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To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Gene Simmons' pronouncement that rock is dead, here are the Top 10 other examples of Gene Simmons repeating his theory

PS. Rock is very much alive, pass it on

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“It’s dangerous when you’re a kid shooting up drugs. Me and two other guys made it out alive. The others are dead or in prison”: How Mastodon transcended tragedy and trauma to make Crack The Skye

The story of Mastodon’s 2009 prog metal masterpiece, Crack The Skye

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Watch comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan annoy the hell out of an extreme metal band in new clip from TV show Rob And Romesh Vs

‘Rob And Romesh Vs Heavy Metal’, featuring Scottish metal stars Bleed From Within, is broadcast in the UK tonight on Sky Max

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“We’ve been working on new stuff for months. And we need to go home.” Mastodon drummer hints new music to come “really, really soon”

Brann Dailor teases that new Mastodon music “might” come sooner rather than later

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Marko Hietala shares video for the darkly gothic new single Frankenstein's Wife

Former Nightwish bassist and vocalist Marko Hietala starts a European tour with former bandmate Tarja later this month

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“Bass solo, take one”: Watch Metallica’s new (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth music video, featuring never-before-seen photos of Cliff Burton

The clip is promoting an online exhibition dedicated to the late bassist, hosted on the Metallica website

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Gojira share small update on next album, reveal it will "take a clear step forward and upward" from Fortitude

Gojira‘s Joe Duplantier says the band's follow-up to 2021's Fortitude will be "meaningful" and "impactful"

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Did Kelly Osbourne just unmask Slipknot’s mystery keyboardist?

Umm… oops?

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“I’m too stupid for this”: Spiritbox tease new music with weird online puzzle thing

The Canadian metalcore mavericks seem to be readying a new single for later this week

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"There's a reason why it's sold more than all the other AC/DC albums combined": Why I love Back In Black, by Def Leppard's Joe Elliott

Def Leppard man Joe Elliott on Mutt Lange, Hells Bells and replacing Bon Scott

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Want to torment someone you hate in the afterlife? Death metal pioneers Deicide have launched their own ouija board

Deicide's official spirit board arrives as the band embark on their Banished By Sin tour of the US

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“This presidency isn’t a surprise to me. You could see it coming a mile away. But the scope of the corruption is unparalleled”: How Ministry’s Al Jourgensen tried and failed to bow out with the George W Bush-baiting The Last Sucker

In 2007, Al Jourgensen was talking about retiring – and it was mostly down to the US President

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“Devin Townsend was sick but he jumped right in. He treated the music like it was his own, which meant the world to me”: It’s all going well for Anthony Vanacore since he left America for China, formed OU, hooked a star producer and never looked back

The first Chinese prog act to sign to a major Western label, they’re speeding past this year’s II: Frailty and already working on album number three – with an associated animated series

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“I sing in pictures – as I sing I see myself standing on the deck of a bloody great boat in Rime Of The Ancient Mariner”: How Powerslave pointed the way to Iron Maiden’s epic future

Iron Maiden’s monumental Powerslave album was released 40 years ago today

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“We almost ended up performing with Geddy Lee… it’s better that it didn’t happen!” Anthrax’s Scott Ian explains his lifelong passion for Rush

Thrash metal guitarist recalls being impressed by Canadian trio who sounded like “a more muscular Led Zeppelin”

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Iron Maiden are currently touring Australia and Steve Harris has made the TV news for his off-stage activities

Watch Steve Harris weave his way past a stranded defender before sliding the ball past a helpless goalkeeper

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"No minor chords here, just major chords hitting you in the balls! I was just mesmerised!": What AC/DC mean to me, by Kiss's Gene Simmons

Gene Simmons pays tribute to the longevity of AC/DC, a band he first saw at the Whiskey a Go Go in West Hollywood in 1976

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“I’m going to get into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame one way or another and Lars Ulrich can’t keep me out!” How Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine used old rivalries as fuel for the Endgame album

Megadeth‘s 2009 album Endgame capped a killer decade for the thrash veterans

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"I was in spandex pants, reading Karl Marx." From birth in Harlem to graduation from Harvard to stripping, Rage Against The Machine and fighting the KKK: this is the incredible life story of Tom Morello

The Rage Against The Machine legend takes a deep dive into his unique life and career

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"Side Quest Summer continues!": Watch former Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg join King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard on stage for thrash banger Perihelion

Ex-Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg accompanied psych wizards King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard on stage this weekend during their show in Nashville

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''Listen to as many people as possible, and don't try and stylise yourself on one person": Iron Maiden's Steve Harris gives advice to young musicians and songwriters

Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris imparts songwriting wisdom and shares advice to musicians trying to find their own sound

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Green Lung announce European leg of Heathen Neverland tour, share additional UK and Ireland dates

Green Lung will be co-headlining shows with Unto Others across Europe in 2025

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“There was some smoking and drinking but it wasn’t a lot of drugs. We weren’t coked out of our minds or shooting heroin”: The epic story of Kyuss, the stoner metal visionaries who blazed brightly and burnt out

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“Chuck Schuldiner from Death yelled at me for being drunk onstage. That was me not at my best”: Legendary drummer Gene Hoglan is interviewed by equally legendary drummers from Slipknot, Sepultura and more

Happy birthday to iconic metal drummer Gene ‘The Atomic Clock’ Hoglan – born on this day in 1967

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