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Kirk Hammett and Rob Trujillo's son were involved in *that* Stranger Things Master Of Puppets scene
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Listen to a new remix of Firestarter from The Prodigy's 25th anniversary edition of The Fat Of The Land
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The mystery of which song features THAT guitar solo in the new Stranger Things has been solved
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Startafight by Joey Valence and Brae sounds like the most raucous Beastie Boys' single since Sabotage
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This producer pimped up Meshuggah and the results are truly spectacular
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Metallica busted out one of their oldest songs at a Netherlands show in June - and they smashed it
Rob Halford reveals the cheeky prank Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler played on him when he fronted Black Sabbath
Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford famously fronted Black Sabbath for two shows in November 1992
Listen to Puscifer get remixed by Billy Howerdel and James Iha
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Disgraced UK pirate metallers Alestorm prove the joke is wearing thin for seventh album, Seventh Rum Of A Seventh Rum
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Greg Puciato takes a dizzying tour through his interior world on his second solo album, Mirrorcell
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Bimini's set at Download 2022 felt like an important moment for LGBTQ+ representation in the UK rock scene
Iron Maiden just reminded Download Festival why they are still heavy metal's true masters
Iron Maiden's headline set at Download 2022 was a bombastic, career-spanning triumph
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London duo Bob Vylan showed why they're one of the most exciting young British bands in rock right now
