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Tsss! That, friends, is the sound of the scorching new Bumper-Edition of Metal Hammer hitting your hands like a hot potato! We have the inside story on ALICE IN CHAINS and the making of their world-beating new album, Black Gives Way To Blue – a proper look through the keyhole.

We tell the behing-the-scenes story of SLIPKNOT’S seminal Roadrunner debut and the band before the band, which started a ball rolling that would snowball into the metal giant we know and love today.

ROB ZOMBIE tells us all about his filmic career as well and how his forthcoming album will place him back on the metallic map. Frontman of Welsh ragga rockers SKINDRED, Benji Webb tells us about his colourful past and how age will never effect their desire to ‘make it’. PARADISE LOST have known the highs and lows more than most UK metal bands, and their new album is the heaviest high they’ve ever known.

We talk to the creator of the most metal computer game ever, BRUTAL LEGEND, which includes OZZY, LEMMY and ROB HALFORD. While many thrash revivalists seem focussed on parody lyrics and hi-tops, EVILE are bringing the brutality no one else. And Finland’s ENSIFERUM tell us about the real Finnish metal story.

Also, we head up to Bloodstock to witness the carnage, tell some lesser-known truths about BLACK SABBATH bassist, Geezer Butler and give CHILDREN OF BODOM’s Alexi Laiho a right royal roasting in the Spanish Inquisition. We track the creation of MOTORHEAD’s Ace Of Spades album, tell you about RAINBOW’S back catalogue and tell the awesome story of New York’s CBGB club. Also: OZZY/GUS G, DEFTONES AND SLAYER.

We also have 15 awesome new tracks on this month’s CD: JUDAS PRIEST, CHILDREN OF BODOM, HATEBREED, SHADOWS FALL, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, MINISTRY, EVILE and loads more.

And don’t forget your giant KISS/SKELETONWITCH poster!