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This Is The Six: While She Sleeps' Top Six Music Videos…Part 5

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This Is The Six: While She Sleeps’ Top Six Music Videos…Part 5

Merlin at 03:00pm May 18 2012

To celebrate the release of raging new video This Is The Six, each member of While She Sleeps have sent us a list of their six favourite ever music videos! Here’s Part 5 from bassist Aaran McKenzie. “What makes a great music video? Passion in the performance. No half-arsed bullshit.” AARAN’S PICKS Michael Jackson – Thriller Bring Me The Horizon – Alligator Blood Thrice – Red Sky Comeback Kid –…

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Lady Starlight’s Metal Hammer Blog: On Tour With Judas Priest

Merlin at 01:00pm May 18 2012

We got New York-based rock ‘n’ roll superstar DJ Lady Starlight to blog for us while she toured Europe with the mighty Judas Priest! Here’s what went down…

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Heavy Metal Pets #002: Matt Heafy

Merlin at 12:00pm May 18 2012

In which we demand photos of freakin’ sweet animals from some of heavy metal’s biggest names. Obviously. This week: Trivium’s Matt Heafy’s dog!

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Competition: Win PDP Mainstage Drum Kit Worth Over £800 Courtesy Of DW!

Merlin at 11:00am May 18 2012

To celebrate our buddies at DW sponsoring this year’s Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards, we have a killer PDP Mainstage drum kit worth £830 to give away!

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Black Sabbath Respond To Bill Ward’s Statement

Amit Sharma at 10:51am May 18 2012

So the saga continues… Black Sabbath have responded to Bill Ward’s in-depth statement that came out earlier in the week. Here’s what they had to say: “We have decided not to make any detailed comment on Bill’s latest statement. There are two sides to every story. We have been working hard at rehearsals making excellent progress after Tony’s treatments and we have engaged a substitute drummer for the forthcoming shows….

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Metal Hammer Podcast 195: Download Promoter Andy Copping Talks Download 2012, Black Sabbath And More

Merlin at 10:00am May 18 2012

On the new Metal Hammer Podcast, Download and Live Nation promoter Andy Copping answers your many questions, plus talks this year’s immense Download festival, Black Sabbath and Bill Ward and more. Plus While She Sleeps, Watain, Manowar, Velvet Revolver, argh loads! Just listen to it!

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Metal Hammer Golden Gods Host Chris Jericho Answers Your Questions

Merlin at 06:03pm May 17 2012

This year’s Metal Hammer Golden Gods host, Fozzy frontman and multiple-time WWE champ Chris Jericho, checked in with Hammer early last week, so we thought we’d ask you lot to chuck some questions at him. Here are a few of his answers… Which other wrestlers are big metalheads? – Clive ‘Clifford’ Davis, Facebook “Well, CM Punk is more of a punk guy. There are metal elements to him, but…

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This Is The Six: While She Sleeps’ Favourite Music Videos: Part 4

Merlin at 03:00pm May 17 2012

To celebrate the release of raging new video This Is The Six, each member of While She Sleeps have sent us a list of their six favourite ever music videos! Here’s Part 4 from drummer Adam Savage.

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Fucking Badass Dio Wallpaper. Take It.

Merlin at 01:38pm May 17 2012

Fancy paying tribute to the late and ridiculously great Ronnie James Dio? Ace Metal Hammer artist Matt Dixon has created this brilliant Dio wallpaper for you all to use! What a guy.

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