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"Be careful what you wish for!" Rat Scabies returns to The Damned, as the punk legends announce UK tour with their early '80s line-up
By Paul Brannigan published
Rat Scabies is back in The Damned alongside Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible and Paul Gray, reuniting the line-up who last played together in 1989

10 massively successful British bands who failed to crack America
By Dave Everley published
Not every band can be as huge as The Beatles or Led Zeppelin in America – just ask Slade, The Small Faces and Status Quo

How The Damned made Darkadelic, their surprise contender for Album Of The Year
By Ian Fortnam published
Re-made and remodelled, with acclaimed album Darkadelic echoing glorious moments from their post-punk past, The Damned head into the future with much to offer

Algy Ward, former bassist with Tank, The Damned and The Saints, dead at 63
By Paul Brannigan published
Alasdair Mackie 'Algy' Ward passed away on May 17, it has been confirmed

The first 30 years of Goth in 30 records
By Classic Rock last updated
The albums, singles and tracks shaped goth music over three decades of glorious gloom, 1979 - 2008

The Damned's Captain Sensible once invited The BBC to his parents' house and played a song to his rabbit
By Fraser Lewry published
In which Captain Sensible blames alcohol for his choice of stage name, debuts his new song Rabbit Hutch Blues, and speaks with missionary zeal on the subject of nudity

The Damned continue to flourish as their punk peers wither and fade
By Rob Hughes published
Darkadelic is a loud'n'lively twelfth album from punk’s most adaptable survivors The Damned

Classic Rock Tracks Of The Week: new music from Foo Fighters, Skindred and more
By Liz Scarlett published
Music your ears will thank you for, from Black Spiders, Uriah Heep, John Mellencamp, The Damned and more
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