UK Metal Hammer AUG 2018: SYSTEM OF A DOWN Bong Slayer BFMV Metallica STEVE VAI

In this issue of Metal Hammer we celebrate the greatest guitarists in metal! We chat to Zakk Wylde, Ben Bruce, Lizzy Hale and Zoltan Bathory about what it means to be a guitar hero in 2018; Kirk Hammett discusses going solo; Dave Lombardo pays tribute to Jeff Hanneman, five years on from his death; Matt Tuck tells us why he’s a control freak, and Daron Malakian gets excited about the return of Scars On Broadway (but where does that leave System?). We ask 50 guitarists to name their favourite metal riff (what’s Number One?!), head into the studio with In Flames, talk wacky guitars with John 5, and bring you the third part of our thrash special! All this, plus all the essential news and reviews from the world of metal, and a free CD!