Every guitar solo on Slipknot’s debut album “got cut out”, claims Mick Thomson
“Any kind of technical playing was mocked and frowned upon”
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Every guitar solo on Slipknot’s debut album “got cut out”, claims Mick Thomson
“Any kind of technical playing was mocked and frowned upon”
Watch Ne Obliviscaris drummer Dan Presland play through the whole of Citadel
Australian prog metallers Ne Obliviscaris will tour Europe and the UK in October
Hands Of The Heron detail new album Quiet Light
Bristol-based psychfolk trio Hands Of The Heron will release their third studio album Quiet Light in November
Klone share video for uplifting new single Magnetic
Atmospheric French proggers will release their tenth full-length album, The Unseen in November
Is Charli XCX teasing a Brat remix album featuring Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst?
Brat-style billboards featuring Durst’s name, plus Chappell Roan and The 1975’s, are igniting internet speculation, though some believe the reported sightings to be fake
Prog writers to celebrate 55th anniversary of King Crimson's debut album with listening party
Sid Smith, Jo Kendall and Mike Barnes host A King Crimson Listening party in London this October
Coal Chamber pull out of Aftershock festival, citing singer Dez Fafara’s health issues
After postponing a tour in August due to a medical scare, Coal Chamber have also cancelled their next festival appearance
Sylosis surprise-release new EP The Path, featuring rising metalcore stars Heriot
Sylosis and Heriot have tag-teamed for a new song on a surprise EP, ahead of the pair touring Europe together in November and December
Terminally ill grandmother loses £140,000 to scammer pretending to be Ritchie Blackmore
The victim, who is suffering from cancer, went to school with the former Deep Purple guitarist
Eagles add four more shows at Sphere in Las Vegas
Eagles will now play a total of 24 shows at the 20,000-capacity Sphere
Alt Blk Era release rocking new single Come On Outside
The sibling twosome will release new album Rave Immortal on January 24
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The Horrors return, shrouded in darkness
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