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The Nine Inch Nails lyric that made Zeal & Ardor’s Manuel Gagneux quit his job
By Matt Mills published
A line from Nine Inch Nail’s 2005 album With Teeth inspired Manuel Gagneux to give up the 9-to-5 for good

Tony Iommi compared Bill Ward to a Lord Of The Rings monster at Black Sabbath’s epic farewell gig: “You look like Gollum!”
By Matt Mills published
As Ward issues a heartfelt thank you to his bandmates and fans, Sabbath’s guitarist admits he likened the drummer’s appearance when topless to an emaciated hobbit

PFM on brushes with royalty, spaghetti with Aerosmith, and how to annoy America
By Rob Hughes published
Premiata Forneria Marconi, aka PFM, remain one of the great trailblazers of European prog rock

“Robert Fripp said he wanted to revolutionise rock’n’roll with us. I wasn’t sure, given what I’d just heard. But they were about to throw us out the squat”: The League Of Gentlemen led to Beat-era King Crimson
By Sid Smith published
The band lasted only seven months, and felt like a bad movie for some of those involved – but the musical experiment inspired Fripp to reform King Crimson for their 80s brilliance

Rejoice! King Crimson are currently recording their first album in more than two decades
By Fraser Lewry published
King Crimson singer and guitarist Jakko Jakszyk confirms that the band are in the studio

Tony Iommi reveals the songs Black Sabbath rehearsed but didn't play at Back To The Beginning
By Fraser Lewry published
Tony Iommi has reflected on Black Sabbath's performance at Villa Park

One of metal’s greatest cult bands have returned after 30 years – but what are the chances of a new album?
By Metal Hammer published
Max Cavalera: “If it was all up to me, I’d love to do it”

30 rock and metal songs that defined the 1980s
By Classic Rock published
From AC/DC and Iron Maiden to Guns N’ Roses and Faith No More, this is the soundtrack to a decade
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