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Where the legends never age. Daily clips of the riffs, solos, and moments that still give you chills.

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Everyone knows Mick Jagger the frontman. Fewer people know he's a genuine blues harmonica player, and has been since the '60s. Here he is at 83, still playing.

Everyone knows Mick Jagger the frontman. Fewer people know he's a genuine blues harmonica player, and has been since the '60s. Here he is at 83, still playing.

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Two of the most important men in the history of metal, side-stage at a festival, watching a young hardcore band called Turnstile. James Hetfield lost in it, fist-pumping. Rob Halford beside him, just taking it in. His take afterward: "We're fans at the end of the day."

Two of the most important men in the history of metal, side-stage at a festival, watching a young hardcore band called Turnstile. James Hetfield lost in it, fist-pumping. Rob Halford beside him, just taking it in. His take afterward: "We're fans at the end of the day."

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Angus Young at 70, duckwalking mid-solo. The schoolboy uniform stopped being a costume decades ago. It’s just what he wears to work.

Angus Young at 70, duckwalking mid-solo. The schoolboy uniform stopped being a costume decades ago. It’s just what he wears to work.

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Ian Hill is the only person to play on every Judas Priest album and every show in the band's history. Singers left, guitarists changed, but for over 50 years he's been the constant. The quiet foundation of one of metal's founding bands.

Ian Hill is the only person to play on every Judas Priest album and every show in the band's history. Singers left, guitarists changed, but for over 50 years he's been the constant. The quiet foundation of one of metal's founding bands.

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I bet this is the coolest feeling. Walking out to thousands of fans who came to see you.

I bet this is the coolest feeling. Walking out to thousands of fans who came to see you.

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AC/DC was always two brothers at its core, Malcolm and Angus Young. Here they are backstage in 1983, minutes before a show, warming up together. A casual blues becomes the intro to “Hells Bells.” No frills, just the synergy that built one of the greatest rock bands ever. We lost Malcolm in 2017.
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AC/DC was always two brothers at its core, Malcolm and Angus Young. Here they are backstage in 1983, minutes before a show, warming up together. A casual blues becomes the intro to “Hells Bells.” No frills, just the synergy that built one of the greatest rock bands ever. We lost Malcolm in 2017.

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222,737 views • 2 days ago

The Pittsburgh Steelers asked an Englishman to sing the American national anthem. Bruce Dickinson did it a cappella, no autocue, having never sung it before in his life. He held "free" for six seconds.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers asked an Englishman to sing the American national anthem. Bruce Dickinson did it a cappella, no autocue, having never sung it before in his life. He held "free" for six seconds.

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3,782,401 views • 1 month ago

The bassist played with Prince. The drummer played with D'Angelo. The guitarist is one of the best young blues players alive. Together they're Atomic Habitz, and here they are covering "Be Thankful for What You Got" at Newport Jazz, 2026.
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The bassist played with Prince. The drummer played with D'Angelo. The guitarist is one of the best young blues players alive. Together they're Atomic Habitz, and here they are covering "Be Thankful for What You Got" at Newport Jazz, 2026.

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3,540,579 views • 1 month ago

Motörhead is mostly remembered as a trio. But for over a decade, they were a four-piece with two guitars, and this is that lineup, live in 1991. Lemmy, Phil Campbell, Würzel, and Philthy Animal Taylor on “Ace of Spades.” All four have since passed, Campbell just this past March.
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Motörhead is mostly remembered as a trio. But for over a decade, they were a four-piece with two guitars, and this is that lineup, live in 1991. Lemmy, Phil Campbell, Würzel, and Philthy Animal Taylor on “Ace of Spades.” All four have since passed, Campbell just this past March.

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26,277 views • 1 day ago

Paul Gilbert plays Ozzy’s “I Don’t Know”, and he plays the whole thing. The vocal melody AND Randy Rhoads’ guitar parts, all on one guitar at once. Fitting tribute. Gilbert learned from Rhoads himself at a 1982 seminar. Here he is in Seoul, honoring two legends now gone.
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Paul Gilbert plays Ozzy’s “I Don’t Know”, and he plays the whole thing. The vocal melody AND Randy Rhoads’ guitar parts, all on one guitar at once. Fitting tribute. Gilbert learned from Rhoads himself at a 1982 seminar. Here he is in Seoul, honoring two legends now gone.

