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10 great heavy metal songs that came before Black Sabbath
By Joe Daly published
Black Sabbath may have been the official ground zero for metal, but these heavy-as-lead bangers all predate that classic first album

New Frank Zappa box set Waka/Wazoo to be released in December
By Jerry Ewing last updated
Five-disc multi-format set features a complete historical rundown of entire Waka/Jawaka and The Grand Wazoo period

A cultural artefact from Yugoslavia's communist past for the Zappa-ophiles
By Hugh Fielder published
Cunningly constructed from shows in Yugoslavia, Zappa '75: Zagreb / Ljubljana features less than pristine sound and two drum solos

The History Of Prog In 50 Albums
By Louder last updated
From King Crimson, Yes and Pink Floyd to Dream Theater, Tool and Steven Wilson, these are the 50 albums that built prog

The day Dee Snider and Frank Zappa went to war with The PMRC
By Johnny Black published
It was the biggest music battle of the 80s. In the blue corner: Dee Snider, Frank Zappa and John Denver. In the red corner: the US government

Frank Zappa's mid-70s live sets explored in Erie 6-disc box set
By Natasha Scharf published
More than seven hours of unreleased Frank Zappa footage is included in new set, which captures live shows in and around Erie, PA

The Mothers 1971 will test the patience of Zappa completists, but there are highlights
By David Stubbs published
Exhaustive, eight-disc collection of Frank Zappa & The Mothers's 1971 recordings, including infamous Rainbow gig

Why I ❤️ Frank Zappa's Apostrophe ('), by Steve Harley
By Dave Ling published
Steve Harley, the original Cockney Rebel, praises Frank Zappa's Apostrophe ('), the 1974 album that advised against eating yellow snow
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