Beloved comic and official UK national treasure, Bill Bailey is one of comedy's most musically cultured icons. A lifelong lover of heavy metal, rock 'n' roll and prog, the Bath native has spent decades incorporating music into his live shows, from skits on Slayer to turning the BBC theme into an apocalyptic rave and turning Enter Sandman into a horn-powered honk-a-thon at Sonisphere Festival. In 2020, Bailey utilised the Metallica classic again via a star turn on BBC dancing show Strictly Come Dancing, and he's even made multiple appearances at the Metal Hammer Golden God Awards and interviewed pagan folk heroes Wardruna for Hammer's cover feature last year.
In 2013, Metal Hammer interviewed Bailey at his office in London to quiz him on the albums that have defined his life and career. This is what he had to say.
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