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"It was crazed, almost Charles Manson–like." Before he started Def Jam, and produced everyone from Slayer to Johnny Cash, Rick Rubin played guitar in a noise-rock band called Hose, and recorded one of the worst Led Zeppelin covers ever committed to vinyl

Now one of the most powerful and influential men in the music industry, once upon a time super-producer Rick Rubin was just another punk rock guitarist in a terrible band

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“Support your local artists, support your local bands”: Watch Gojira accept the Grammy Award For Best Metal Performance that they’ve deserved for many, many years

The French metal stars beat Metallica, Judas Priest, Spiritbox and Knocked Loose x Poppy to take home the prize

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“I am...really happy to be here.” Watch the cringe-inducing moment an interviewer mistakes Spiritbox singer Courtney LaPlante for Poppy on the Grammys red carpet - and Courtney's classy response

Come for the incredibly awkward interview, stay because LaPlante handled it like a champ

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AC/DC announce return to Europe with Power Up ⚡️ 2025 dates

The new run of European shows is in addition to AC/DC's previously announced North American schedule

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Gojira, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and St. Vincent win the rock and metal prizes at the Grammys

Let the arguments commence

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Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine promised “the metal tour of 2025” – and The Poisoned Ascendancy may well have delivered

Playing their classic 2005 albums at the O2 in London, the metalcore icons indulge everyone’s nostalgia while proving themselves as arena headliners

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“We had our share of arguments doing this record, a lot of them, but those arguments should escalate our art”: How Deftones rose above musical tension and a horrific tragedy with Gore

Deftones’ eighth album, Gore, was one of the most difficult records they made

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“It had a 13-minute spoken-word black mass on the B-side”: The mysterious late 60s album that Opeth’s Mikael Akerfeldt says invented Satanic rock

Six months before Black Sabbath released their landmark debut album, another band were praising Satan

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“The joke has always been, ‘Zakk, are you from the South?’ And I say, ‘Yeah, South Jersey! Down near the shore, bro!’”: Why Zakk Wylde swapped Black Label Society and metal for southern rock on Book Of Shadows 2

Zakk Wylde’s love of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Neil Young knows no bounds

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“At first people thought, ‘Knucklehead Americans!’ and now they’re starting to figure it out”: How Five Finger Death Punch silenced the haters with The Wrong Side Of Heaven Volumes 1 and 2

War, liberty, controversy – Five Finger Death Punch face it all down

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"It's about going the extra mile in the pursuit of a greater flavour." New Delhi nu metal band Bloodywood just released a brilliant new music video celebrating Indian cuisine

The Indian viral sensations will release new album Nu Delhi in March - just in time for their UK tour.

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The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Epica, Jinjer and Bloodywood are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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Watch Dave Grohl's daughter Violet front a surprise Nirvana reunion, and Billie Eilish join Green Day, at emotional FireAid concert in Los Angeles

Joan Jett, Kim Gordon and St. Vincent also joined Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear onstage at the charity fundraiser in Los Angeles

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"You gave me the confidence to fly": Metallica, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and more react to the death of Marianne Faithfull

Musicians across the globe have paid tribute to Marianne Faithfull, who has passed away in London

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Remember Threatin, the 'fake' band who embarked on a UK tour playing to no one and went viral in 2018? Now Jered Threatin is back, but it's looking grim

Jered Threatin has released a new single, Die Young, with a video that chronicles his fight against life-threatening illness

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I’m a music journalist bored of writing about the same artists, so here are 11 awesomely weird metal bands you won’t discover anywhere else

I’ve written about Sleep Token, Metallica and Bring Me The Horizon many, many times, but this is the first time I’ve done a list with a time-travelling slug on it

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“Ninety per cent of drummers are interchangeable, but you definitely know when he’s playing… I wish I could be as creative as him”: If a Skindred show slumps, Phil Collins saves the day

Welsh metal band’s drummer Arya Goggin hails the Genesis icon and reveals some of his secrets

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“He sometimes gets overshadowed by his own brilliant lead playing”: What was underrated about Eddie Van Halen, according to Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick

Eddie Van Halen was the master of shredding, but he was capable of so much more as well, says Testament’s longtime guitarist

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10 brilliant but overlooked rock and metal albums you need to hear from 2000

The year 2000 gave us massive releases from Deftones, Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit, but these 10 albums flew under the radar

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"I ****ing LOVE it!" Liam Gallagher officially approves of Bring Me The Horizon's wild Wonderwall cover

Listen to Bring Me The Horizon put a Liam Gallagher-approved metal spin on a Britpop classic

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"The perfect soundtrack for moshers who like to party...this feels like the beginning of something special." Alt Blk Era's Rave Immortal has officially announced one of the most exciting new bands in alternative music

Formed of sisters Nyrobi and Chaya Beckett-Messam, Alt Blk Era are spinning metal, hip hop and EDM into irresistibly fun new shapes

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I used to feel like a geek for loving prog metal. In 2025, it’s taking over the world – and I couldn’t be happier!

Sleep Token headlining Download! A long-awaited Mastodon album! Polyphia x Babymetal?! This is why forward-thinking metal will have a banner year in 2025

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I’ve listened to every single King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard album and I can tell you that these are their five very best

Want to get into Australian psych-wizards King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard but intimidated by their 26 album-strong catalogue? Fear not, we've whittled down the lot to their finest five for your listening pleasure in this definitive list

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The Secret Service locked Rage Against The Machine in their dressing room after bassist tried to “attack” a billionaire on SNL

Incensed by the band having a song cut from their set last-minute, Tim Commerford marched into the dressing room of guest host Steve Forbes and drew the ire of the Secret Service

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"When you have a band this good, I believe in showing it off": Alice Cooper announces shows in Wales and Scotland

Alice Cooper's new dates come in addition to his already-announced European tour schedule

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