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Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers perform Can't Stop in Los Angeles as part of Paris 2024 Olympic closing ceremony

Red Hot Chili Peppers take part in handover from Paris to Los Angeles –where 2028 Olympics will be held

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"We haven't done anything decent in 15 years. Message received." Opeth embrace the classics in old school Bloodstock headline set

Opeth's third time headlining Bloodstock shows just how they elevated extreme metal at the turn of the millennnium

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“Rage Against The Machine, Korn, Limp Bizkit – we opened that lane up”: How Ice-T and Body Count returned to the fray to reclaim their throne with Manslaughter

Ice-T is one of metal’s most influential frontman, and 2014’s Manslaughter album proved it

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“For a pissed-off, disillusioned teenager that hated the government, Banned In D.C. was the moment I found my tribe”: The 10 best Bad Brains songs according to Killswitch Engage’s Jesse Leach

Killswitch Engage singer and Bad Brains uber-fan Jesse Leach’s ultimate 10-track Bad Brain playlist

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Watch epic lazer show announcing Nine Inch Nails will score upcoming Tron: Ares movie

Disney reveals Nine Inch Nails' involvement in Tron: Ares with epic lazer show at D23 Expo fan event in California

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“I will never forget the looks of horror from the label. They saw it as commercial suicide – which I suppose it was”: the turbulent story of Celtic Frost’s avant garde thrash masterpiece Into The Pandemonium

How Celtic Frost demolished metal’s boundaries with their classic 1987 album Into The Pandemonium

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“We smoked so much weed that we set off the fire alarms and almost killed everybody with the gas that was going to be released”: The story of Machine Head’s Burn My Eyes, the debut album that revitalised 90s metal

On the 30th anniversary of Machine Head’s Burn My Eyes, mainman Robb Flynn looks back on the making of his band’s classic debut

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“I”m stunned that some bands have success. I don’t like many bands, actually. The metal scene today is horrible”: How Opeth separated themselves from the herd with Ghost Reveries

2005’s Ghost Reveries was the album that kicked Opeth to the next level, but Mikael Åkerfeldt wanted to untangle his band from the metal scene

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Watch footage of Lemmy tribute and exhibits at UK's Bloodstock Open Air Festival

Bloodstock 2024 is underway and late Motorhead frontman Lemmy is being celebrated in a number of ways

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“Hold onto your socks, it’s gonna be brutal!” Trivium, Machine Head and Gojira to headline stacked Bloodstock 2025 lineup

Emperor, Lacuna Coil, Creeper and more have also been announced for the Derbyshire weekender in August 2025

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“You had big everything. Big drugs, big money, big parties. And it’s all free, the more the merrier”: The fast rise, sudden fall and messy afterlife of glam metal heroes Ratt

Ratt were kings of the 80s hair metal scene, only for it all to go very wrong

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The 13 new metal songs you need to hear this week

From Nightwish’s mega-symphonic single to Lordi’s metal mobile phone tie-in, hear the best heavy tracks of the week. Plus, vote for your favourite.

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“Audacious, rebellious, and stressed out by the state of the country.” Green Day share plans for epic 20th anniversary American Idiot reissue, featuring a new documentary, demos, live cuts and more

Green Day reveal details of expanded 20th anniversary editions of their 23-million-selling American Idiot album

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"Brandon Lee was always laughing, fun-filled and determined – a beacon of light." From HIM to Avatar and Ice Nine Kills, 90s cult hit The Crow has had a lasting impact on metal culture

From HIM to Avatar, The 69 Eyes and Ice Nine Kills, The Crow has had a lasting impact on metal's aesthetic and themes

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Swallow The Sun reveal new album Shining will be released in October

Swallow The Sun will also host an exclusive listening party for the new album Helsinki on October 14

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Not just No Life and Only One… 6 more rare songs Slipknot should play again

Slipknot are dishing out the deep cuts on their 25th anniversary tour. Here are six more long-unplayed fan-favourites we’d love to hear again.

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Order your limited edition Machine Head 'Diamonds In The Rough 92-93' red/black Splatter vinyl

There are only 250 available, so get yours now!

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“The best advice anybody’s given me? Don’t die ashamed”: An epic interview with Lemmy about fame, Bob Dylan and driving on LSD

Even nine years after his death, Motörhead frontman Lemmy remains one of rock’s greatest and funniest icons

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“I never treated bands like rock stars, I treated them as people.” Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and the stories behind some of grunge's most iconic images

Legendary photographer Steve Gullick shares his memories of shooting Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love, Eddie Vedder and more

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The Ecstasy Of Gold! Metallica’s Ride The Lightning sales soar amid 40th anniversary celebrations

Metallica’s second album got a big commercial bump as a 40th birthday present

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“It was like Spinal Tap, but worse”: Ozzy Osbourne’s ex-bassist says The Prince Of Darkness struggled to write lyrics with Randy Rhoads

When former bassist Bob Daisley heard Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads trying to pen lyrics, he told himself, “God, this is awful!”

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“People get their ya-yas when they see people struggling for some crazy reason”: Dave Mustaine explains “animosity” he received after Metallica exit

Megadeth’s leader received hate from “people I didn’t even know” after his Metallica dismissal in 1983

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Listen to ultra-symphonic surprise new Nightwish song The Day Of…

The orchestral metal sensations have just released the second preview of upcoming album Yesterwynde

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Watch Deftones give very rare performance of White Pony classic Passenger at Lollapalooza this weekend

Not counting a Lollapalooza warmup show last week, this was the first time Deftones played the beloved 2000 song in five years

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“We’ll be back when it feels right”: Jack Black says Tenacious D will return from hiatus… at some point

Black put the comedy rock pair on ice last month, following bandmate Kyle Gass’ controversial comments about the Donald Trump assassination attempt

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