Is Dave Mustaine the Godfather of thrash metal?
Former Exodus guitarist hails Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine as the Godfather of thrash
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Is Dave Mustaine the Godfather of thrash metal?
Former Exodus guitarist hails Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine as the Godfather of thrash
Exhorder mainman Kyle Thomas on Pantera "rip-off" claims
Accusation that Pantera stole their sound from New Orleans act Exhorder has been around for years
Bag yourself a massively discounted Stranger Things Funko Pop! figure in the Walmart Black Friday sale
Funko Pop! figures of Eddie Munson, Steve, Nancy, Eleven and more are now available for a discounted rate this Black Friday... and we want them all
Make your dream of finally becoming a world-famous musician possible with Fender's huge Black Friday sale
Save up to 50% off at Fender's Black Friday sale this weekend and bag yourself your first (or next) guitar
Find the perfect gift on Etsy this Black Friday with massive savings on jewellery
Etsy is home to countless one-of-a-kind unique jewels that will make the perfect gift (or special treat for yourself!) this Christmas, and they're now available with huge discounts
Watch: Man begins singing Bon Jovi anthem in London park, sparks massive feel-good singalong
Watch Londoners conduct a spontaneous singalong of Bon Jovi classic Livin' On A Prayer: "This might be the closest humanity has gotten towards world peace" notes one commentator
We handpicked the nicest Converse sneakers available this Black Friday so you don't have to – and they're 30% off
Converse have slashed their prices by 30% site-wide this Black Friday, so we scrolled through their selection of sneakers to pick out the best of the bunch
Tony Iommi hails Ronnie James Dio for giving Black Sabbath "a new lease of life" following Sharon Osbourne introduction
Tony Iommi says that recruiting Ronnie James Dio for Black Sabbath "opened up a lot more variety for us"
If you're looking for a bargain guitar this Black Friday, the Andertons sale has massive deals on Telecasters, Strats and more
Save £100s on guitars from Fender, Gibson, Squier, PRS, Schecter, Kramer and many more
Bush's Gavin Rossdale recalls David Bowie's advice on how he should deal with music critics savaging his band
David Bowie gave Bush's Gavin Rossdale advice on dealing with critics
Deck out your winter wardrobe with up to 50% off at EMP
Clothing giant EMP are offering up to 50% off t-shirts, cardigans, shoes and more this Black Friday
Zavvi's Black Friday vinyl sale has some real gems in amongst all the noise
From classic albums and huge box sets to excellent soundtracks, Zavvi's vinyl sale has some good deals to get stuck into
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Black Friday Record Store Day 2022: the 63 best releases you can buy
The very best in this year's Record Store Day Black Friday releases, including The Cure, The Doors, Fleetwood Mac, Ghost, Red Hot Chili Peppers and more
Why I ❤️ Freddie Mercury, by Taylor Hawkins
In 2016 we asked late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins to pay tribute to his favourite rock icon: Queen's Freddie Mercury
"He was the best guitarist I’d ever seen" - the night Jimi Hendrix met his destiny
Jimi At 80 New York, August 3, 1966. Jimi Hendrix is playing Cafe Wha? in Greenwich Village, and through the door comes the man who will turn him into a star
10 classic rock albums from the 1970s that unintentionally paved the way for heavy metal in the 1980s
The 1980s didn't just happen by accident: here are 10 albums from the previous decade that laid the groundwork
"Everybody was dumbstruck" - how Jimi Hendrix's arrival in London changed everything, as told by Mick Jagger, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck and more
Jimi at 80 When Jimi Hendrix arrived in London in 1966, he not only blew the minds of fellow rock legends-in-making: he'd help spark a whole new form of electric blues
Robert Fripp went to war in 1976: It's a battle he's still fighting
King Crimson downed tools as Robert Fripp's battle with Universal Music escalated. It’s a war he’s waged since the 1970s, he says, on behalf of artists everywhere
Here's what happened when GWAR appeared on The Joan Rivers Show in 1990
Oderus Urungus and Beefcake the Mighty presented the legendary comic with a gruesome gift on the set of her chat show
Gene Simmons: my stories of Eddie Van Halen, Donald Trump, Cher and more
He's Kiss legend Gene Simmons. He's the Demon. And he has some stories to tell
Disco balls: Queen's ill-advised adventures in Hot Space
Queen's Hot Space featured an all-time classic in Under Pressure, but Freddie Mercury and John Deacon's fascination with disco, funk and R&B resulted in a much-mocked album
"Some **** in a clown suit": The six words that changed David Bowie's life
Did an insult from an old man put David Bowie on the road to Let's Dance success?
Every Killing Joke album ranked from worst to best
On a mission to recreate 'the sound of the earth vomiting', the back catalogue of West London's dark prophets of doom Killing Joke is no laughing matter
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Captain Beefheart's Clear Spot: a slick storm of blues, boogie, poetry, avant-garde jazz, space-rock, feminism, soul and zig-zag wandering
Two-disc clear-vinyl 50th-anniversary reissue of Captain's Beefheart and the Magic Band's Clear Spot, now with tasty extras icing the cake
Lee Aaron: pop music in leather trousers, and not in as good way
Canadian ‘Metal Queen’ Lee Aaron gets a fresh polish, 40 years after her debut
Mother Vulture's debut album rushes by in a blur of noise and nailed-on groove, but there's one problem
Turbo-charged debut from livewire British blues-punks Mother Vulture can strip paint and dislodge earwax at 50 feet
A comprehensive and extraordinary trawl through a year in the life of David Bowie
A Divine Symmetry features demos, concerts and more from 1971, tracking David Bowie’s progression through the year his future took shape
Queen: the collector's edition of The Miracle is filled with treasures yet profoundly sad
A multi-disc box set of Queen's The Miracle, featuring six previously unreleased tracks
Kiss celebrate Creatures Of The Night's 40th birthday with kountless kollektibles
The 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe edition of Kiss's Creatures Of The Night boasts 103 total tracks and your choice of new doorbell ring
Nickelback's Get Rollin’: it sizzles, it pumps, it's more of the same
Nickelback's 10th album Get Rollin' is the sound of a band playing to their strengths, again
Senseless Things: The First Of Too Many album review
Expanded version of the debut album from underrated second-gen UK pop-punk from The Senseless Things
Biffy Clyro at the London O2: a cathartic, euphoric triumph for British rock's national treasures
Biffy Clyro remind everyone why they're one of modern rock music's most vital and emotionally compelling bands
Bruce Springsteen fails to catch fire on tasteful but hit-and-miss karaoke set
Bruce Springsteen cranks up his soul-man jukebox on covers album, with mixed results
Guns N' Roses: a super deluxe reminder of a band who were never the same again
If the original 30 Use Your Illusion tracks weren’t enough for you, here’s a box set that adds 47 contemporaneous live performances
