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"The lyrics are like this crazy, mystical bum that lives in a cave and says, ‘Oh, I wanna reach the whales!’ Why do people want to hear this?" 13 rock and metal musicians hating on their own songs

Lemmy, James Hetfield, Amy Lee, Slipknot’s Clown and more open up the haterade on their own songs

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"We smoked so much weed that we set off the fire alarms and almost killed everybody with the gas that was going to be released." The story of Machine Head’s Burn My Eyes, the debut album that revitalised 90s metal

Machine Head’s Robb Flynn looks back on the making of his band’s classic debut

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"I was walking down the street and I saw this junkie washing out his needle with wine." How one of the most hyped metal bands of the 90s bounced back from firings, studio disasters and, erm, constipation

When Machine Head needed a good follow-up to their classic debut album, boy did they deliver - but not without facing some challenges

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Metal Hammer's albums of the year: 2025

From chart-toppers Ghost and Sleep Token to rising stars Lorna Shore and Spiritbox, 2025 has been a massive year for metal

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Watch Machine Head pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne by adding War Pigs and Children Of The Grave to their setlist at the very last minute

The US groove metal veterans learned about Osbourne’s death mere minutes before taking the stage in Austria on Tuesday

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“I’m watching American TV and it’s like ‘Wow, man… what is this? This isn’t my America’”: How Machine Head followed a 21st century metal classic with Unto The Locust

Machine Head’s Unto The Locust was the follow-up to career high-point The Blackening – but Robb Flynn wasn’t feeling the presssure

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“We smoked so much weed that we set off the fire alarms and almost killed everybody with the gas that was going to be released”: The story of Machine Head’s Burn My Eyes, the debut album that revitalised 90s metal

On the 30th anniversary of Machine Head’s Burn My Eyes, mainman Robb Flynn looks back on the making of his band’s classic debut

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"There aren't many metal bands that can live with Machine Head." Robb Flynn's warriors remind Download Festival what they've sorely missed

Machine Head finally returned to Download - and how!

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"You couldn’t go to an MMA show without hearing this one about 10 times in a night." The ultimate heavy metal gym playlist, by Kris Barras

Nine metal bangers guaranteed to help you get your pump on

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Invincible creator reveals which characters from season 1 are set to make unexpected comebacks in season 3

Robert Kirkman was keeping no secrets on the latest episode of The Invincible Podcast

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From its incredible lineup to its unique and historic location, this is why Poland's Mystic Festival is a must-visit for metal fans around the world

With headliners Bring Me The Horizon, Machine Head and Megadeth, plus Bruce Dickinson, Kreator, Satyricon and many more, you can't afford to miss Mystic 2024!

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10 metal riffs that look easy but are incredibly difficult to play

From Metallica to Slipknot, Sylosis frontman and guitar virtuoso Josh Middleton picks 10 heavy riffs that are far harder than they sound

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10 classic metal albums almost ruined by one terrible song

Metallica, Korn and Machine Head have all got so close to perfection – just for one song to mess it up

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10 terrible metal albums with one classic song

These metal albums were pretty much all stinkers - apart from one absolute banger that saved the day

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A beginner’s guide to groove metal in 5 albums

Neck braces at the ready – these are five cranium-crunching, vertebrae-snapping groove metal classics

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10 raging metal covers of classic 80s aggro-punk songs

The Exploited, Discharge, GBH and more get the covers treatment from Slayer and Ice-T, Mr Bungle, Napalm Death and Metallica

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10 metal songs that are weirdly popular on streaming

These lesser celebrated tracks by Iron Maiden, Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, Slayer and more have even outshined some of their biggest hits

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