The German magazine Metal Hammer, celebrating its 500th edition, has made a ranking of the 500 best metal albums of all time, having voted by a jury made up of more than 100 industry experts, as well as prominent fans. (via Blabbermouth.net)
Of all of them, the gold medal went to Metallica’s ‘Master of Puppets’, the group’s third album released in 1986.: “Complex structures, musical depth, enormous potential for sing-alongs and guitar solos for the ages.”says the magazine’s review. “The composition lessons instilled in James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich by Cliff Burton since the beginning of the band reach their maximum splendor here. For Metal Hammer, this is now officially the greatest work in metal history!”.
Metallica appears five times on this list, which also includes groups like Motörhead, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Manowar, Slayer, Slipknot, Tool, Nightwish, Ghost or Sleep Token.
“Compiling this list has undoubtedly been a mammoth task, but one we have gladly taken on for issue 500“says Sebastian Kessler, editor-in-chief of metal hammer. “What an intense journey through metal history; perfect to celebrate Metal Hammer’s 40th anniversary! Rarely has there been so much discussion, philosophy, pondering and argumentation. And with the results being published, it’s probably just going to be the beginning”.
Metallica, in Madrid
The time is coming! We are counting the days until he arrives in Madrid. “M72 WORLD TOUR 2023-2024” by Metallica. Presented worldwide by Liquid Death and Blackened American Whiskey (US only) and promoted by Live Nation, This tour will include two concerts in each city with two different setlists and different guest artists for each night.
Metallica will visit the Cívitas Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on Friday, July 12, 2024 together with Architects and Mammoth WVH and on Sunday, July 14, 2024 together with Five Finger Death Punch and Ice Nine Kills.
A percentage of the proceeds from each ticket will go to the Metallica All Within My Hands Foundation whose purpose is to raise funds to help create sustainable communities through education and the fight against hunger. Since its launch in 2017, All Within My Hands has already raised more than $13 million.
Metallica’s last visit to Madrid was at Mad Cool 2022. This was our chronicle of the event.
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