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Martin Kielty

Not only is one-time online news editor Martin an established rock journalist and drummer, but he’s also penned several books on music history. He’s appeared on TV and when not delving intro all things music, can be found travelling along the UK’s vast canal network.

Articles by: Martin Kielty

David Gilmour

David Gilmour teases Time and Breathe (In The Air) from Pompeii movie

By Martin Kielty

Watch another clip from David Gilmour Live At Pompeii, out next month

Bumblefoot

Bumblefoot on Guns N’ Roses split: ‘It’s not like we quit pretty’

By Martin Kielty

Former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal explains unhappiness surrounding his departure from Axl Rose’s band

Metallica

Watch James Hetfield outline Metallica’s politics

By Martin Kielty

Metallica release For Whom The Bell Tolls live performance video - starting with James Hetfield’s statement of band politics

Airbourne

Airbourne release unheard track Money from box set

By Martin Kielty

Listen to Money, the previously unheard track from Airbourne that stars in Diamond Cuts box set

Rolling Stones video

Watch the Rolling Stones’ video for 2000 Light Years From Home

By Martin Kielty

The Rolling Stones release animated video for vintage track 2000 Light Years From Home ahead of Their Satanic Majesties Request re-release

Iamthemorning

Iamthemorning announce European tour

By Martin Kielty

Iamthemorning add UK and Netherlands dates around appearance at Summer’s End festival

Black Country Communion

Black Country Communion share new documentary video

By Martin Kielty

Watch Black Country Communion members discuss producer Kevin Shirley ahead of BCCIV release

The Dark Element cover

Anette Olzon reveals new band The Dark Element

By Martin Kielty

Nightwish ex Anette Olzon teams up with former Sonata Arctica man Jani Liimatainen in The Dark Element - listen to their debut track

Phil Anselmo

Phil Anselmo’s Scour to launch Red EP

By Martin Kielty

Extreme metal supergroup Scour, fronted by Phil Anselmo, tease new EP Red

Ronnie James Dio

Dio guitarist has unheard ‘haunting, trippy’ track

By Martin Kielty

Guitarist Doug Aldrich reveals he has an unreleased Dio recording that he hopes will one day be heard

Metallica Master of Puppets box set

Metallica confirm Master Of Puppets re-release

By Martin Kielty

Classic Metallica album Master Of Puppets will be re-released in November - listen to 2 tracks and watch James Hetfield opening the box set

Artimus Pyle

Lynyrd Skynyrd ex Artimus Pyle’s film blocked by judge

By Martin Kielty

Judge rules that record label can’t make Lynyrd Skynyrd movie with Artimus Pyle - although the can make it without him

Mogwai

Mogwai release new track Eternal Panther

By Martin Kielty

Listen to Mogwai track Eternal Panther ahead of new album Every Country’s Sun

David BOwie

David Bowie tracks streamed one billion times

By Martin Kielty

Spotify confirm that David Bowie tracks have been streamed a billion times, with Heroes the most popular song

Avenged Sevenfold

Avenged Sevenfold label battle gets court date

By Martin Kielty

Avenged Sevenfold and their former label go to court in December - with band at risk of losing more than $10m

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson

Rush men aren’t working on new band says friend

By Martin Kielty

Friend of Rush says Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson aren’t working on new band called LeeLifeson, as rumour suggested

fleetwood mac

Mick Fleetwood: The fear keeps us together

By Martin Kielty

Fleetwood Mac have survived 50 years of upheaval through “abject fear” of doing anything else, says Mick Fleetwood - as he looks forward to 2018 world tour

Slipknot

Clown’s rules for Slipknot double album

By Martin Kielty

Slipknot’s next album will only be double-length concept if the material is strong enough - and it won’t happen any time soon, says percussionist Clown

Metallica

Metallica’s Kirk Hammett opens up on being bullied at school

By Martin Kielty

Kirk Hammett recalls high school bullying experience - and how music saved him from “pretty bad path” in life

Mastodon

Mastodon confirm Cold Dark Place EP

By Martin Kielty

Mastodon’s 4-track EP Cold Dark Place to arrive on September 22

Yardbirds album

Jimmy Page producing Yardbirds compilation

By Martin Kielty

Yardbirds ’68 to be released in November, containing studio recordings and live tracks

Queens of the Stone Age

Queens Of The Stone Age strip down The Way You Used To Do

By Martin Kielty

Watch Queens Of The Stone Age deliver acoustic performance of latest single The Way You Used To Do

Rush

Rush men Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson forming new band?

By Martin Kielty

Report suggests Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson are preparing to announce post-Rush band LeeLifeson

Echolyn

Echolyn, Glass Hammer to headline US Progstock festival

By Martin Kielty

New international prog festival seeks to celebrate genre’s resurgence with Echolyn, Glass Hammer, The Tangent, Simon Godfrey and more

Megadeth

Megadeth 're-calibrated' by Dystopia says David Ellefson

By Martin Kielty

David Ellefson looks forward to new album sessions after Dystopia "re-calibrated" the band