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Tenacious D beat Mastodon, Motorhead & Anthrax for 2015 Metal Grammy; AC/DC kick off the awards show (watch)

losers: half of Mastodon w/ Charlie Benate of Anthrax on red carpet (via Charlie)
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Since the induction of the category in 1988 when Jethro Tull beat Metallica and AC/DC (and Iggy Pop and Jane’s Addiction), Metal and the Grammys have never had the best relationship. Flash forward to tonight when the 2015 winner for Best Metal Performance was… Tenacious D, who beat out Mastadon, Motorhead, Anthrax, and Slipknot for the award. Tenacious D dedicated the award to the album’s inspiration, Ronnie James Dio, who lost his battle with cancer in 2010:

Speaking of AC/DC, the Grammys kicked off with the Australian hard rock legends, performing a new song “Rock or Bust,” then “Highway to Hell”… with a little help from the TelePromter:

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Beck and Jack White won Rock Grammys tonight. Watch AC/DC’s “Rock or Bust” Grammys performance below.