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Sonic Youth
How the murder of Henry Rollins' friend Joe Cole inspired two songs on Sonic Youth's 1992 album Dirty

By Simon Young Published

The killing of roadie and documentarian Joe Cole remains unsolved 35 years on

Bands & Artists
Zakk Wylde, William Shatner and Ritchie Blackmore
Star Trek actor William Shatner is releasing an all-star heavy metal album featuring Zakk Wylde, Ritchie Blackmore and more, because you try and tell him not to

By Matt Mills Published

Captain Kirk is set to cover Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden and uncork some hard-hitting originals

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Albums
Punk albums
Debate: what's the greatest punk album ever?

By Louder Published

Ramones? Fun House? The Crack? Dookie? The Shape Of Punk To Come? Randy the Band? We want to know your pick for punk's finest hour

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Bands & Artists
Ian MacKaye and Henry Rollins
"Minor Threat were like The Beatles. I saw Ian MacKaye write Straight Edge on his mother's piano": Henry Rollins on Black Flag, Minor Threat, The Stooges, Green Day, Beyoncé and the meaning of punk

By Simon Young Published

Former SOA, Black Flag, Rollins Band frontman Henry Rollins knows a thing or three about punk rock, so pay attention please

Interviews
Black Flag's Chuck Dukowski
“These rebels are our own children… who masquerade at night in leather and chains yet retreat by the light of day back into the fabric of our society”: watch US TV show Tomorrow investigate the dark side of punk rock in America in 1980

By Paul Brannigan Published

Blood! Mohawks! Nazi salutes! In 1980, NBC’s The Tomorrow Show took a solemn, sober and unwittingly hilarious look at hardcore punk

Concerts & Shows
Album art by Black Sabbath, Cynic, At The Gates and Black Flag
10 amazing metal albums that were too ahead of their time

By Will Marshall Published

From Black Sabbath’s debut album to Cynic’s Focus, these metal masterpieces were either lambasted or ignored when they first came out

Albums
Adam Levine, Toris Amos, Trent Reznor and Kerry King performing at various shows
10 pop covers of metal songs you won't believe actually happened

By Stephen Hill Published

From Lil Uzi Vert covering Chop Suey to Maroon 5 defanging a Nine Inch Nails classic, these covers will stun, embarrass and, in some cases, delight you!

Tracks & Singles
Essential SST
A beginner's guide to SST Records in five essential albums

By David McLaughlin Published

Buying guide SST became America's definitive underground rock label: here's the story of how it happened, via five essential records, from Black Flag to Soundgarden

Buying guide
Various albums that have influenced Avenged
Loving the new Avenged Sevenfold album? Here are the 10 records you need to listen to next

By Matt Mills Published

From glitching electronics to unpredictable prog and heavy metal theatrics, ...Life Is But A Dream is an absolute trip. If you're enjoying it, here's where to go next

Albums
Henry Rollins, Bad Brains and Brendan Yates
A beginner's guide to hardcore in five essential albums

By Stephen Hill Published

Over four decades since its birth, hardcore punk remains in rude health. From Black Flag to Turnstile, here are the albums that have defined it

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