Alanis Morissette is releasing a meditation album and it all sounds *very* relaxing
Alanis Morissette's meditation album The Storm Before The Calm will be available via streaming platforms and mental health app Calm
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Alanis Morissette is releasing a meditation album and it all sounds *very* relaxing
Alanis Morissette's meditation album The Storm Before The Calm will be available via streaming platforms and mental health app Calm
Pearl Jam cancel shows after two members test positive for Covid
Pearl Jam have cancelled the remaining dates of their 2022 spring tour after Matt Cameron and Jeff Ament test positive for the virus
Listen to Florence + The Machine's magical cover of The Stooges’ Search And Destroy
Florence + The Machine have released a cover of The Stooges’ Search And Destroy on the deluxe version of their new album, Dance Fever
Watch Nirvana's Kurt Cobain at his most carefree, jamming a punk classic with Mudhoney in 1992
On September 26, 1992, Nirvana's Kurt Cobain, America's most reluctant new rock star, joined Mudhoney onstage purely for shits and giggles
Les Claypool reflects on Metallica audition: "I didn't fit and they saw that"
Primus frontman Les Claypool recalls auditioning for the role of Metallica's new bassist following the tragic death of Cliff Burton
The Sheepdogs launch magnificent live video of new single Scarborough Street Fight
New fan favourite Scarborough Street Fight comes from upcoming Sheepdogs album Outta Sight - out next month
Soundgarden and Vicky Cornell release touching statements on fifth anniversary of Chris Cornell's death
"To all of his fans - please know he loved you as much as you love him"
Matt Cameron and Chad Smith distance themselves from "misleading" Foo Fighters article
Matt Cameron has apologised after remarks about Taylor Hawkins appeared "out of context", while Chad Smith calls story "sensationalised and misleading"
Eagles Of Death Metal's Jesse Hughes tells Bataclan trial: I forgive the terrorists
"I hope they find the peace of God for themselves" - Jesse Hughes testifies about the night Islamic State extremists killed 90 music fans at the Bataclan theatre in Paris
Osees announce new album A Foul Form, share new single Funeral Solution
LA-based psych-punks Osees unveil video for Funeral Solution, the first single from punky new album A Foul Form
Ghost announce huge tour with Mastodon and Spiritbox
Three of the coolest bands in metal today are hitting the road together!
Listen to new Journey single Let It Rain
AOR legends Journey release Let It Rain as the third single from forthcoming album Freedom
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What happened when the boys from Black Country Communion got together again
Glenn Hughes and Joe Bonamassa discuss their careers, wonder why rock’s future will suffer from a lack of small venues, and mention something about a new Black Country Communion album
Lynyrd Skynyrd and the anti-firearm protest song that's as relevant now as it ever was
Lynyrd Skynyrd's 1975 hit Saturday Night Special belied the band's pistol-packin’ image, but things were never quite that black and white
Queen’s Another One Bites The Dust in the style of Chris Cornell is brilliant and uncanny
Anthony Vincent covering Queen's Another One Bites The Dust in the style of Chris Cornell is like something unearthed from the Seattle legend's vaults
Watch Metallica troll the MTV Awards with their cover of So What?
Metallica might have become the biggest metal band in the world, but that didn't stop them trolling the execs at MTV
Louder Than Love: Metal Hammer remembers Chris Cornell
First published in 2017, Metal Hammer writer Mörat's tribute to his friend Chris Cornell remembers a frontman like no other
The King Crimson albums you should definitely own
An exploration of the puzzling, mould-breaking, occasionally very noisy and often terrifying world of King Crimson
Geddy Lee on beer, Rush 2.0, and his friendship with Alex Lifeson
Former Rush singer/bassist Geddy Lee, who is due to publish his memoir next year, talks us through his career highlights from the 20-plus years of Classic Rock’s lifetime
10 new bands featuring the kids of famous rock stars
How the offspring of famous musicians are taking over rock and metal
That time Pat Boone went metal and the Christian community got really mad
Pat Boone singing Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Dio, Guns N' Roses and Led Zeppelin? Step right this way...
Michael 'Danny' Francis, bodyguard to the stars: my stories of Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Bon Jovi and more
When the going gets tough, bodyguard-to-the-stars Michael Francis – who's spent time with Elvis, lived with Cher and saved Paul Rodgers from several beatings – is the man you’d want on your side
Chris Cornell: the 15 songs you need to know
A journey through the back catalogue of the great Chris Cornell, from Soundgarden to solo, Audioslave and Temple Of The Dog
How Ronnie James Dio made Holy Diver – the album that sealed his immortality
The legendary Ronnie James Dio died on May 16, 2010. This is how he made his masterpiece Holy Diver
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The Pineapple Thief provide hours of spot-the-difference fun on Give It Back
Old favourites The Pineapple Thief get a whole new lease of life on non-standard collection Give It Back
Church Of The Cosmic Skull: your new favourite classic rock hippie sex cult
Finally, a cult worth joining: Church Of The Cosmic Skull and their life-affirming fourth album There Is No Time
Toyah explores unexpected sonic territory on Toyah! Toyah! Toyah!
Expanded 1981 live album Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! captures the end of Toyah’s punk-lite phase
There's drama and passion aplenty on the Graham Bonnet Band's Day Out In Nowhere
Graham Bonnet shows he’s still got his Marbles on Day Out In Nowhere
Stadium Arcadium: a fluid cruise through the Red Hot Chili Peppers' California
Regrouped with Rick Rubin in 2006, the Chilis offered up a sprawling double album in Stadium Arcadium
Puppy are proof that rock is alive and begging for your attention
UK alt.rock finds its new pack leader with London three-piece Puppy’s second album Pure Evil
Richard Thompson runs from beauty to cacophony on Grizzly Man soundtrack
Folk elder statesman Richard Thompson's soundtrack to Werner Herzog film Grizzly Man soundtrack is available again
Pure Reason Revolution: Above Cirrus album review
No longer obscured by clouds, Pure Reason Revolution pull their music into sharp focus on Above Cirrus
Stöner's new album is a consummate lesson in High Desert grooviness
More sun-baked high jinks from Brant Bjork, Nick Oliveri and stoned company
Jeff Scott Soto: solid but frustrating on Complicated solo album
AOR talisman Jeff Scott Soto keeps the hooks coming on solo album number eight, Complicated
John Illsley's VIII: a decent album with fining playing but skip the Beatles cover
The eighth solo album by former Dire Straits bassist John Illsley reconfirms his allegiance to their signature sound
