It’s that time of the year again. First up, here’s some contemporary hard rock courtesy of System of a Down side project Scars On Broadway:

Now some from the past. Iron Maiden perform a song written back when they were a bunch of East London punks to a stadium full of Swedes. You might wanna skip the two minutes of talking, but stick around for the triple guitar breakdown in the middle, one of the finest moments in musical history.

Next, Slayer with the riff that spawned rap-rock after Public Enemy sampled it on She Watch Channel Zero. Don’t blame either of them for that, though. Slayer is basically Iron Maiden played twice as fast, which is good.

Finally, Judas Priest. Not many people know that spikes and black leather were popularised in metal by Judas Priest singer Rob Halford, who is gay and kitted out his band with bondage gear from Soho sex shops.

Happy Hallowe’en!