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119,409 views • 4 days ago

Every year, Rory Gallagher came home to Cork to play Macroom, Ireland’s first open-air rock festival. In 1978, he made it legendary. He rolled up in a car, grabbed his battle-scarred ‘61 Strat, ran straight up the steps with no soundcheck, and tore into “Shin Kicker.” Pure rock and roll.
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Every year, Rory Gallagher came home to Cork to play Macroom, Ireland’s first open-air rock festival. In 1978, he made it legendary. He rolled up in a car, grabbed his battle-scarred ‘61 Strat, ran straight up the steps with no soundcheck, and tore into “Shin Kicker.” Pure rock and roll.

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335,950 views • 10 days ago

Quiet Riot's new singer is 23, and the fans would not let the band ignore him. John Torra went viral auditioning online, fans demanded they hire him, and he beat 700 others. Here's his debut, tearing into "Bang Your Head," the title track of the first heavy metal album to ever hit #1.
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Quiet Riot's new singer is 23, and the fans would not let the band ignore him. John Torra went viral auditioning online, fans demanded they hire him, and he beat 700 others. Here's his debut, tearing into "Bang Your Head," the title track of the first heavy metal album to ever hit #1.

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890,388 views • 23 days ago

Billy Strings is a bluegrass superstar. He’s also a massive metal fan, so much so that when Canadian death metal legends Cryptopsy played his festival, he jumped onstage to shred with them. He loved it so much he followed them to their club show the next night and did it again. Here he is at the Pyramid Scheme, ripping “Open Face Surgery.”
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Billy Strings is a bluegrass superstar. He’s also a massive metal fan, so much so that when Canadian death metal legends Cryptopsy played his festival, he jumped onstage to shred with them. He loved it so much he followed them to their club show the next night and did it again. Here he is at the Pyramid Scheme, ripping “Open Face Surgery.”

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101,364 views • 4 days ago

Watch James Hetfield's right hand. The "Master of Puppets" riff is all downstrokes, every one, at full speed, and he's been doing it for 40 years. Metallica's engine isn't the solos. It's this.
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Watch James Hetfield's right hand. The "Master of Puppets" riff is all downstrokes, every one, at full speed, and he's been doing it for 40 years. Metallica's engine isn't the solos. It's this.

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1,228,198 views • 1 month ago

Robert Trujillo right at the barrier, eye-level with the crowd, that’s the M72 stage, built low so he can get this close. Here he is in Helsinki in 2024, playing “Harvester of Sorrow” in a Black Sabbath shirt. Fitting, for a guy who spent seven years in Ozzy’s band before Metallica.
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Robert Trujillo right at the barrier, eye-level with the crowd, that’s the M72 stage, built low so he can get this close. Here he is in Helsinki in 2024, playing “Harvester of Sorrow” in a Black Sabbath shirt. Fitting, for a guy who spent seven years in Ozzy’s band before Metallica.

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121,673 views • 5 days ago

This solo hits different now. Zakk Wylde co-wrote “Mama, I’m Coming Home” with Ozzy back in 1991. Decades later, he stood beside Ozzy and helped him sing it at his final show, weeks before he was gone. The title says everything.
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This solo hits different now. Zakk Wylde co-wrote “Mama, I’m Coming Home” with Ozzy back in 1991. Decades later, he stood beside Ozzy and helped him sing it at his final show, weeks before he was gone. The title says everything.

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60,856 views • 3 days ago

Rumors said Kurt Cobain was too sick, or too far gone, to play Reading in 1992. So he was wheeled onstage in a hospital gown, "collapsed," then stood up and tore through the set. Here's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from that night.
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Rumors said Kurt Cobain was too sick, or too far gone, to play Reading in 1992. So he was wheeled onstage in a hospital gown, "collapsed," then stood up and tore through the set. Here's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from that night.

