Producer Rick Rubin has reportedly inked a deal with **Warner
Music which will see his label American Recordings** (which counts
Slayer, System Of A Down, The International Noise Conspiracy and the late Johnny Cahs on its roster) moving back into the
Warners fold. American began life as a joint venture with the
Warner group - but has since had relationships with Sony and more recently Universal’s Island Def Jam. The new deal, reported in the New York Post last week, will see Rubin working again with Lyor Cohen who originally crafted the Universal /
American deal when he was running Island Def Jam.