danny Lohner, Charlie Clouser and Chris Vrenna

Anthrax’s Scott Ian and Jerry Cantrell and Layne Staley of Alice In Chains

Anthrax’s Scott Ian on Alice In Chains: “They were just f**king goofballs”

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Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian salutes the genius of Alice In Chains in the brand new issue of Metal Hammer

Disturbed

Disturbed announce new album Divisive, bring the arena metal power on new single Unstoppable

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Disturbed‘s new album Divisive is released on November 18 – check out new single Unstoppable

Metallica’s Load and Reload album sleeves

Vote for the best track on Metallica’s Load and Reload albums

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Time to show a little love to Metallica’s controversial mid-90s albums Load and Reload

Ozzy Osbourne

“Zakk Wylde saved the day!” 10 things we learned from talking to Ozzy Osbourne about Patient Number 9

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From being snubbed by a fellow rock icon to his relationship with his ex-Black Sabbath bandmates, Ozzy spills the tea on his new album Patient Number 9

Nita Strauss on stage with her guitar next to an image of Demi Lovato smiling

Demi Lovato salutes Nita Strauss as "a badass rock guitarist in a male-dominated field”

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Demi Lovato is full of praise for her new guitarist Nita Strauss

Ozzy Osbourne looking pensive

Ozzy Osbourne is planning a new project to share unreleased material recorded with Taylor Hawkins

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The Prince of Darkness dedicated his new album Patient Number 9 to the late Foo Fighters drummer

MHR366 Corey tease

Nine Slipknot covers to collect! The new issue of Metal Hammer is on sale now

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The new issue of Metal Hammer also includes an exclusive Slipknot patch and giant poster, plus a bonus Stranger Things Eddie Munson art print

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