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10 bands that will fill the Black Sabbath-shaped hole in your life
Black Sabbath may be no more, but there are still plenty of bands they’ve inspired out there
Jeff Lynne’s ELO cancel last ever show
The iconic British rock band have cancelled their swansong show in London‘s Hyde Park after doctors advise Jeff Lynne not to play
Ex-Deep Purple legend Glenn Hughes is releasing a new solo album – and it may be his last
Is Glenn Hughes about to release his final solo record?
Nikki Sixx reveals why Motley Crue didn’t play Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell gig: “Health issues”
Ozzy gave Motley Crue a leg-up in their early days – but they weren’t at the Back To The Beginning show
These two Swedish hard icons sang in the same band at different times – but would they work together?
It could be the Swedish hard rock collaboration to end them all
“The album sounds incredible. A masterpiece, even though I say so myself!”: Black Sabbath are over – this is what the four members are doing next
Black Sabbath may be over, but are Ozzy and co actually hanging up their boots?
This iconic guitar appeared on the cover of one of the most successful albums ever – but what’s the story behind it?
It’s one of the most famous guitars in music – and its picture is in more than 30 million homes
30 rock and metal songs that defined the 1980s
From AC/DC and Iron Maiden to Guns N’ Roses and Faith No More, this is the soundtrack to a decade
David Crosby was not happy about being followed by Judas Priest at Live Aid: “Some heavy metal garbage”
Live Aid was 40 years ago this month – but not everyone was down with some of the bands
You can now get an official Iron Maiden coin from the UK’s Royal Mint
Heads it‘s King Charles, tails it’s Eddie
Jimmy Page or Tony Iommi? A heated debate over who is the best guitarist
Two Classic Rock writers go toe-to-toe over the Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath guitar legends
The night Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris joined Def Leppard to cover Creedence Clearwater Revival
This one-off union of two British rock superstars actually happened
This is what Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore really thought about Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham
Friendship or rivalry? A little bit of both
Watch pop superstar Chappell Roan absolutely kill it with a brilliant cover of Heart‘s Barracuda
Chappell Roan delivered a faithful version of Heart’s 1977 hit Barracuda at Barcelona’s Primavera Sound festival
Watch Bruce Springsteen and Paul McCartney covering The Beatles onstage in Liverpool
The Macca-Springsteen love-in continued in The Beatles’ hometown last night
“He saw what everybody saw: they could play, they had a ton of energy and they were authentic”: The weird story of Frank Zappa and AC/DC
The story of AC/DC’s most unlikely famous fan
Did Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen really tell the people behind the Yacht Rock movie to “F*** off”?
Michael McDonald thinks Donald Fagen doesn’t hate ‘yacht rock’ as much as he pretends
Legendary guitarist and singer Rick Derringer dies at 77
RIP Rick Derringer, the man behind Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo and one of the great American rockers
Even yacht rock icon Michael McDonald is criticising Donald Trump and the US government
Doobie Brothers’ Michael McDonald is worried about the state of America
The prog superstars who tried to steal drummer Roger Taylor from Queen
The history of two hugely successful bands could have been very different
Ozzy Osbourne confirms his farewell show will definitely be the end of the road for Black Sabbath
Holding out for one last Sabbath gig after the Back To The Beginning show? It’s not going to happen
“I’m not angry – I’m shocked and disappointed”: Foo Fighters fire drummer Josh Freese two years after he joined the band
Josh Freese, who replaced the late Taylor Hawkins, is no longer the Foo Fighters’ drummer
What Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward really thought of Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham
Black Sabbath’s Bill Ward and Led Zeppelin”s John Bonham rose through the ranks together
