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Metal Hammer Podcast: Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Iron Maiden and Judas Priest classics

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This week, a couple of classic albums celebrate significant milestones, while there might also be a sighting of an orange demon if you look closely enough

The Metal Hammer Podcast

This week Merl, El and Jonathan review Mestarin Kynsi – the mind-bending new album from Finnish psychedelic black metal gods Oranssi Pazuzu... and as if that wasn't enough, the team also turn their attention to the 40th anniversaries of a couple of classics, namely Iron Maiden's self-titled debut album and Judas Priest's British Steel.

Need more? Well you're in luck as Jonathan remembers one curious afternoon that he spent with Type O Negative legend, Peter Steele.

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