STILL HANGING IN alright? It’s still pretty hard going out there, and I know many of you will be looking for something fun to take your mind off all the madness. It’s why we thought we’d use this issue to do something big and celebratory – like count down the hundred greatest songs of the century so far, for instance!
Metal post-2000 has been on a fascinating journey, from conquering the planet in the early 2000s to expanding and evolving more than ever in recent years. Who could have predicted Limp Bizkit becoming the biggest band in the world for a moment, or three young girls from Japan becoming the biggest thing in metal for a generation? More than anything else, though, 21st century metal has provided us with a shit-ton of amazing, genre-defining anthems. It’s been a wild ride, and we hope the amazing songs featured in this issue make you want to sit back, crank up some heavy music and remind yourself why we all love this daft old genre so much in the first place.
CHEERS