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Authors: Jon Wiederhorn
Killswitch Engage guitarist Joel Stroetzel and ex-vocalist Howard Jones try to restrain guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz from trashing another art gallery.
Photograph by Stephanie Cabral.
Early Throwdown: metalcore with the emphasis on “core.”
Photograph by Jeremy Saffer.
Unearth rockin’ the house.
Photograph by Jeremy Saffer.
Megadeth bassist Dave Ellefson returns to the fold with a new lineup featuring lead guitarist Chris Broderick and drummer Shawn Drover.
Photograph by Stephanie Cabral.
Mastodon: new masters of prog-metal
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Brent Hinds, Troy Sanders, Bill Kelliher, Brann Dailor.
Photograph by Stephanie Cabral.
System of a Down guitarist Daron Malakian checks whether his deodorant is still working while John Dolmayan keeps the beat.
Photograph by Stephanie Cabral.
Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan never has a bad hair day.
Photograph by Stephanie Cabral.
Metallica joins Motörhead legend Lemmy Kilmister at L.A.’s Whisky for a special set dressed as The Lemmys, in honor of their idol’s fiftieth birthday.
Photograph by Stephanie Cabral.
Disturbed front man David Draiman gets down with the sickness.
Photograph by Stephanie Cabral.
Early Slipknot shot of vocalist Corey Taylor flipping the crowd the bird.
Photograph by Stephanie Cabral.
Hatebreed: warriors of the wasteland.
Photograph by Jeremy Saffer.
Lamb of God vocalist Randy Blythe promotes Aboriginal Living Skills School while rocking the crowd back to the Stone Age.
Photograph by Kristell Gathoye.
Rock royalty lineup: Metal lover Dave Grohl, System of a Down vocalist Serj Tankian, Henry Rollins, Tony Iommi, and Bill Ward.
Photograph by Stephanie Cabral.