Christmas and heavy metal might not usually go hand in hand (what with all the devil worshiping an' all) but today is an exception: the folk over at Blabbermouth are streaming Metal Hammer's new Dimebag Darrell tribute album in its entirety as a special yuletide treat.

Ok, so maybe it isn't actually anything to do with Christmas - but it is free and it is very good. The album is a tribute to the late Pantera and Damageplan legend and features contributions from Machinehead, Zakk Wylde, Avenged Sevenfold, Chimaira and other scarily-named metal titans, all having a stab at covering Dimebag tunes.

Head on over to Blabbermouth for the full-length stream and check out the Metal Hammer's website for full details of the album, which will be on sale with their 200th issue from 16 December.