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The Metal Hammer Annual 2022

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On that note, it’s been a pleasure picking through the many stories we’ve brought you over the past year to put together the Best-Of mag you currently hold in your hands. From the majestic return of Iron Maiden to the rise of some of the most exciting bands we've seen for years, to the loss of some true icons, it’s been a time of ups, downs and everything in between. And yet, metal keeps moving, and so do we. So, if you like what you read in this Annual, don’t forget to check us out every single month on newsstands around the world, or by ordering direct to your door at tinyurl.com/gethammer. Cheers for your support, and have a safe end to the year. 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Mere ‘them in the potand see what sticks,” US ee gd Sree BEnamer oct s Sees SNe gene O oe See ee eae pene Sener Sone ea De ee cone “so it gets steadily worse and you have Relig remterier Hee: Seen Bee ance Se eet poeta es Co ee ee ee pee ees pees en raa ee eee aes eta eer eee See Cetera cd eerie Fea eerie, ee ae Ce Meum eee ers eee Seer Eeenereme eer ees of Sore Pete ee te oo pg t pene retoerars an Sree ec Se Se re iar pe Jee eS eee reer peered Pane n eae reeset eoriall See eam oot rermry try ee ere eg Rob “Because tha's what we've been Cores ate ed el ese tesa) Pome eae HEAVY METAL YEARS OF MUSIC IS eta C lee a RM ate Sonar too i ‘ 4 9 4 o “WE NEVER » ACCEPTED HOW BIG WE’D BECOME” era Tre U URE eA NCR ets everyone from Dimebag to Adam D with his playing, Rene reacted eater cl Mirae ceetn i cd EAU ENC tR ee CR me Raat ee Seen econ eee bese af — EAE HALEN he goafathers of heavy metal ‘were starting to feel their age. 1978 was supposed to bea year of celebration for Black Sabbath ~ theiroth anniversary —butin reality, thegroup was falling apart. "The fun ofbeing ina rock band was éwindling for me? Ozzy Osbourne later admitted. “{ don't thinkanyone's heart wasn itanymore” Ozzy had actually taken leave of absence from Sabbath in autumn 7, officially to spend time with his father Jack, who was dyingof cancer. When NME interviewed the singerin Novernber "77, he seemed inno mood to return tothe unit ~ “tjustwant simple life fora while} he insisted ~and when Sabbath performed War Pigs an Juniors Eyeson BBCTV's Loot! Hear! programmein January 1998, former Fleetwood Mac frontman Dave Walker was tasked with lip-syncing Qzzy’s vocals. Soitwas something ofa surprise when the singer returned tothe fold ahead of the Birmingham band’s departure to Toronto to record their eighth studio alburm, Never Say De! Though old tensions occasionally surfaced during fraught studio sessions ~ “we wereall fucked-up with drugs and alcohol” Ozzy recalled ~all four musicians were excited about the prospect of returning to theUK for their oth anniversary ‘tourin May. Sabbath had taken AC/DC ‘out as support on thei last run of European gigs, and had struggled to ‘match the ivewire Aussies for energy, 0 Ozzy instructed Sabbath’s booking agency to find "abarband from LA” toopen the show each nighton their homecoming dates. Asluck would have it, their US label, Warmers, had just such anacton their books. The name Van Halen meant nothing to themembers of Sabbath, so, out ‘of curiosity, ahead of theirscheduled stage timeon the tour's opening night at Sheffield City Hall on May 16, Ozzy and his bandmates Tony Iommi, Geazor Butlerand Bill Ward, shuffled outof ‘heir dressing room to catch the end of ‘the Californian band’s se. They arrived side-stage ust as the group's guitarist, 23-year-old Eddie Van Halen, launched into the second rack ofhisband’s recently released self-titled album. Eruption wasn't originally on the lst ofsongs Van Halen had pencilled in toappear on their debut album. Producer Ted Templeman had popped ‘out of the control booth at Sunset Souind Recorders to grab a coffee when he first heard Eddie Van Halen playing ‘theso2-second instrumental between takes, ‘What's that?” Ted asked. “Ah, nothing” came the reply. "Its just something] warm up on.” 20 METALHAMMER.COM “Lee's hearit again? the producer said, "We gotta recon it. Right away.” Eddie Van Halen had been finessing his solo showease onstagein Hollywood ‘Clubs for the best part of thee years. Asoftenas not, hewould perform the classically inspired instrumental With hisbackto the audience so that no one could see exactly what he ‘was doing, The secret technique the guitarist was shielding involved usingboth his hands on the fretboard totap out notes at lightspeed. Van Halen would later claim that he hit "upon the dea while watching Led Zeppelin’ Jimmy Page play the solo from Heartbreaker one-handed

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