Foreigner's farewell tour will visit Canada with a singer and actor from Nova Scotia as frontman
"He is not only a consummate vocalist, but a verified Broadway actor to boot" - Mick Jones
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Foreigner's farewell tour will visit Canada with a singer and actor from Nova Scotia as frontman
"He is not only a consummate vocalist, but a verified Broadway actor to boot" - Mick Jones
Mick Fleetwood and Lindsey Buckingham are working together again
Photos posted on social media show Lindsey Buckingham in the studio with Mick Fleetwood for the first time since being fired by Fleetwood Mac seven years ago
The new single from The Darkness tackles the issue of male flatulence during lovemaking
Hot On My Tail comes from Dreams On Toast, the new album from The Darkness
"I'm not as humourless as my music!" Steven Wilson announces comedians as support acts for upcoming London Palladium shows
Stewart Lee, Al Murray, Clinton Baptiste and Frank Skinner will all support Steven Wilson on different nights
Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy announces Silver Shade, his first solo album in 11 years
Listen to new Peter Murphy single The Artroom Wonder, featuring Justin Chancellor from Tool
Malevolence announce UK and European headline tour, their "biggest and baddest" shows ever
Yorkshire metalcore troupe Malevolence announce "the biggest and baddest Malev show of all time"
Eddie Vedder releases anguished version of Neil Young classic The Needle And The Damage Done
The Pearl Jam singer's version of Neil Young's song about heroin addiction comes from an upcoming Bridge School benefit compilation
The Black Keys release extremely groovy single Babygirl
Babygirl comes from the upcoming Black Keys album No Rain, No Flowers
"We were all basket cases! But we created this thing called Metallica that’s been our refuge." Kirk Hammett on 40 years in one of the biggest bands in the world
Toxic masculinity, matriarchal societies, fights with bandmates, Metallica's future – Kirk Hammett tells all
Gene Simmons cancels 17 solo shows as Kiss announce unmasked reunion gig to mark fan club's 50th anniversary
After announcing high-priced roadie experience for solo shows, Gene Simmons has cancelled more than half of upcoming tour
"Thank God that genre went away." Megadeth's Dave Mustaine has no love for nu metal
Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine pulls no punches when it comes to nu metal bands
Sex Pistols trio make 'secret' celebratory return to iconic London punk venue 100 Club
Billed as 'The SPOTS', punk legends thrill fans old and new at legendary London club that helped birth punk
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How hard rock supergroup Chickenfoot restarted the party on their second album, III
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"Amid the sepulchral gloom there are moments of real beauty”: Roger Water’s TDSOTM Redux box set
The former Pink Floyd leader’s take on their 1973 signature album includes superior version of his moody reimagining.
"It’s peak Cradle." British black metal institution Cradle Of Filth continue to soar
After plunging the depths of darkness in recent years, Cradle Of Filth reconnect with their gothic romantic roots on album fourteen
Rush’s R50 is a luxurious celebration with an emotional punch at the end
Multi-format box set cherrypicks at least one track from every studio and live album of the Canadian giants’ career
Fifty reasons why three Canadian oddballs became a treasured part of rock history
Rush's career-spanning box set R50 is a chronological 50-track anthology that documents the trio's five-decade arc
"Those sultry licks get weirder and weirder, until they resemble the sound of a UFO taking off."
Death metal riffs meet jazz skronk as New York's weirdest draft in Dave Lombardo and Thomas Haake for their most accessible album to date
India's biggest metal sensations have produced another iron-clad rager
Indian nu metal machine Bloodywood are packing nothing but bangers
Bob Mould, live in London: one man and his guitar elevating troubled souls in a manner that only the best music can
Punk rock icon Bob Mould showcases his new album Here We Go Crazy at intimate London gig
10 years in, Dorothy delivers her best album yet with The Way
Dorothy’s The Way is a modern rock gem – with added Slash
Coheed And Cambria mix the personal and the cosmic on new album The Father Of Make Believe
Coheed And Cambria retain their sci-fi prog metal crown on The Father Of Make Believe
“Nothing overshadows the concept… it’s very prog indeed”: Steven Wilson’s The Overview
With the occasional nod to his greatest achievements, his exploration of the cosmos is at times a challenging, daunting experience – but it’s rewarding
Jon Anderson effortlessly recreates the best of Yes on new album Live – Perpetual Change
Looking for a hit of classic Yes in 2025? Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks deliver it on new album Live – Perpetual Change
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Claudio Sanchez has suggested this album came from a musical midlife crisis. Luckily for us, he pushed through and the results were well worth it