The Metal Hammer Podcast

Merl, El and Steve rate the recent new videos from The Hu and Architects, unveil the big end of year issue of Metal Hammer and a whole heap more!

Merl and El reveal the new issue of Metal Hammer, review the debut album from Kill The Lights and make their dream latter-day Metallica and Maiden setlists (well, Merl does...)

Merl and El pay tribute to legendary composer and unofficial Metallica family member Ennio Morricone, rate the new-look socially distanced gig venue in Newcastle and ask if elitism has ruined metal's shot at the mainstream

Fresh out of a thunderstorm, Merl and El review Download TV and the new Lamb Of God album, plus talk future cover stars, the new Machine Head song and more.

We're feeling nostalgic on this week's show, so we thought we'd take a trip back twenty whole years to 2002! Merl and Steve discuss what was a unique and rather transitional year for heavy music - nu metal had peaked, the metalcore and emo explosions hadn't properly begun yet, and few metal heavyweights released brand new studio albums. And yet, there was still some cracking music, so the lads both picked their five favourite albums that came out that year - featuring appearances by System Of A Down, Killswitch Engage, Glassjaw, Korn, In Flames and more!
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