Metal’s big hitters reigned supreme

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We had Metallica’s comeback album and mega world tour

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Metal Hammer Magazine

As Wacken fast approaches, we find out how a small gathering in Germany evolved into one of the world’s biggest metal fests

Chaos, blood, death, resurrection – Kerry King and Tom Araya look back on the tumultuous journey of the thrash icons who pushed metal to new extremes

The song that rebuilt the band for the 21st century

Wendy Rigg is planning a summer of festival fun – but what is it about nostalgic music that makes us feel so good?

Cradle Of Filth’s corpsepainted frontman on his skate punk roots, exploding basketballs, and 11th-century ghosts

From Britpop to bucket hats and the Blur and Oasis feud, music journalist Miranda Sawyer relives the highs and lows of the decade

As Wacken fast approaches, we find out how a small gathering in Germany evolved into one of the world’s biggest metal fests

Chaos, blood, death, resurrection – Kerry King and Tom Araya look back on the tumultuous journey of the thrash icons who pushed metal to new extremes

The song that rebuilt the band for the 21st century

Wendy Rigg is planning a summer of festival fun – but what is it about nostalgic music that makes us feel so good?

Cradle Of Filth’s corpsepainted frontman on his skate punk roots, exploding basketballs, and 11th-century ghosts

From Britpop to bucket hats and the Blur and Oasis feud, music journalist Miranda Sawyer relives the highs and lows of the decade