Josh Barnett: The 10 albums that changed my life
No fighter is more associated with heavy metal than Josh Barnett, whose “The Warmaster” cage name comes from Bolt Thrower’s The Warmaster.

No fighter is more associated with heavy metal than Josh Barnett, whose “The Warmaster” cage name comes from Bolt Thrower’s The Warmaster. Barnett, the youngest UFC heavyweight champion ever at 24, and currently signed with Bellator MMA, spoke recently with Stephen Hill for Louder Sound, for their ongoing ’10 albums that changed my life’ series.
These are Barnett’s choices:
Iron Maiden – Piece Of Mind (1982)
Bolt Thrower – For Victory (1994)
Megadeth – Rust In Peace (1990)/Slayer – Seasons In The Abyss (1990)
Slayer – Show No Mercy (1983)
Sepultura – Arise (1991)
Black Sabbath – Paranoid (1970)
Danzig – Danzig (1988)
Amon Amarth – Fate Of Norns (2004)
Metallica – Master Of Puppets (1986)
What album changed your life?
It’s probably this one:
