Black Sabbath honoured with engraved mirror of heavy metal bench
The mirror features at an art exhibition in Black Sabbath’s hometown of Birmingham
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Black Sabbath honoured with engraved mirror of heavy metal bench
The mirror features at an art exhibition in Black Sabbath’s hometown of Birmingham
Founding Nazareth guitarist Manny Charlton dead at 80
The death of Manny Charlton has been confirmed by Nazareth bassist Pete Agnew
Here's what Eddie Munson would sound like if he hadn't practiced Master of Puppets
This is what most of us would sound like when confronted with Vecna and his mates, not gonna lie
Stranger Things Eddie Munson actor Joseph Quinn reveals the song that would save him from Vecna
Quinn's choice might lose him a little metal cred, but it's an outright bop. Now, the internet are losing their minds over it
Queen + Adam Lambert announce Rhapsody Over London streaming event
The Rhapsody Over London concert film, shot at the O2 last year, will stream alongside a live Q&A with Brian May, Roger Taylor and Adam Lambert
Now James Hetfield's son has weighed in on the ‘rock is dead’ debate
Castor, the son of Metallica frontman James Hetfield, has offered his thoughts on Gene Simmons' "rock is dead" claim, saying rock shows are still a "real thing"
“He couldn’t have been nicer”: Actor Steve Carell on meeting his lookalike Alice Cooper
Steve Carell calls the shock rocker the “sweetest guy in the world”
Carlos Santana collapses onstage
After passing out in Clarkson, Michigan, Carlos Santana was carried offstage, and later blamed heat exhaustion and dehydration for his collapse
Kiss fans are going nuts over this rare live footage from two legendary 1975 shows
Nearly two hours of rare footage of Kiss playing live in Detroit and Largo in 1975 has appeared on YouTube, alongside two hours of rehearsal film
The Best Of Roxy Music to be released on vinyl for first time
Roxy Music are reuniting for their first tour in 11 years
Metallica release statement on Stranger Things' Master Of Puppets scene: "it's an incredible honour"
It's the Stranger Things scene everyone keeps talking about - and now Metallica themselves have commented on it
Aerosmith's Joe Perry says rock isn't dead, credits fans for keeping it alive
Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry disagrees with Gene Simmons' notorious "rock is dead" claim
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Every Pixies album ranked from worst to best
From Surfer Rosa to Beneath the Eyrie, we examine this Boston band's back catalogue like some sort of cool forensic scientist
David Bowie and the most influential three minutes and 55 seconds of UK TV ever
The full story behind David Bowie's 1972 performance of Starman on Top Of The Pops, a moment that changed the world of music forever
How Syd Barrett cast a spell that lasted throughout Pink Floyd's career
Pink Floyd are synonymous with Roger Waters and David Gilmour, but Syd Barrett remains the lost genius at the heart of the band
Jimi Hendrix and the story of the last great free music festival
On Independence Day 1970, Jimi Hendrix played one of the greatest shows of his career, at the Atlanta International Pop Festival. It was also the end of an era
Ayron Jones: when music is taken away, you realise you were taking it for granted
Seattle’s rising guitar star Ayron Jones on festivals, Jeff Beck and a budding love affair with France
Graham Nash on songwriting: you’ve got to keep it alive and pumped full of blood
Legendary singer-songwriter Graham Nash on balancing love and anger in his songs, and a project 60 years in the making
Roskilde Festival 2022 was utterly wild and here are 9 reasons why
Giant placentas, grunge legends and doppelgängers: all the weird and wonderful things we experienced at Roskilde 2022
Kate Bush: the long road to Hounds Of Love and the hunt for perfection
Kate Bush’s early years established her as the first lady of Brit rock, but after just one tour she retired from the stage. She wouldn't return for 35 years
Jack Bruce: my stories of Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, George Harrison and more
Back in 2008, late Cream bassist Jack Bruce recalled his encounters, and floated the theory that Pink Floyd were the ideal band for those who don't like music
Nirvana at Reading 1992: a story of rumours, a wheelchair and salvation
In the build-up to Nirvana's final UK show the band were unhappy and underprepared... and then Kurt Cobain was pushed onstage in a wheelchair
This Will Ferrell comedy used Master Of Puppets nearly 20 years before Stranger Things
Step aside Eddie Munson – Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughn had the whole Master Of Puppets thing covered in 2003 movie Old School
10 metal stars and the sports teams they love
From Steve Harris and West Ham to Kerry King's unwavering support for the Las Vegas Raiders, these are the sports teams your favourite metal stars support
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His Lordship: volatile punk’n’roll with amphetamine-eyed grunt
Post-pandemic rock’n’roll is alive and scorching, thanks to His Lordship's debut EP All Cranked Up
Shinedown paint a bleak, chilling picture of the future on Planet Zero
A concept album about social media, cancel culture, and growing toxic intolerance? Step right this way!
Songbird is not the Christine McVie collection she deserves
The solo side of Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie celebrated with a solid but flawed collection
Black Stone Cherry join the ranks of the Royal Albert Hall legends
Black Stone Cherry's Live From The Royal Albert Hall… Y’all is a momentary suspension of real life in favour of incendiary live performance
Supersonic Blues Machine are the sound of modern blues in the ascendant
Littered with special guests, Voodoo Nation by Supersonic Blues Machine sets the modern blues bar ever higher
Canadian post-hardcore kings Alexisonfire have made a comeback album to be proud of
It's 13 years since Alexisonfire released Old Crows / Young Cardinals, but new album Otherness is a grand return
Brian Jonestown Massacre: still frayed, still imperfect, still out on their own
Anton Newcombe and Brian Jonestown Massacre return with another set of down-and-dirty rock’n’roll
If you like deep-thinking Canadian art-rock, then Motherhood might be for you
Motherhood's fourth album Winded explores the natural world as it mirrors human suffering
Petrol Girls' Baby is an exhilarating, incandescent rebel yell of an album
Austria-based British agitpunks Petrol Girls sharpen their hooks on third album Baby
Red Hot Chili Peppers get the funk back to basics in Manchester
What happened at John Frusciante's first UK show with Red Hot Chili Peppers in almost 15 years
