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The legendary metal festival is on in London this weekend, so here's a taster mixtape to wet your whistle.

Thirty-five tracks of face-melting thrash.

A mixtape of ear-pummelling speed metal to kickstart your new year.

To help you prepare for the three days of darkness the festival will bring over London, the organizers sent us this exclusive preview mix.

It's from Florian Grill, the head of the Dying Victims Productions label and author of the zine "Thrash Attack."

Just over an hour of face-melting metal.

Ninety minutes of loud, raw metal and punk.

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The origin of anything always seems to be a matter of controversy. One thing in this world is certain, though, and that is that heavy metal came from Birmingham.