SLIPKNOT’s legendary self-titled album has been overwhelmingly voted by Metal Hammer readers as the best debut of the past 25 years! Over 16,000 of you voted in the magazine’s special 25th Anniversary Poll to find the greatest debut of the past 25 years and while the results were close, there was one clear-cut winner that truly, deeply smashed it.

SLIPKNOT’s classic 1999 self-titled opus managed to grab almost a third of all votes cast, beating off competition from the likes of Guns N’ Roses, KORN, MACHINE HEAD and even a cheeky cheat from Pantera.

Below is a list of the albums that were officially voted by YOU as the top ten greatest debuts of the past 25 years (percentage of overall votes in brackets):

1. SLIPKNOT – Slipknot (32.27%)
2. KORN – Korn (8.88%)
3. Guns N’ Roses – Appetite For Destruction (8.84%)
4. Rammstein – Herzeleid (6.92%)
5. Pantera – Cowboys From Hell (6.2%)
6. System Of A Down – System Of A Down (4.67%)
7. Linkin Park – Hybrid Theory (3.78%)
8. MACHINE HEAD – Burn My Eyes (3.35%)
9. Bullet For My Valentine – The Poison (3.01%)
10. Rage Against The Machine – Rage Against The Machine (2.78%)

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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA guitarist and vocalist, Jeremy DePoyster, was interviewed by US online radio station KASC The Blaze 1330 AM and they spoke about the latest album, Dead Throne, as well as what it’s like touring and the band’s future plans. You can hear that interview below:

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The band released Dead Throne last month and you can pick up a copy by clicking this link.

Metal Hammer is 25 years old this month and they have revealed a very special 25th Anniversary Edition! It’s their biggest issue ever and features a massive 164 pages of heavy metal and a brand-new look. The mag is jam packed full of awesome news, stories, reviews, features AND, as a thank you to YOU, the tireless metal hordes, they are also giving away an incredibly special MACHINE HEAD 10” collectors vinyl featuring brand new music and two live tracks! (UK only, the US get a 15 track CD of some of the biggest metal anthems from the last 25 years!)

This issue also features some brand new and revealing interviews with SLIPKNOT (talking about the making of ‘Iowa’), Dez Fafara discusses what the rebirth of COAL CHAMBER means for DEVILDRIVER and reviews from SLIPKNOT and MEGADETH. Check out more details over on Metal Hammer’s website by clicking here.

SLIPKNOT’s 10th Anniversary Edition of Iowa is due for release on the 31st of October and the album is now available for pre-order from iTunes. You can see the tracklisting below:

The official tracklisting is as follows:

Disc 1: Iowa
(515)
People = Shit
Disasterpiece
My Plague
Everything Ends
The Heretic Anthem
Gently
Left Behind
The Shape
I Am Hated
Skin Ticket
New Abortion
Metabolic
Iowa
My Plague (New Abuse Mix)

Disc 2: Disasterpieces – Live In London 2002
(515)
People = Shit
Liberate
Left Behind
Eeyore
Disasterpiece
Purity
Gently
Eyeless
Drum Solo
My Plague
New Abortion
The Heretic Anthem
Spit It Out
Wait And Bleed
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Surfacing

Disc 3: Goatí¢ä‰åŒÂHour long film capturing the insanity of Iowa – directed by M. Shawn Crahan.

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My Plague
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The Heretic Anthem (Live)
People = Shit (Live)

Head over to iTunes to pre-order your copy, now!

Florida metallers, TRIVIUM, are releasing ‘Built To Fall’ as a digital single on the 4th of December, which also happens to be the day that the band will be gracing the stage at O2 Academy Brixton in London. Stay tuned for buy links for the single and point your mouse in this direction to check out the dates and ticket details for the UK TRIVIUM tour in December.

MEGADETH’s upcoming album, Th1rt3en, is out on the 31st of October and in case you missed it, you can pre-order the album from Play.com now. The album is now also available for pre-order from iTunes. To pre-order a copy of the digital version of Th1rt3en, point your mouse in this direction.

Listen into Zane Lowe’s show on BBC Radio 1 from 7pm – 9pm both tonight and tomorrow to hear the mighty MASTODON on the show. Not only are the band being interviewed but they also recorded a live session from BBC Maida Vale. The interview and set from Maida Vale will be split across both tonight and tomorrow’s shows – and you can listen by tuning into 98.8 FM, DAB, SKY or you can listen online by clicking here.

NICKELBACK are currently premiering the lyric video for When We Stand Together over on Yahoo! – you can watch the video below or alternatively, click here to check it out on Yahoo!.

Click here to pre-order your copy of Here And Now, out on the 21st of November.

Check out the video below to see some of the highlights from the four MACHINE HEAD “Unto The Locust” listening events that took place in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Oakland – the events were hosted by MACHINE HEAD to celebrate the release of the new album with fans and friends around the US!