
Greek proggers Ciccada sign to Bad Elephant for new album Harvest
Greek prog septet Ciccada will release their third album Harvest in April
Greek prog septet Ciccada will release their third album Harvest in April
Simone Simons spills the beans on Epica’s new album Omega on the brand new Metal Hammer podcast
Italian musician Solo looks to Pink Floyd and The Beatles for inspiration for new single Don't Shoot The Piano Player
Eight-disc super deluxe set will be released later this year featuring rare demos, outtakes, jams, live sessions and more
Peter Steele meets Prince: yes, the internet’s mash-up master Denis Pauna is at it again
You can barely hear Jason Newsted’s bass on Metallica’s …And Justice For All, but one online hero has remedied that
The new issue of Metal Hammer is an epic rundown of the 100 greatest songs of the 21st century so far – and System Of Down’s Chop Suey! came out on top
Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds recalls a lifetime of devoted worship in the church of AC/DC
US prog rockers Stratospheerius release claymation video for new single Cognitive Dissonance
YouTuber Alex Melton has given Paramore’s signature anthem Misery Business a country-style makeover
Metallica mark Master Of Puppets turning 35 with a crushing TV performance of album opener Battery
Queen’s six string scientist Brian May nominates his favourite guitar solo ever
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The psychedelic scene brought great bands such as Jefferson Airplane and The Grateful Dead to the fore. But that wasn’t the whole story
In 1974, Deep Purple played one of the craziest American rock‘n’roll festivals, the Californian Jam, in a set which ended with Ritchie Blackmore attacking a cameraman. David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes remember it well
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From Deutschland with love: these are the 10 greatest German metal albums ever
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Scorpions guitarist Rudolf Schenker reveals his unlikely love for Steely Dan's 1976 jazz-rock classic The Royal Scam
Siouxsie And The Banshees made incredible music and gave rock a true icon. The editor of Zigzag magazine at the time of their rise tells the band's story
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Managed by gangsters and plagued by poor record deals, bad luck cursed the career of Stray, once peers to the likes of Judas Priest and UFO
Looking for brutish, no-nonsense death metal riffery? Baest’s new album Necro Sapiens has got you covered
An 'audiophile entry-level turntable' that contains virtually no plastic? How could we not want to try out the Pro-Ject T1?
Fun, factory-adjusted and fully automatic, this Bluetooth-compatible turntable brings a whole new meaning to the phrase 'easy listening'
If Tool jammed with Helmet, it would sound like the second album from UK’s hypno-metallers The Hyena Kill
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Scottish rockers Mason Hill finally release their assured debut album. Fans of Alter Bridge and Shinedown apply here
Drastic Plastic was Be-Bop Deluxe's swansong album before Bill Nelson moved on, and its consistency masked an inner turmoil
The Black Crowes' classic debut album Shake Your Money Maker, boxed, now with previously unreleased material
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Fifty years since Love It To Death, Alice Cooper revisits his birth city and forges a late-life classic with Detroit Stories