The ‘Hammer Verdict – Part 3
Come and check out what the Metal Hammer staff are looking forward to in 2009.
Alexander Milas (editor)
Album You’re Most Looking Forward To In 2009:
Heaven And Hell.
Who Would You Most Like To See At A Festival in 2009:
Manowar
Reunion You Think Will Happen in 2009:
Guns N’ Roses.
“It’ll Never Happen In 2009”:
Ritchie Blackmore comes to his senses, personally delivers a handwritten note to all metal fans apologising for Blackmore’s Night, and reforms Rainbow with Ronnie James Dio singing. Oh look I jinxed it again. Come back to us Ritchie! All will be forgiven.
James Gill (editor at large)
Album You’re Most Looking Forward to in 2009:
Maylene And The Sons Of Disaster.
Who Would You Most Like To See At a Festival in 2009:
NIN (again)
Reunion You Think Will Happen in 2009:
Faith No More.
“It’ll never happen in 2009”:
I concur with our illustrious leader: Ritchie Blackmore comes to his senses, personally delivers a handwritten note to all metal fans apologising for Blackmore’s Night, and reforms Rainbow with Ronnie James Dio singing. Oh look I jinxed it again. Come back to us Ritchie! All will be forgiven.
Jonathan Selzer (reviews editor)
Album You’re Most Looking Forward To In 2009:
Immortal
Who Would You Most Like To See At A Festival in 2009:
Sleep
Reunion You Think Will Happen In 2009:
Jane’s Addiction
“It’ll Never Happen in 2009”:
Immortal reality TV series
James Isaacs (art editor):
Album You’re Most Looking Forward to in 2009:
Slayer
Who Would You Most Like To See At a Festival in 2009:
ACDC
reunion you think will happen in 2009:
Soundgarden
“It’ll never happen in 2009”:
Kiss finally quit.
Kimberley Tarry (designer)
Album You’re Most Looking Forward To In 2009: Deathstars – ‘Night Electric Night’
Who Would You Most Like To See At A Festival in 2009:
AC/DC
Reunion You Think Will Happen In 2009:
Led Zeppelin
“It’ll Never Happen in 2009″:
Guns n Roses reunion.
Terry Bezer (the interweb)
Album You’re Most Looking Forward To In 2009:
Lamb Of God – ‘Wrath’. Special mentions for Killswitch Engage, Marilyn Manson and Rancid too.
Who Would You Most Like To See At A Festival in 2009:
Faith No More if the rumours are true.
Reunion You Think Will Happen In 2009:
Jane’s Addiction
“It’ll Never Happen in 2009″:
Axl comes out and admits that maybe it was a little presumptuous of him to think that people would still care about a Guns N’ Roses album when the band hadn’t released anything for 14 years, that constantly turning up for gigs is not cool in the slightest and that if Slash and Duff want to call him, they can get the band back together and drink Pimms together.





Album: Slayer or Rammstein or Deathstars
Most like to see at a festival: Deathstars
Reunion – Guns N Roses
“It’ll never happen in 2009″:
Lars quits Metallica…
Album You’re Most Looking Forward To In 2009:
Lamb Of God – Wrath
Killswitch Engage – untitled
Who Would You Most Like To See At A Festival in 2009:
Trivium
Reunion You Think Will Happen In 2009:
Sabbath With Ozzy (I Personally Would Love A Semi-Pantera Reunion But With Zakk Wylde. Man, I’m Gonna Get A Lot Of Bullshit For This.)
“It’ll Never Happen in 2009″:
Lamb Of God Will Make A Shit Album. That’s Never Gonna Happen.
Album: Mastodon – Crack The Skye
Thursday – Common Existance
Who Would You Most Like To See At A Festival in 2009: Machine Head with Phill Demmel fully recovered
Reunion I Would Like: Wolfmother
It’ll Never Happen in 2009: Never say never…
Album: Lamb of God – Wrath
Who Would You Most Like To See At A Festival in 2009: Machine Head – Agree with rcg..Get Well Phil =] I saw them on 5th December…AMAZING!!
Reunion I Would Like: Pantera or Death but not going to happen, possible Reunion – System of A Down
It’ll Never Happen in 2009: Rob Halford ditches the Leather =] (20th February can’t wait!)
album – Lamb of God
festival – Lamb of God, Machine Head
reunion – soad
itll never happen – emo bands commit mass suicide and rid the world of dire music (we can hope though)
Album – Guns N Roses….ahahahahaha! But in reality, KSE
Festival – Hellyeah
Reunion – Stone Roses
It’ll never happen – See above!!
Album You’re Most Looking Forward to in 2009:
Slayer
Who Would You Most Like To See At a Festival in 2009:
ACDC
reunion you think will happen in 2009:
the real GNR
“It’ll never happen in 2009”:
me get tickets for defenders of the faith