The Cure reveal Disintegration 30th anniversary shows
The Cure will mark the 30th anniversary of their landmark 1989 album Disintegration with four special shows in May
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The Cure reveal Disintegration 30th anniversary shows
The Cure will mark the 30th anniversary of their landmark 1989 album Disintegration with four special shows in May
Don Felder announces new album American Rock N’ Roll
The former Eagles guitarist will release his new album American Rock N’ Roll this spring - listen to the title track featuring Slash, Mick Fleetwood and Chad Smith
Check out the full explosive trailer for Motley Crue biopic The Dirt
New trailer gives us the biggest insight yet into the long-awaited Motley Crue biopic The Dirt
Buckcherry document UK tour with video for Bent
Buckcherry launch promo for their Warpaint single Bent - filmed during their recent UK tour
Queen and Adam Lambert will perform at this weekend's Oscars
Queen and Adam Lambert promise to rock this weekend’s 91st annual Academy Awards - and announce charity initiative
Peter Hammill reveals the Not Yet, Not Now box set
The box set of live material will span 8 discs and feature 98 tracks from Peter Hammill’s solo performances
Ozzy Osbourne forced to cancel more live shows
Ozzy cancels his shows in Australia, New Zealand and Japan - doctors say he needs more time to recuperate after being struck down with pneumonia
Motley Crue’s The Dirt gets its first trailer
Motley Crue share the first teaser for their upcoming Netflix biopic The Dirt - out in March
Shout It Out Loud: Kiss join Funko’s Pop! Rocks range
As Kiss bring the curtain down on their career on the End Of The Road tour, Funko celebrate their legacy with a new range of Pop! Rocks figures
Just Giving page set up for guitarist Bernie Tormé in light of PledgeMusic woes
Fans rally around hospitalised Bernie Tormé to raise funds after it was reported PledgeMusic owed him £16,000
Dee Snider: I didn’t think Metallica would make it
The former Twister Sister star admits thinking that Metallica were “never gonna go anywhere” after seeing them early in their career
Nikki Sixx calls out Kiss - accuses them of stealing Motley Crue's stage production
“Our body wasn’t even cold before they took this exact grande finale from our tour,” says Motley Crue’s Nikki Sixx
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The 10 essential alt-metal albums
Away from the well-trodden path of traditional heavy metal lurk the bands that have been deemed alt-metal. These are the the albums you need to listen to.
Tony Iommi: the gospel according to The Dark Lord
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Why I love Celtic Frost’s Morbid Tales – by Mark Tremonti
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Stiff Records: A guide to the best albums
Maverick indie label Stiff Records was home to some of the great music of the 70s and 80s. Here we pick through their best output
Tool: the ultimate timeline of their new album
This is what Tool have spent the past 13 years doing while recording their new album
Voivod, Dream Theater, Watchtower and the explosive birth of prog metal
The inside story of how 80s metal story changed prog forever
Glen Matlock's punk-rock Valentine's Day mixtape
Original punk and former Sex Pistol Glen Matlock picks the perfect playlist with which to celebrate this year's romantic season
The Story Behind The Song: Space Oddity by David Bowie
In a dry run for the sci-fi-tinged stardom he'd achieve in the early 70s, young folkie David Bowie wrote his 1969 alienation anthem of an astronaut lost in space
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Tedeschi Trucks Band: Signs album review
Susan Tedeschi. Derek Trucks. And their Band. Album number four is Signs
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: The Best Of Everything album review
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' career-spanning double CD compilation, also available on quadruple vinyl
Sammy Hagar: Danger Zone Collectors Edition album review
Ex-Montrose, pre-Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar seeks solo success
Guns N’ Roses: looking back at GN’R Lies
Conceived as a stop-gap release, the second Guns N’ Roses album remains a remarkable one-off – in every sense.
Fleetwood Mac: 50 Years - Don’t Stop - album review
Career-spanning but hits-heavy collection from Fleetwood Mac
Muse: Simulation Theory album review
Space rockers Muse go full San Junipero on new album Simulation Theory
Mott The Hoople: Mental Train (The Island Years 1969-1971) album review
From Mott The Hoople, a band that had two lives: a collection drawn from their fist and most exciting one
Blackberry Smoke - The Southern Ground Sessions EP review
Southern rockers Blackberry Smoke return with a six-track acoustic EP
Ace Frehley - Spaceman album review
While his guitar playing can still thrill, words fail former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley
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ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons goes back to his roots for second solo album
