Opeth’s Akerfeldt on Yngwie Malmsteen: His records have been pretty s*** for a long time
But Opeth vocalist and guitarist Mikael Akerfeldt says he still loves Yngwie's guitar playing
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Opeth’s Akerfeldt on Yngwie Malmsteen: His records have been pretty s*** for a long time
But Opeth vocalist and guitarist Mikael Akerfeldt says he still loves Yngwie's guitar playing
Gwar and Voivod announce UK and European tour
Gwar will return to the UK and Europe later this year – and they’re bringing special guests Voivod with them
Ginger Wildheart reveals new album Headzapoppin
Ginger’s 10-track album will be released later this year - with those buying now getting an instant digital download
Kim Gordon announces debut solo album No Home Record
Sonic Youth co-founder Kim Gordon will release her first solo album, No Home Record, later this year – listen to first single Sketch Artist
Watch Killswitch Engage hook up with Howard Jones in video for The Signal Fire
Killswitch Engage release video for their track The Signal Fire featuring their former frontman Howard Jones
Metallica’s James Hetfield donates classic car collection to exhibition
Ten cars owned by the Metallica frontman will go on display at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles in 2020
Emma Ruth Rundle and James Kent (aka Perturbator) to curate Roadburn 2020
Roadburn has two curators for next year's festival and it promises to be a deliciously dark mix of dynamic music and art
Watch trailer for Bruce Springsteen film Western Stars
Bruce Springsteen releases trailer for his upcoming film based on his latest album Western Stars
The Hu launch trailer for new single The Great Chingiss Khan, out Friday
Mongolian sensations The Hu also release a 'Hello America' video ahead of US dates
Iamthemorning share video for spellbinding new track Six Feet
Watch Marjana Semkina and Gleb Kolyadin perform Six Feet in studio video - track taken from the new album The Bell
On sale now: celebrating 50 years of The Beatles' iconic masterpiece Abbey Road
Also: Status Quo, Tom Petty, Saxon, Geddy Lee, Woodstock, Kip Moore, Stone Temple Pilots, Walter Trout, Danko Jones and more
Watch Slash ft Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators deliver Shadow Life live
Track will feature on Slash ft Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators’ upcoming concert film Living The Dream Tour - out in September
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Tracks of the Week: new music and videos from Kris Barras Band, Opeth and more
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The 10 best budget turntables 2019: top record players for under £300
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Louder's Tracks Of The Week: new music from Enter Shikari, Opeth and more
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Ten bands who owe it all to The Beatles
From Badfinger to Black Sabbath, we pick 10 bands whose careers may have gone differently were it not for The Beatles
Win the Woodstock: Back To The Garden 5LP box set
The 50th anniversary of the original Woodstock Festival is upon us, and we've got a copy of the ultimate vinyl box set to give away
Get retro and necro with Norway's 8-bit occultists Darkhan
Premiere Norway's 'blackbit' filthmongers Darkhan reveal a video for the track Fanden
The Ultimate Midgardsblot metal playlist!
If you are planning to go to this year's Midgardsblot: the annual celebration of all things viking and metal, get in the spirit with our essential tunes
Steve Howe: Prog God 2018
In 2018, Prog bestowed the ultimate accolade on Yes' Steve Howe. The veteran guitarist talks us through the highs and lows of his incredible career, from the UFO underground to world domination with Yes and Asia
Beer and loathing at Rock In Rio: the sordid story of a festival
Settle in for an epic tale in Rio De Janeiro as Iron Maiden, Ozzy and Queen and more play the first ever Rock In Rio festival - as MIck Wall tries to drink their rider
The story behind Camel's Moonmadness
Camel guitarist Andy Latimer looks back at the creation of Moonmadness, one of the all-time classic prog albums.
Paradise Lost's Aaron Aedy on his prog heroes Voivod
Paradise Lost’s rhythm guitarist Aaron Aedy takes one second to recount his love for Voivod.
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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have released... an old-skool thrash album?
Aussie psychedelicists King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard go very metal on Infest The Rat's Nest
Creedence's Woodstock set: 50 years on, still bristling with energy
After half a century on the cutting room floor, Creedence Clearwater Revival's Woodstock set is officially out at last
Slipknot are back and as bold as ever in We Are Not Your Kind
Album review: Masked Iowan metallers Slipknot still refuse to conform on We Are Not Your Kind
Iron Maiden - four reissues of The Beast, reviewed
Four slabs of prime Iron Maiden from a tricky, transitional time: Fear Of The Dark, The X-Factor, Virtual XI and Brave New World
AC/DC: Highway To Hell album review
Highway To Hell: the album that took AC/DC to international superstardom, and an entry point for new fans since its release
AC/DC: Let There Be Rock album review
Recorded in one room and crackling with energy, AC/DC's fourth album Let There Be Rock was a statement of furious intent
Live's Throwing Copper: 25 years on, suddenly contemporary
Throwing Copper by Live: the 25th Anniversary edition is a classic alt.rock reissue
Scott Stapp has released an album that might make you like him
The redemption of Scott Stapp, the worst rock star of the 90s, begins here
Sabaton arise victorious with new album The Great War
Sweden’s power metal battalion get serious about going over the top
Abbath's new album is an expansive journey through black metal's icy tundras
Black metal overlord Abbath broadens his own snowy horizons in new album Outstrider
