The two pillars that will mark the beginning of the 10th anniversary year of the publication are Maneskin, an Italian Gen Z rock band that is promoting the "revival of rock"! Metallica, the pinnacle of metal/rock, is releasing their first new album in six years!

The first cover of the 2023 1st Vol. 38 of “Headbang’s 10th Anniversary Year” features the Western rock band that excited Summer Sonic’s Marine Stadium the most in 2022, and is a 2023 Grammy Award “Best Newcomer” nominee! Now, it has become the “eye of the typhoon for the revival of rock” that has engulfed the entire world, and has released the new album “Rush! ” is a mane skin that will be released! This magazine fully supports their “rock comeback” and features a special feature! In addition, music critic Masanori Ito discusses and analyzes Metallica, who released their first new song in six years, on the theme of "Metallica and NWOBHM," GOJIRA's Japan visit article, coldrain's Masa (Vo) 2 Manji, PassCode special photos & interviews, etc.

[CONTENTS]
"PUNKSPRING" x "LOUD PARK 2023" x "KNOTFEST JAPAN 2023"
Flowers are cold. "Excuse me first." Cross review

Special feature
MÅNESKIN
I understand! MÅNESKIN's 20's Rock Revolution Story
MÅNESKIN “Rush!” Cross Review
Interview with all MÅNESKIN members + discography

METALLICA
METALLICA and “New Wave Of British Heavy Metal ’79 Revisited”
METALLICA and “Stranger Things”
Masato (coldrain)
WARGASM
Otoboke Beaver

RAMMSTEIN
North American stadium tour, desperate chase report
"NORTH AMERICAN STADIUM TOUR 2022" Mexico edition

GOJIRA
“GOJIRA JAPAN 2022” Report November 25, 2022 @Toyosu PIT

PassCode
Nao Minami + Yonako Ogami Interview
Interview with Kaede Takashima + Emiri Arima
“PassCode TOUR 2022” Final Performance Report December 24th and 25th, 2022 @ Hokkaido/Sapporo PENNY LANE 24

Column ~ BOH's Divine Ramen Once in a Lifetime
Taste of Metal Restaurant Yasunario Metal Meshi! ~Headbang Delivery!!~
Column ~ Dangerous T-shirt guy

Special feature
METALLICA
Masanori Ito talks about METALLICA and NWOBHM
18 NWOBHM introductory albums
40th anniversary of “Kill ‘Em All” release
“Kill ‘Em All” Cross Review
METALLICA and “Stranger Things”

Masato (coldrain) interview
+Original album review

WARGASM interview

“The 10 Best Metal Albums of 2022” and “A Song That Symbolizes 2022”
PART 1 14 metal artists
Otoboke Beaver Interview
Flowers are cold. interview
GOJIRA Joe Duprandier (Vo, G) Interview

Serialization “Heisei era” Japanese metal blood record
10th GLY

Read the series: Extreme Metal Masterpieces
19th RAZOR

Column ~ Mary’s Blood/NEMOPHILA/AMAHIRU SAKI’s Devil Fanatic Diary
Column ~ Metallic child life book
Column - Emiri Arima's Shout Vocalist Data File
Column ~ Progress Sniper
Column ~ Menma and Chiaki's Bangal Hell Hen
Column - Kanda Ogawamachi Fantastic Film Festival
Column - Hedban University Faculty of Arts and Sciences Assigned Books
Column ~ Fujiki TDC’s V☆H☆S LOVER
CARCASS communication

“The 10 Best Metal Albums of 2022” and “A Song That Symbolizes 2022”
PART 2 24 people in the metal loving industry