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Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer
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Emily Swingle

YOU WONT BELIEVE: The 10 spookiest heavy metal songs of all time - What They Never Told You

Photos of Cradle Of Filth, Ghost, Slipknot and Chelsea Wolfe.

Ever since Black Sabbath were inspired by a ghostly shape appearing in Geezer Butler’s bedroom, heavy metal has loved to scare everybody. Countless bands have tried countless different ways to frighten your pants off over the years, from masquerading as masked gremlins to layers and layers of makeup. However, all this amounts to nothing if the music can’t be creepy at the same time. Here are 10 times heavy metal artists were able to sound legitimately spooky.

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