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Don’t judge an album by its cover... Easier said than done for some. Following the controversy surrounding the album image for Sabrina Carpenter’s new album, we look at the most controversial album artworks which landed the artists in hot water with the censors. And, in some cases, the taste police.

"You listen to the riffs, you know they’re my riffs"

Chris Poland offers an eye-witness account of a seminal moment in metal history, when Dave Mustaine channeled his fury through his Marshall and debuted with a thrash classic

Chris Poland, who performed on Megadeth’s first two albums, likens being the subject of Mustaine’s ire to dragging around a “50-pound ball”

There was more to thrash metal than speed

King played guitar for Megadeth’s first five shows in 1984 – but the partnership was never going to last

How a handful of kids from Northern California changed the world

The late Children of Bodom virtuoso nearly featured on the group’s second and final album

The shredder says if a guitar looks pristine, it isn’t being played enough

The former Megadeth guitarist had a stand-off with a 200lb oak door, resulting in an injury that would forever change how he plays guitar

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