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SYSTEM OF A DOWN topped the metal end of the bill at a surprisingly sunny Download festival, but Prophets Of Rage stole the show with their first UK appearance. Northlane, Motionless In White and Creeper also made their Main Stage debuts. Bring on 2018...

Metal Hammer held the greatest party of the year – the Golden Gods! ORANGE

GOBLIN, AVATAR, CLUTCH and MASTODON raised the roof at London’s IndigO2, while Black Sabbath, Gojira, The Dillinger Escape Plan and more picked up awards. We’re still nursing our hangovers. Send pizza plz.

Frontman Ivan Moody ‘quit’ FIVE FINGER

DEATH PUNCH at a show in Tilburg, the Netherlands. He dramatically stormed offstage and later went back to rehab. “I’m just trying to fight the good fight, every minute of every day,” he told

us four months later, in recovery.

CHAD KROEGER ignited a war of words with Corey Taylor, when he argued that Slipknot were a “gimmick” and Stone Sour were “Nickelback lite”. What did Corey Taylor think? Well… “He’s got a face like a foot,” metal’s Great Big Mouth hit back. Calm down, lads.