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The crazed tale of the Heavy Metal Kids, the rock’n’roll hooligans with a tragic TV star singer
By Dave Ling published
The Heavy Metal Kids were the missing link between David Bowie and AC/DC

Slaughter To Prevail frontman Alex Terrible’s guide to wrestling bears
By Steve Appleford published
Thinking of wrestling a Russian brown bear? Slaughter To Prevail’s Alex Terrible has some tips

"Serious amounts of lunacy": The mad, bad and dangerously daft story of The Damned
By Scott Rowley published
A fast history of punk legends The Damned. Includes: spit, vomit, cider, sulphate, haunted mansions, and "serious amounts of lunacy".

"Andrew Lloyd Webber said 'Be yourself - you're a rock star.'"
By Emily Swingle published
How Vukovi traded West End aspirations for joyous, liberating pop metal

The Damned founding guitarist Brian James dead at 70
By Stef Lach published
Brian James wrote much of The Damned's early material as they carved their place in punk rock history

When David Gilmour revisited Pompeii and faced the ghosts of Pink Floyd
By Daryl Easlea published
Safer pyrotechnics, local hero status and the benefit of a Wallace & Gromit movie helped make his 2017 concert movie a very different experience from Floyd’s 1972 release

"You can hear everything from Metallica to Nick Cave and Tom Waits."
By Dannii Leivers published
How Vice Grip took Parkway Drive from metalcore heroes to future festival headliners

Peter Sinfield, the prog poet who gave voices to King Crimson, ELP and Roxy Music
By Sid Smith published
Lyricist, art director, producer and all-round creative who aimed to enlighten, provoke or stir died in November 2024 without being fully aware of what he’d achieved

The chaotic story of Rush’s early years and their journey from high school stoners to prog icons
By Paul Elliott published
Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson look back their journey from high school stoners to prog icons-in-waiting

"Will we let the machines take the stage, or will we fight for the irreplaceable magic of human artistry?" Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page hits out at UK Government's Artificial Intelligence proposals
By Stef Lach published
Led Zeppelin icon Jimmy Page speaks out as UK Government wraps up consultation into AI 'learning' capabilities
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