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894,174 views • 1 month ago

Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins once asked to try Eddie Van Halen’s rig. He cranked it, found it uncontrollable, and asked: “Where’s your distortion pedal?” Eddie’s answer: “There isn’t one.” He never used one. That impossibly heavy tone was just his guitar, his amp, and his hands.
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Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins once asked to try Eddie Van Halen’s rig. He cranked it, found it uncontrollable, and asked: “Where’s your distortion pedal?” Eddie’s answer: “There isn’t one.” He never used one. That impossibly heavy tone was just his guitar, his amp, and his hands.

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134,354 views • 7 days ago

"Ramble On" is 56 years old and Robert Plant just walked onto The Late Show and made it sound like he wrote it this morning.
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"Ramble On" is 56 years old and Robert Plant just walked onto The Late Show and made it sound like he wrote it this morning.

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5,137,947 views • 6 months ago

Billy Squier was one of the biggest rock stars in America. His 1981 anthem “Lonely Is the Night” nailed the Led Zeppelin vibe so well a Zeppelin biography joked it was one of their best. Here he is playing it live that year, a few years before a now-infamous video, “Rock Me Tonite,” derailed his career.
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Billy Squier was one of the biggest rock stars in America. His 1981 anthem “Lonely Is the Night” nailed the Led Zeppelin vibe so well a Zeppelin biography joked it was one of their best. Here he is playing it live that year, a few years before a now-infamous video, “Rock Me Tonite,” derailed his career.

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141,839 views • 9 days ago

At the 1989 MTV Awards, Tom Petty started "Free Fallin'" alone, then Axl Rose emerged from the shadows to join him. Two completely different voices, Petty's laid-back drawl and Axl's howl, sharing one mic. Nobody saw it coming.
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At the 1989 MTV Awards, Tom Petty started "Free Fallin'" alone, then Axl Rose emerged from the shadows to join him. Two completely different voices, Petty's laid-back drawl and Axl's howl, sharing one mic. Nobody saw it coming.

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699,084 views • 1 month ago

A body with a knot in it, rejected by the factory. An $80 neck. Fifty bucks for the body. $130 total. Eddie Van Halen wanted a guitar that didn't exist. So he built it from the reject, and the Frankenstrat became one of the most recognizable guitars in rock history.
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A body with a knot in it, rejected by the factory. An $80 neck. Fifty bucks for the body. $130 total. Eddie Van Halen wanted a guitar that didn't exist. So he built it from the reject, and the Frankenstrat became one of the most recognizable guitars in rock history.

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228,675 views • 17 days ago

In 1992, Ronnie James Dio quit Black Sabbath rather than open for Ozzy. “I’m not supporting a clown,” he told Iommi. So Rob Halford stepped in on almost no notice. Here he is singing “N.I.B.” with Sabbath at Costa Mesa. One of the rarest lineups in metal.
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In 1992, Ronnie James Dio quit Black Sabbath rather than open for Ozzy. “I’m not supporting a clown,” he told Iommi. So Rob Halford stepped in on almost no notice. Here he is singing “N.I.B.” with Sabbath at Costa Mesa. One of the rarest lineups in metal.

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794,841 views • 1 month ago

That guitar tone was an accident. Chasing a ZZ Top sound, Dire Straits left a wah pedal parked half-open and a studio mic that had drooped overnight, pointing at the floor. They never could recreate it. The riff that defined MTV, built by mistake.
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That guitar tone was an accident. Chasing a ZZ Top sound, Dire Straits left a wah pedal parked half-open and a studio mic that had drooped overnight, pointing at the floor. They never could recreate it. The riff that defined MTV, built by mistake.

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1,255,593 views • 2 months ago

Weeks after Master of Puppets came out in 1986, Lady Gaga was born. Three decades later, Metallica had a new song, “Moth Into Flame”, and they rehearsed it with her for the 2017 Grammys. Pop’s biggest star, going full metal.
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Weeks after Master of Puppets came out in 1986, Lady Gaga was born. Three decades later, Metallica had a new song, “Moth Into Flame”, and they rehearsed it with her for the 2017 Grammys. Pop’s biggest star, going full metal.

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94,257 views • 8 days ago