"It got so blown out of proportion." Slash on Axl's latest outburst and "killer" new Guns N' Roses drummer Isaac Carpenter
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Martin Barre announces UK book tour dates for November and December
Former Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre will release his autobiography, A Trick Of The Memory: The Autobiography Of Jethro Tull’s Guitarist, in November
Deftones’ Chino Moreno once helped Max Cavalera bury Soulfly’s debut album on Native American ground to give it “Indigenous power”
“It was kind of crazy, but fun at the same time,” Cavalera says of the unhinged endeavour
Spinal Tap announce Stonehenge concert film of "final" show with Eric Clapton and Shania Twain
Spinal Tap At Stonehenge: The Final Finale will arrive in IMAX cinemas next year
Swedish prog rockers Wolverine announce first new album for a decade
Swedish prog rock quintet Wolverine will release new album, Anomalies, in February
Artists
Ghost’s Tobias Forge on the anthem that turned his band from cult sensations into bona fide stars
Square Hammer opened Ghost’s 2016’s Popestar EP and cracked US radio for the Swedish occultists
How yodelling Dutch prog weirdos Focus made the strangest hit single of 1973
It featured the greatest yodelling since The Sound Of Music
Bill Wyman on Hendrix’s brilliance, Moon’s madness and Jagger’s brutal reaction to him leaving the Rolling Stones
The Beatles, The Who, Jimi Hendrix – ex-Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman has known them all
This is what it’s like to audition for Metallica – and not get the job
Metallica’s line-up could have looked very different today if Robert Trujillo hadn’t got the job
Music
After a crisis of confidence, the former frontman of one of prog’s greatest groups still doesn’t know who he is
Adopted soon after birth, his search for clues to his identity inspired a book which then inspired an album – and there’s a reason it’s not a completely prog work
Review: Elton John - Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (50th Anniversary Edition)
Peak 70s Elton John, a songwriting triumph
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds – the Deluxe and Ultimate editions
Sumptuous box sets that gather all available versions plus a wealth of bonus material – not all of which will be welcomed
“An opportunity to reimagine the strangeness they could conjure”: King Crimson’s In The Wake Of Poseidon and Lizard
Undervalued 1970 albums, created during period of upheaval, are presented for reinterpretation with help from Steven Wilson and David Singleton
Tech
Best MP3 players 2025: Regain control of your music library with these high-powered portable players
These MP3 players from FiiO, Sony and Actico are at the forefront of a digital-library revival - here's my top choices
Black Friday MP3 player deals 2025: The MP3 revival is real - and we have the best early deals
Are you thinking of picking up an MP3 player this Black Friday? If so, we'll have all the best discounts from all the big brands
Black Friday CD player deals 2025: Treat your growing CD collection to a brand new player
There's still a healthy demand for CD players and Black Friday will be the perfect time to grab a new unit. Here's everything you need to know
Black Friday record player deals 2025: Everything you need to know ahead of the big turntable discounts
Black Friday will be the perfect time to grab yourself a record player discount - get up to speed before the big day arrives next month
Latest reviews
Review: Elton John - Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy (50th Anniversary Edition)
Peak 70s Elton John, a songwriting triumph
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds – the Deluxe and Ultimate editions
Sumptuous box sets that gather all available versions plus a wealth of bonus material – not all of which will be welcomed
"Love Chant is a wonderful and surprisingly vital return to the fray": The Lemonheads' first album of original songs in 20 years is up there with their best
The Lemonheads' eleventh album is fun, frantic, and full of classic hooks and self-deprecating refrains
Jon Bon Jovi gets by with a little help from his friends on revised version of Forever album
Bruce Springsteen, Joe Elliott, Avril Lavigne, Robbie Williams, Ed Sheeran and more clamber aboard the legendary Forever train from New Jersey
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We pay tribute to Supertramp and founding member Rick Davies in the new issue of Prog, which is on sale now!
Prog 164 also features Rick Wakeman, Gentle Giant, Barclay James Harvest, Lunatic Soul, Arjen Lucassen, Jo Quail, The Emerald Dawn, Spriggan Mist and loads more...
50 years on: Brian May and Roger Taylor on Queen's operatic masterpiece A Night At The Opera
Also in this issue: Heart, Scorpions, Eric Gales, Creeper, Tom Petty, UFO, David Bowie, Zakk Wylde, Devon Allman, Counting Crows and more
Amazon still has hundreds of rock & metal t-shirts on sale for Prime Day - but you'll have to be quick to get one
There's just hours to go in the Prime Big Deal Days sales event, so if you see a tee you like, throw it into your basket
I find your lack of Lego disturbing - fix it with up to 30% off Lego Star Wars sets this Prime Day
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