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How a devastating personal tragedy inspired metal’s most underrated band to write their greatest anthem
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Soundgarden defied barriers and boundaries to become one of the most influential bands of a generation – here, a guide to the band that never stayed in one place for long
We pay tribute to the musicians, producers, writers and more we lost in 2020
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A new generation of guitar heroes is ready to take over
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One-man riff machine Hellripper is summoning old school metal vibes with spectacular results
We asked YOU to vote for the greatest Slipknot song of them all. And the maggots have spoken
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Feral sludge metal and atmospheric post-rock shouldn’t work together. But Emma Ruth Rundle and Thou cast a unique spell
You ask the questions. Oceans Of Slumber’s Cammie Gilbert answers them
The full list of every Metal Hammer critic’s top 20 metal albums of 2020
The gospel according to Nightwish singer Floor Jansen
Black metal was even more headspinningly brilliant than ever in 2020, and here are five albums that prove it
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