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Articles by: Metal Hammer

in the new issue of Metal Hammer

This is Ville Valo’s track by track guide to the new VV album Neon Noir

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Every track on VV’s Neon Noir album in Ville Valo’s own words

Slayer standing against a dark background

The greatest Slayer songs ever, picked by Corey Taylor, Ghost’s Tobias Forge, Dani Filth and more

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Metal's all-star players pick the Slayer songs that changed metal

Jay Weinberg at the House of Masks

Watch Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg share the history behind his masks

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Slipknot's Jay Weinberg visits The House Of Masks and gives owner AJ Good an exclusive insight into the evolution of his masks

Kerry King

Kerry King was angry when Slayer ended: “That livelihood was taken away from me”

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Ex-Slayer guitarist Kerry King reveals his reaction to the band’s split in the brand new issue of Metal Hammer

Lzzy Hale and Chris Daughtry

Listen to Lzzy Hale and Daughtry join forces on a killer cover of Journey classic Separate Ways

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“Chris Daughtry and I have been threatening to unleash a duet for years” says Lzzy Hale, as the duo unleash heavy Journey cover

Marilyn Manson attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party

Judge dismisses one of the sexual assault lawsuits filed against Marilyn Manson

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Ashley Morgan Smithline's case against Marilyn Manson has been dismissed by a Los Angeles judge

Ville Valo with a cloak over his head

Ville Valo wishes Him had ended sooner than it did: “The spark was no longer there”

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Ville Valo opens up about Him’s split and his debut solo album Neon Noir in the new issue of Metal Hammer

Alien Ant Farm's Dryden MItchell on-stage in Mexico, December 2022

Alien Ant Farm vocalist Dryden Mitchell faces battery charge after allegedly placing a fan's hand on his genitals

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Broward State Attorney’s Office files a first-degree misdemeanour charge against Alien Ant Farm frontman Dryden Mitchell after incident in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

in the new issue of Metal Hammer

Ville Valo is back, and he’s on the cover of the brand new issue of Metal Hammer

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Ville Valo, Kerry King, Robb Flynn, Polyphia and the ultimate 2023 preview – only in the brand new issue of Metal Hammer

Slipknot in Latin America video recap

Slipknot share access all areas video footage from their December Latin America tour and we can't hide our envy

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Slipknot toured Latin America in December 2022, and new footage from the trek suggests it was wild

System Of A Down standing against a white wall

John Dolmayan says System Of A Down should have replaced Serj Tankian years ago: “He hasn’t wanted to be in the band for a long time”

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System Of A Down’s John Dolmayan says the band have “wasted 15 or 20 years” trying to make a new record with Serj Tankian

20 iconic metal albums that turn 20 in 2023

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Iron Maiden, Metallica, Evanescence – these classic albums all celebrate their 20th birthday this year

ESP School of Metal Guitar

ESP School of Metal Guitar: how to play guitar like Iron Maiden

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

Slipknot group shot

Slipknot’s Clown hints that the unreleased Look Outside Your Window album will finally come out this year

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“It’s one of the best things I’ve ever done in my life,” says Slipknot’s Clown of the semi-mythical Look Outside Your Window

Metallica, 2022

Metallica’s Enter Sandman has passed 1 billion plays on Spotify

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Metallica’s 1991 classic Enter Sandman joins Spotify’s 1 billion club

Alice In Chains’ Layne Staley singing into a microphone onstage

Watch previously unseen footage of one of Layne Staley’s last ever shows with Alice In Chains

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Video of one of Layne Staley’s final shows from 1996 has appeared on YouTube

Metallica’s James Hetfield playing an acoustic guitar onstage

Metallica have dropped footage of their acoustic cover of Thin Lizzy’s Borderline, and Phil Lynott would be proud

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Watch pro-shot footage of Metallica’s previously unreleased unplugged cover of classic Thin Lizzy deep cut Borderline record at December’s Helping Hands concert

Fred Durst and Elon Musk

Fred Durst wants to help Elon Musk save Twitter, because it’s 2022 and the world is absolutely nuts

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Fred Durst to Elon Musk: “Myself and Limp Bizkit are available for any help you might want on Twitter”

Metallica’s James Hetfield, Rob Trujillo and Kirk Hammett

Watch Metallica play Lux Æterna live for the very first time

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Metallica unveiled latest single Lux Æterna and were joined by St Vincent at third annual Helping Hands concert in LA

Melodeath albums

The top 10 melodeath albums of 2022

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From rampaging Viking anthems to a Gothenberg Scene throwback, these are the best melodeath albums of the last 12 months

Metallica’s James Hetfield throwing the horns at the camera

Watch epic behind the scenes footage from Metallica’s Lux Æterna video shoot

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“It looks like we’re playing in a volcano!” says Kirk Hammett as Metallica drop ‘making of’ footage from them Lux Æterna video

Trivium’s Matt Heafy and Judas Priest‘s Rob Halford

Trivium’s Matt Heafy just met Rob Halford for the very first time, and it‘s the feelgood story of the week

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“I will never forget that moment,” says Trivium’s Matt Heafy after encountering “living legend” Rob Halford backstage at Knotfest Colombia

The covers of Metal Hammer’s top 10 prog metal albums of 2022

The top 10 best prog metal albums of 2022

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Meshuggah, Devin Townsend, Oceans Of Slumber and more serve up the year’s best prog metal

The sleeves of metal Hammer's albums of 2022

These are Metal Hammer’s Top 50 best albums of 2022

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Ghost, Slipknot, Rammstein, Megadeth… where did your favourite band end up in Metal Hammer’s best albums of 2022 rundown?

Municipal Waste

Watch the drummer from Municipal Waste’s mom stage dive at one of their gigs

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Every thrash gig should feature one of the band’s mom’s stage diving and crowd surfing