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Metallica announce remastered reissue of 1997 album Reload, featuring never-before-heard demos, live recordings and more
The US metal titans gave 1996’s Load a similar treatment last summer
From its brilliant lineup to its incredible location, Barcelona Rock Fest is the rock holiday you're looking for this summer
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Ghost’s Tobias Forge, Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Judas Priest’s Rob Halford to appear on new album celebrating 50 years of Accept
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How Countdown To Extinction reinvented Megadeth
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Why you shouldn’t ask Tony Banks about Genesis’ live album Seconds Out
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The Black Keys go back to basics on the revitalised, urgent and gloriously unrefined Peaches!
Blues rockers The Black Keys return to their roots in more ways than one
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How Meliora made Ghost international metal superstars
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“Time is short. I have things I need to make before I die”: The darkness that led Ulver to Neverland
Norwegian chameleon rejected the nation’s controversial black metal scene, then rejected his record label, and recently rejected synthpop. Now he’s rejected the tragedy of the band’s past – and partying too – to embrace freedom instead
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The vinyl rescue kit: 8 budget buys to protect and enhance your Record Store Day finds
I've picked out a variety of accessories for your new record player that'll keep your vinyl in great condition and enhance your listening pleasure
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The Black Keys go back to basics on the revitalised, urgent and gloriously unrefined Peaches!
Blues rockers The Black Keys return to their roots in more ways than one
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Pink Floyd collaborator Polly Samson, wife and creative partner of David Gilmour, has a London photo exhibition
Polly Samson - Between This Breath and Then is at the Leica Gallery London
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