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Jethro Tull's M.U. The Best Of... to be reissued as a limited edition half-speed vinyl remaster in July
The new remasrer of M.U. The Best Of Jethro Tull has been overseen by Ian Anderson and cut by Miles Showell at Abbey Road
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Deep Purple return to work – only in the new issue of Classic Rock
Also in Classic Rock 355: Peter Frampton, Peter Gabriel, Van Morrison, Sevendust, Ashley McBride, Fairport Convention, Rachel Bolan, George Thorogood, A, Eric Johnson, Def Leppard, Extreme, Cronos and more
How to watch The Cure's headline set from the 2026 Isle Of Wight Festival
The Cure, Sex Pistols, Feeder, Wet Leg, The Twilight Sad, Shed Seven and The Last Dinner Party are just some of the artists playing this weekend - here's how you can catch the action from anywhere
Brian Fallon and The Painkillers announce US, UK and European tour dates
Brian Fallon announces dates in support of recently announced solo album Not Bad For New Jersey.
"It feels like a Camel band effort." Andrew Latimer releases new suite of music, From The Vault
From The Vault a suite comprising eight songs, also features Camel members past and present
Artists
How As Everything Unfolds rebuilt after tragedy
After losing her partner, As Everything Unfolds vocalist Charlie Rolfe retreated into daydreaming to process her trauma
Insane post-hardcore, hobby horses and cowboy cosplay: Meet Uncultivates
Meet the rootin' tootin' cowboys out of, erm, Cork, Ireland who are pioneering 'yee-hardcore'
“A loss of feeling in their hands after only one song”: When Tesseract played on a stage made of ice
Lapland show at minus 20 degrees presented unique problems – and they weren’t even sure anyone would be there to watch
Def Leppard and Extreme Tour are currently on tour together, so we put their guitarists together
Def Leppard and Extreme are currently playing a bunch of dates on what promises to be a cracking double-header
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The rollercoaster story of Loverboy, Canada’s greatest AOR band
Turn Me Loose, Working For The Weekend, Loving Every Minute Of It – Loverboy raised the maple leaf flag high in the 1980s
How Metallica and Marianne Faithful united for one of the metal icons' most controversial hits
When Marianne Faithful got a phone call from Lars Ulrich asking her to collaborate with Metallica, she didn't believe it
David Bowie: The story of Pin Ups
After Aladdin Sane, Bowie recorded Pin Ups to pacify his label – but the critics weren't impressed
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: June 19 2026
Vindicta put out a clapback at their Dogma past, Motionless In White go gothic metalcore and Sleep "return" (of a sort) in this week's best new metal song round-up
Tech
Prime Day turntable deals 2026: All the early record player discounts ahead of the big event
Prime Day will be with us next week, but the turntable deals have already started to drop. Here's my top picks
Prime Day music deals 2026: All the best early Amazon Prime Day discounts for music fans
We're gearing up for Amazon Prime Day which runs between June 23-26. Check out the latest hand-picked early deals and find out everything you need to know
Best budget turntables 2026: low-cost, high value record players for every occasion
You don’t need to spend a fortune to get started with listening to vinyl – as evidenced by these excellent budget record players
Jack and Sharon Osbourne are preparing a future in which Ozzy will live on digitally
Get ready for Ozzy 2.0
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Gorillaz charm and delight Rock For People during a varied and entertaining headline set
Damon Albarn's genre-hopping alt pop cartoon project shows off the Blur man's penchant for letting others take centre stage
The Rolling Stones' 25th album Foreign Tongues isn't just Hackney Diamonds II
The Rolling Stones follow up Hackney Diamonds with assistance from Paul McCartney, The Cure's Robert Smith, Steve Winwood and more
Chilean extreme metallers Decessus made a hell of a first impression at Download
Decessus - the Chilean death metallers whose vocalist was crowned Miss World Chile - make their UK debut at Download 2026
Arizona extreme metal ragers Gatecreeper play one of Download 2026's most ferocious sets
Melding blunt force death metal with hardcore grit and some mighty hooks, Gatecreeper slay Download's Dogtooth tent
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Jack Osbourne responds to online backlash for attending Donald Trump's White House UFC Event
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