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Spider posing for a photograph in the 1980s

“We never really fitted in at all. Most heavy metal bands were riff-based. A thousand bands were copying Judas Priest and Iron Maiden”: The chaotic story of Spider, the unluckiest boogie rock band of the 80s

By Dave Ling published

They were touted as the new Status Quo but things never quite worked out

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Anvil posing for a photograph in 1982

The turbulent story of Anvil, the band who claim to have brought heavy metal to North America

By Dom Lawson published

Anvil should have been huge, but fate had other plans

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Sebastian Bach in 1989, with Brad Pitt and Christina Applegate (inset) also pictured in 1989

Sebastian Bach sorry for relationship with 17-year-old Christina Applegate

By Stef Lach published

Skid Row and new Twisted Sister singer Sebastian Bach famously derailed Christina Applegate and Brad Pitt's union

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Gary Holt of Exodus performs at Canada Life Place on February 28, 2026, in London, Ontario, Canada.

Gary Holt has seen it all with Slayer and Exodus – and he's not ready for it to end

By Stef Lach published

Thrash guitar hero Gary Holt on life on the road with Slayer and Exodus

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Eddie Vedder, Mike McCready, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Dave Abbruzzese, Pinkpop Festival, Landgraaf, Holland, 08/06/1992

The story behind the weirdest track on Pearl Jam's album Vitalogy – and it's not Bugs

By Simon Young published

The story behind the weirdest track on their third album Vitalogy – and it's not Bugs

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Phil Campbell wearing a hat

Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell dead at 64

By Classic Rock last updated

Phil Campbell passed away away following “a complex and major operation”

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Metallica posing for a photograph in 1989

How a bleak anti-war song and a massive u-turn helped push Metallica to superstar level

By Paul Elliott published

Metallica got their mainstream breakthrough after breaking their ‘no videos’ rule

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Rory Gallagher posing for a photograph in the early 1970s

The turbulent story of Taste, the blues rock trailblazers loved by John Lennon, Eric Clapton and Brian May

By Garth Cartwright published

Led by the magnetic Rory Gallagher, Taste should have been as big as Cream or Fkeetwood Mac

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A collage of the Burger King mascot and The Bronx vocalist Matt Caughthran

The Bronx once turned down a pile of money to wear chicken masks for a fast food advert

By Simon Young published

The Bronx kept their punk rock cred intact, while the Coq Roq commercial caught the eye of Slipknot's legal team

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Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale posing for a photograph

The album that Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale wants played at her funeral – and the pop record that became a drunken karaoke favourite

By Catherine Morris published

The albums that changed Lzzy Hale’s life

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