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Metal Hammer 409
This issue, we sit down with the one and only Dave Mustaine ahead of the release of the final Megadeth album, to get the inside story on why one of metal’s most outspoken frontmen is stepping away from the spotlight. Is this really the countdown to Megadeth’s extinction?! Talking of unmissable releases, we also name the 50 albums that you need to hear in 2026, featuring Amon Amarth, Carpenter Brut, Dimmu Borgir, Green Lung, Ice Nine Kills, Marmozets, Skindred and more. Get ready for the soundtrack to your next 12 months! Elsewhere in the mag, Lorna Shore look back on the making of pig-squealing rager To The Hellfire, Jinjer’s Tatiana Shmayluk reveals her life story, and Ho99o9’s Yeti Bones tells us why Mike Patton makes him feel horny. Talking of which, we find out how ‘cum metal’ stars Health are revolutionising industrial metal. The Pretty Reckless’s Taylor Momsen explains why she’s actually Batgirl, Alien Weaponry take us bungy jumping in Aotearoa, and Paleface Swiss talk girlfriend-swapping and Velcro. We take a look at the brutal and brilliant new film about former Iron Maiden frontman Paul Di’Anno, and meet baddiecore’s newest stars, Dayseeker. Oh, and you grill Bleed From Within’s Scott Kennedy about crisp sandwiches and, er, Weegie bams? All this, plus all the essential gigs and reviews from the world of metal.
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