From Maiden’s Samurai Eddie storming the stage at a full-size Download festival, to lovable metalhead Eddie Munson appearing in Stranger Things, this was the year metal not only surged back but infiltrated the mainstream. Featuring the glorious (Iommi and Ozzy reuniting), the WTF (hello, Rammstein), and much more besides, over the next 27 pages we remember the events that defined our world.