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"It's a way of life. I love my job, so working isn't a problem." Gary Holt has seen it all with Slayer and Exodus – and he's not ready for it to end yet

The 61-year-old has carved out a reputation as one of the most beloved guitarists in the thrash metal genre, first as the driving force behind Bay Area heroes Exodus and later as ...
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"It's our most emotional and moving song." In 1986, Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder taped something off the TV. Years later, that recording would leave fans wo…

With Ten and Versus, Pearl Jam had accidentally got massive, largely by writing good songs, recording them well and earning a ...
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Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell dead at 64: “His legacy, music and the memories he created with so many will live on forever”

Former Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell has died at the age of 64. His death was announced via a statement from Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons, the band also featuring his sons Todd, Dane andTyla ...
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"I could be talking to you from my Burger King castle. That's my biggest regret." The beloved hardcore band that turned down a big pile of money to wear chicken masks for a ...

The Bronx kept their punk rock cred intact, while the Coq Roq commercial caught the eye of Slipknot's legal team ...
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Metal Up Your Bass! TransAtlantic duo remaster entire early Metallica catalogue with bass parts restored and made louder

In 2013, a YouTube user named Josh10177 took it upon himself to rectify one of the greatest crimes ever perpetuated against ...
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“The song represents a reckless normalisation of a dangerous practice." Romania's nu metal-styled Eurovision Song Contest entry Choke Me under fire for allegedly promoting ...

Romania's entry for 2026's already controversial Eurovision Song Contest is facing criticism for allegedly promoting the dangerous practice of sexual strangulation, according to The Guardian newspaper ...
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"I'll see you all around." Ghost appear to have killed off another of their iconic frontmen in a hilarious new video that has everyone talking

The Portrait. Is this really the end?
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The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

But our overall winner for the week were black metal godfathers Venom, Lay Down Your Soul tapping into the primordial nastiness that helped spawn metal's most evil subgenre in the first place. This ...
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"I threw my guitar off, dove into the crowd, and began strangling him to the ground. I remember the look of terror in his eyes." The night that Smashing Pumpkins Billy Corgan ...

On July 23, 1991, Smashing Pumpkins played a small Montreal club called Les Foufounes Électriques ('The Electric Buttocks') as part of a North American tour in support of their recently-released debut ...
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Great new prog you must hear from Devin Townsend, Green Carnation, Midge Ure, Teramaze and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week

A massive congratulations to charity prog single, Do You Wonder?, which was led by Airbridge man Lorenzi Bedini and Amanda Lehmann, which was not only raising money for Amnesty In ...
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"The masks are sanitised now." Slipknot's former drummer is selling memorabilia collected during his time with Bruce Springsteen, Against Me! and Suicidal Tendenci…

Slipknot's former drummer Jay Weinberg is offering fans the chance to buy some of the stuff he's accrued over a 17-year ...
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David Gilmour's iconic black Strat has just sold for $14.5 million and is now the most expensive guitar ever

The guitar, which Gilmour played on Pink Floyd's The Dark Side Of The Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall – where it featured on the iconic solo from Comfortably Numb ...