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Dave Lombardo defends Lars Ulrich and isn't happy with his haters: "I admonish the people who talk **** about him"

Think it's cool to dunk on Lars? A certain Slayer legend would like a word

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"It was a beautiful scar on the metal world." How Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Korn and the rest took nu metal from hated subgenre to the biggest thing on Planet Earth

Nu metal may have been shunned by metal elitists, but it took heavy music to the masses like never before, or since

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The time Blaze Bayley and Bruce Dickinson sang together at an Iron Maiden show in 1990

Blaze Bayley replaced Bruce Dickinson in Iron Maiden in 1994 - but the two men had sung Bring Your Daughter To the Slaughter together four years earlier

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10 metalheads in movies and TV that break all the cliches

Hollywood likes to portray metalheads as either bullies or dimwits. These 10 movie and TV characters smash all the stereotypes.

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"I didn’t listen to any of the same music as my friends. I didn’t fit in.” How heavy metal helped Rhea Ripley grow from school misfit to world champion and one of WWE's biggest stars

Rhea Ripley has gone from being a misfit metalhead in school to one of WWE's biggest stars. This is her story

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"It was a magical and very inspiring time.” Max Cavalera reveals his favourite Sepultura album, whether he'd ever reunite with the band

The Cavalera brothers respond to whether they'd ever consider being part of a classic era Sepultura reunion - and Max picks his favourite Seps record

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"He was one of the best drummers the metal world has ever seen." The wild life, incredible career and tragic end of Slipknot legend, Joey Jordison

On July 26, 2021, the metal world lost Slipknot icon Joey Jordison. This is the story of his life and legacy, as told by those who knew him best

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“Joey asked me, ‘Do you like Slipknot?’ I said, ‘Not really’”: Wednesday 13 on meeting Joey Jordison and launching Murderdolls

The goth metal frontman remembers his first encounter with the late drummer and reveals “Slipknot just weren’t the sort of thing I listened to”

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“Dime was still upset about Pantera”: Zakk Wylde recalls inspiring Dimebag Darrell to carry on in the early 2000s

The Black Label Society frontman says it was the only time late Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell “wasn’t a force of positivity”

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“It would have been career suicide”: Fear Factory’s Dino Cazares on why he refused to audition for Limp Bizkit

The Fear Factory guitarist turned down an audition for Fred Durst’s nu metal giants in 2001, saying that “Limp Bizkit’s [sound] was already on its way down”

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The new issue of Metal Hammer is a massive celebration of the 2000s

Metal Hammer’s 2000s Issue celebrates the decade that brought us everything from nu metal to Jackass

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“In those days, you didn’t talk about those kind of things”. Rob Halford's reaction to becoming metal’s first gay icon

How Judas Priest’s Metal God revealed his sexuality and became a trailblazer in the genre

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Watch Homer Simpson singing System Of A Down's Chop Suey!

This AI-generated clip of Homer Simpson belting out System Of A Down's Chop Suey! wins the internet today

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"Wherever you go, the Metallica family is there": Front row and in the snake pit at the opening night of Metallica's blockbuster M72 tour

Metal Hammer meets the Metallica fans who have travelled around the world to see the opening night of the M72 tour

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Iron Maiden's Adrian Smith had mixed feelings about their iconic mascot Eddie: "I thought, 'Is this overshadowing the band?'"

Believe it or not, the Iron Maiden guitarist wasn't always totally on board with Eddie being such an ever-present figure

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Jay Weinberg on playing drums for Slipknot: "I never felt overawed by the pressure to replace Joey"

Jay Weinberg is used to high-pressure situations, even if it means joining one of the world's biggest and most chaotic metal bands

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Steve Harris couldn't care less about Iron Maiden not being in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: "It doesn’t really represent anything"

Iron Maiden legend Steve Harris gives his thoughts on the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame controversy

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Iron Maiden are on the cover of the new Metal Hammer – and it comes with four exclusive gifts!

We go backstage for Iron Maiden’s The Future Past Tour. Plus: the issue comes with a 10th anniversary Trooper beer bottle opener, a Somewhere In Time art print, and two giant double-sided posters

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"If an arrow has been shot at me, I shoot it back..." The life and career of Ronnie James Dio, in his own words

The amazing life and career of a true metal legend, as explained by the man himself

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Iron Maiden legend Steve Harris reveals the achievement that means the most to him

For a man that's seen and done it all, this is the achievement that Steve Harris is proudest of

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Steve Harris reveals the Iron Maiden deep cut he'd like them to play more live

As their latest tour shows, Iron Maiden aren't afraid to dig out some rarities when the mood suits them; could this be the next deep cut they dust off?

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This is the band Corey Taylor and Randy Blythe once picked as the future of metal

Back in 2017, Slipknot's Corey Taylor and Lamb Of God's Randy Blythe backed this band hard...and with good reason!

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Mick Hutson 1965-2023: "Most people’s reaction to my job is ‘you lucky sod!'"

Mick Hutson photographed pretty much every rock legend during his 37-year career, but his charm is what people loved

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Corey Taylor: "I could write an entire album in a day"

Slipknot and Stone Sour legend Corey Taylor has no issues with productivity as he prepares for his next solo album

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Music photographer Mick Hutson has died, aged 58

Hanging out of helicopters, stopping the New York traffic, sweet-talking kidnappers: a celebration of Mick Hutson, music photographer

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