That Metallica-themed Optimus Prime you've always wanted is now on eBay
You heard us right. You can now celebrate Cliff Burton's legacy with a one-off Metallica-themed Autobot Commander Master of Puppets Prime Transformer
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That Metallica-themed Optimus Prime you've always wanted is now on eBay
You heard us right. You can now celebrate Cliff Burton's legacy with a one-off Metallica-themed Autobot Commander Master of Puppets Prime Transformer
Phil Manzanera hooks up with Tim Finn for series of new EPs
Roxy Music and Split Enz men release new video for the gentle psych of Caught By The Heart
If you ever wanted to own six strands of Kurt Cobain’s hair, we have news for you
A US auction house is offering one lucky bidder the chance to own six strands of Kurt Cobain’s hair, chopped off in the UK
Watch Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons join forces to cover Fleetwood Mac
Watch Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons salute the late Peter Green in London with a cover of Fleetwood Mac’s 1969 classic Oh Well
“I survived a monster”: Marilyn Manson accuser Ashley Morgan Smithline details graphic abuse claims
Ashley Morgan Smithline accuses Marilyn Manson of abuse, torture and brainwashing
London brewery offers £250,000 worth of beer to support struggling independent venues and artists
Signature Brew, a London-based brewery, aim to safeguard the UK’s live music scene with a new beer-based scheme
Saxon’s Biff Byford and son Seb tease new project with the grunge groove of Red Brick City
Hear a snippet of Red Brick City, the title track from the new album by Heavy Water, aka Saxon’s Biff Byford and his son Seb
Paul Stanley faces up to the end of Kiss: ‘We just can’t continue to do this for much longer’
Kiss frontman Paul Stanley tells Classic Rock that the end is in sight for Kiss
UK festivals at risk of cancellation as government talks hit ‘brick wall’ says AIF
Over a quarter of UK festivals over 5,000 capacity have been cancelled due to lack of insurance
The Stranglers share tribute to late keyboard player Dave Greenfield, announce first studio album since 2012
The Stranglers’ bassist JJ Burnel discusses And If You Should See Dave…, a touching tribute to the late Dave Greenfield, and the first single from the new Stranglers’ album Dark Matters
Lindemann's crazed Live In Moscow film comes to cinemas for one night only
Lindemann's "last great party before lockdown" Live In Moscow is coming to select cinemas - watch trailer now
Megadeth and Lamb Of God's Metal Tour of the Year is back on
New dates have been announced for Megadeth and Lamb Of God's Metal Tour of the Year, with Trivium and In Flames still on board
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Bees, ballads, Michael Bolton, and the heroically overblown return of Touch
While the return of American band Touch will be a delight for AOR fans, it’s also likely to see the return of people re-telling a 40-year-old story that the band wish would just fly away
Chris Holmes on Blackie Lawless, why he made a documentary, and *that* interview
Former W.A.S.P guitarist Chris Holmes has a new film out. He thinks it's the only W.A.S.P. movie you'll ever see
How Pink Floyd reinvented themselves and journeyed towards The Dark Side
After Syd Barrett left, Pink Floyd were on a constant search for a sound – their sound. Eventually, Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Rick Wright and Nick Mason would find it
Flames, fetishes and pickled babies: the twisted story of Rammstein‘s Mutter
How Rammstein’s third album, Mutter, took them from cult band to global metal superpower
Introducing Levara: where rock-star genes and synth-rock jams collide
Levara have come for our stadiums
Nancy Wilson interview: the Heart vortex and the lost Eddie Van Halen song
Heart guitarist Nancy Wilson talks guitars, the new solo album You And Me, and her surprise choice for the most underrated guitarist of all time
Tracks of the Week: new music from The Sheepdogs, Fantastic Negrito and more
Our Tracks of the Week: eight new songs to help keep the next seven days perfectly reasonable
This medieval cover of Iron Maiden’s Hallowed Be Thy Name is what the lute was invented for
YouTube ‘bardcore’ king Algai The Bard brings his hurdy gurdy game to Maiden’s 1982 classic Hallowed Be Thy Name
Is Laura Meade the most dangerous woman in America?
The Izz singer’s second solo LP is a captivating concept set – with a message open to your interpretation
Skarlett Riot won’t let the pandemic stop them
Meet the small town heroes that won’t let a worldwide pandemic stop their charge into heavy metal
How Royal Blood left a seven-year stag party behind and made a disco-ready rock classic
Hard-hitting British turbo-duo Royal Blood return with Typhoons – their most danceable, most feelgood album yet – and one member’s newfound sobriety
The Holy Trinity: How Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page ruled the 60s
A bluffer's guide to what you need to know about Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page and how they got started
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Van Morrison is surprisingly enjoyable on album of grumpy but bouncy R&B
Van Morrison's Latest Record Project: Volume 1 suggests that lockdown wasn’t such a bad thing for some
Pink Floyd repackage the past once more on Live At Knebworth 1990
Wish you’d been there? Pink Floyd's Live At Knebworth 1990 is super slick but lacks mystery
Gary Moore's unreleased blues find a home on How Blue Can You Get
Gary Moore's How Blue Can You Get is patchy proof that blue is still very much the colour
Mick Fleetwood & Friends triumphantly fail to descend into chaos and catastrophe
The big guns come out to play on Mick Fleetwood & Friends: Celebrate The Music Of Peter Green And The Early Years Of Fleetwood Mac
Electric Boys fail to provide the expected good times on Ups!de Down
Ups!de Down is a metal carpet ride from Electric Boys, sure, just not a funky one
Turn Up That Dial is the euphoric sound of Dropkick Murphys' future parties
Dropkick Murphys' Turn Up That Dial is good time music for good times to come
Touch's comeback album Tomorrow Never Comes will exhaust your supply of air keyboards
Long-lost US pomp-rockers Touch scratch their 41-year-old itch with Tomorrow Never Comes
Peter Frampton remembers his guitar on Frampton Forgets The Words
Peter Frampton Band's all-instrumental covers album Frampton Forgets The Words is richly toned and stately
The Mars Volta test rock's limits on La Realidad De Los Suenos
A Mars Volta completist’s dream is realised as long-lost recordings finally see the light of day on the La Realidad De Los Suenos box set
Dumpstaphunk's Where Do We Go From Here is determined and timely
Dumpstaphunk's Where Do We Go From Here funks up a storm for this New Orleans offspring of the Neville Brothers and The Meters
Steve Cropper's Fire It Up is timeless, spine-tingling and funky
Steve Cropper, legendary studio backbone of Stax Records, releases Fire It Up, his "first proper album" since 1967
