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The best new metal songs you need to hear this week

Beartooth, Spiritbox and Sleep Token are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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72 Seasons is Metallica's first UK number one album since Death Magnetic

"Number 1 in the UK? Spectacular!" - Metallica score the fourth UK number one album of their career with 72 Seasons

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"Their best album since...": Metallica fans review new album 72 Seasons

We asked rock and metal fans to share their views on the new Metallica album 72 Seasons - here's what they had to say

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Essential guitar tracks – hear our bumper edition of the latest six-string bangers, all wrapped up in a Spotify playlist

As we recover from the NAMM melee, explore this 26-track pick of the pickers from recent weeks

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Watch the official music videos for all 12 songs on Metallica's 72 Seasons album

Metallica have now released music videos for all 12 tracks on their new album 72 Seasons: watch them all here

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Kirk Hammett reveals the truth about that burned guitar on Metallica’s 72 Seasons album cover

Is it a Fernandes Stratocaster copy? Well, not exactly

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10 legendary metal anthems whose live versions have overshadowed the originals

These ten tracks are all cornerstones of metal, but their definitive versions are undoubtedly when played live

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‘Corrupt’ Met Police sergeant took bribes including Man Utd tickets from West End bosses, court hears

Ex-Met Police Sergeant Frank Partridge is accused of accepting hospitality from Cirque le Soir boss Ryan Bishti to sway his way in West End licensing.

Evening Standard

Officer policing West End venues ‘took bribes – including Man Utd tickets’

Frank Partridge, 49, allegedly also accepted tickets to see heavy metal band Metallica and money for renovation work at his home.

The Independent UK

Cliff Burton wrote one of Metallica’s heaviest riffs on a de-tuned classical guitar

Kirk Hammett: “To this day, I think: ‘How did Cliff write that?’”

Guitar World

Angry again: how Last Action Hero's incredible soundtrack helped keep metal alive in the 90s

Megadeth, Anthrax, Alice In Chains, Queensrÿche... Schwarzenegger's Last Action Hero may have flopped with critics, but 30 years on, its soundtrack is an absolute classic

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The 15 worst albums by classic bands, from Queen to Led Zeppelin

Even rock’n’roll heroes can have a bad day at the office, writes Kevin E G Perry

The Independent UK

10 surprising artists who have sampled Metallica

From hip hop icon Eminem to drum 'n' bass heavyweights Chase & Status, these are some of the artists to have reimagined classic Metallica moments for their own songs

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Avenged Sevenfold's M Shadows says opening for Metallica feels "like you're going to war"

Avenged Sevenfold frontman M Shadows originally turned down opening for Metallica on their 2017 tour, worried they would always be seen as "second fiddle"

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Metallica’s Lars Ulrich silences the haters with impromptu double kick breakdown during Howard Stern interview

The Great Dane proves he’s still got it, and also names some of the Metallica songs he finds most difficult

The Independent UK

The 15 worst albums by classic bands, from Queen to Led Zeppelin

Even rock’n’roll heroes can have a bad day at the office, writes Kevin E G Perry

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Metallica's Kirk Hammett says James Hetfield is "doing everyone a huge service" on new album 72 Seasons by addressing subjects "no-one will touch"

James Hetfield is "putting his neck out there and showing himself to that world" on Metallica's new album, says bandmate Kirk Hammett

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Guitarist who re-recorded Metallica’s Lux Æterna solo responds to Kirk Hammett’s defence: “The solos sound lazy and completely throwaway”

In a blunt rebuttal of Hammett’s comments, YouTuber Bradley Hall – who first criticized the song's solo by remaking it – labeled the lead playing as having “super-regurgitated, boring, lazy phrasing”

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Have your say on Metallica's new album 72 Seasons

We want to know your thoughts on Metallica's new album 72 Seasons

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Flashback: see remastered footage of Metallica doing press for Master Of Puppets in 1986 with Cliff Burton

"We're doing it our way"

Guitar World

Everything you need to know about Metallica's scorching new album – only in the new Guitar World

Plus! Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton, Steel Panther, Paul Gilbert does Dio, Chris Holmes, the top 10 tools for every gig and tributes to Gary Rossington and David Lindley

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Kirk Hammett reveals the secret weapon behind his guitar tone: “I can’t believe I’m telling you about it!”

The elusive piece of gear has sonic ties to Eddie Van Halen, AC/DC and Pink Floyd, and featured throughout new Metallica album 72 Seasons

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Metallica weren't allowed to make eye contact with Mick Jagger when they supported the Rolling Stones

Lars Ulrich's dreams of partying 'til dawn with Keith Richards when Metallica played with the Rolling Stones were somewhat wide of the mark

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Kerrang! Living Loud: an essential insider account of how 'The Rock Bible' shaped the global rock landscape

Nick Ruskell's Kerrang! Living Loud: Four Decades On The Frontline Of Rock, Metal, Punk and Alternative Music is an eye-opening account of the magazine's storied history, featuring tributes from Metallica, Guns N' Roses and more

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Metallica launch official videos for three more songs from 72 Seasons

Metallica celebrate the release of 72 Seasons with videos for Shadows Follow, Room Of Mirrors and Sleepwalk My Life Away

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