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 According to the BBC, heavy rock heavyweights Metallica and Rage Against the Machine have been hailed as heroes at Kerrang! magazine's annual awards ceremony in London.
Metallica received the metal magazine's inspiration award, while Rage Against the Machine entered its Hall of Fame.
US band 30 Seconds To Mars, fronted by actor Jared Leto, were the only act to win more than once, picking up best single and best international band.
Welsh rockers Bullet For My Valentine were named best British band.
The ceremony, one of the most boisterous in the music calendar, hosts the hottest names in heavy rock - from outrageous thrash metal monsters to mainstream stars.
Metallica were given the biggest ovation of the night when they collected their award.
"We are very, very appreciative of all the love we feel around us," singer James Hetfield told the crowd.
"Heavy metal is resurging, coming alive again. Thank you for supporting that."
The band had been name-checked as inspirations by some of the earlier winners, including 30 Seconds To Mars and Slipknot.
Metallica have been going for 27 years and have sold more than 100 million records worldwide.
Kerrang! editor Paul Brannigan credited them with having "changed the face of heavy metal forever".
Read the full story here.
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