Alice Cooper wants to play a terrifying game of truth or dare with you
Alice Cooper unveils Horror Box, his horror-themed card game. Snakes and spiders not included
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Alice Cooper wants to play a terrifying game of truth or dare with you
Alice Cooper unveils Horror Box, his horror-themed card game. Snakes and spiders not included
AC/DC once tried to smoke out the Loch Ness monster with fireworks
AC/DC’s Brian Johnson recalls a doomed mission to catch the Loch Ness monster. Drink was involved
Stop everything! David Hasselhoff is making a metal record
Baywatch star David Hasselhoff is the latest celebrity to rip open his shirt and shout “I AM METAL!” at the sky
Pasadena City Council are seeking ideas on how best to commemorate Eddie Van Halen
Pasadena, the city where the guitarist grew up, wants to celebrate Eddie Van Halen’s memory, but can’t decide how
Crobar launches crowdfunder for Crobar mkII
Much-loved London rock venue forced to close due to Covid-19 plans to re-open in a new Central London venue in late 2021
Watch a pre-fame Sebastian Bach cover Led Zeppelin at a star-studded wedding
In which Jon Bon Jovi’s dad helps a teenage Sebastian Bach score a gig with Skid Row
Genesis reveal brand new behind-the-scenes rehearsal photos
Genesis have rescheduled their UK and Ireland reunion tour to 2021
The Damned add new date to original line-up’s reunion tour
The Damned’s classic line-up have expanded their July 2021 tour
AC/DC light up the internet with Shot In The Dark video, announce ‘We’re ready to kick ass’
Australian rock giants AC/DC return in electrifying form with video for first Power Up single, Shot In The Dark
Sonne is voted the greatest Rammstein song ever
We asked you to vote for the greatest Rammstein song ever. And you have spoken!
Rumours of a Van Halen reunion without Eddie are a ‘sh*tty lie’ says Wolfgang VH
Eddie Van Halen’s son Wolfgang denies online rumours that he’ll lead a reunited ‘Van Hagar’
Tool's Maynard James Keenan admits to unwittingly performing shows with COVID
Tool performed two shows in Auckland, New Zealand in February after a doctor erroneously gave Maynard James Keenan the all-clear
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Uriah Heep and the slow road to ruin
For a while in the 1970s Uriah Heep reigned supreme, but then it gradually began to fall apart
Kiss, bingo, and a towel problem: on the road with Judas Priest in 1979
In 1979 Judas Priest were poised for greatness. The band’s live album, Unleashed In The East, had hit No.10 in the UK. Now America beckoned, and Classic Rock's Geoff Barton was there
Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith: “When we hit America things kicked in with booze and drugs, using it as a crutch”
Legendary Iron Maiden guitarist and avid angler Adrian Smith shares the lessons he’s learned from 40 years on the roads and rivers around the world
Scott Weiland's 10 favourite Scott Weiland songs
In 2015, late Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver singer Scott Weiland picked 10 favourite songs from his back catalogue
Steven Wilson interview: "the cult of personality is a big part of what makes rock music tick"
Over the past decade, Steven Wilson has shifted through a range of musical guises. Here he reflects on the genius of Bowie and Zappa, married life, and why it’s good to talk bollocks
The sad story of White Lion, the band that was allowed to die
In the late 80s, with their live shows and second album punching hard, the rock press fighting their corner and the band gathering momentum, White Lion’s future looked bright. But it soon dimmed rapidly
Tracks of the Week: new music from The Cadillac Three, All Them Witches and more
Eight perfectly ripened fruit from this week's bountiful rock music harvest
10 bands whose debut album was their best
For some, it never gets better than the beginning: here's 10 bands who never improved on their debut albums
If you wanted to hear Metallica’s So What? in the style of S&M2, it’s your lucky day
Metallica’s cover of the Anti-Nowhere League’s punk classic So What? gets the orchestral treatment it deserves
How well will you do in The Ludicrously Difficult Blondie Quiz?
QUIZ! As Blondie announce a UK tour, we're looking for super-fans to try our super-hard multiple-choice mega quiz and take part in an exclusive Superfans video. Is it you?
Bob Seger: a guide to his best albums
From high-octane rock through fiery funk and the biggest of arena ballads, Bob Seger has been at the heart of heartland rock for 50 years. These are his best albums
Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness: the monumental masterpiece that killed grunge
Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness was the last truly great US rock album of the 90s – and of the Smashing Pumpkins' career. We look back at the groundbreaking record, 25 years on
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Songhoy Blues deliver 2020's most joyous album with the essential Optimisme
Optimisme is the spectacular third album from Mali’s greatest rock band Songhoy Blues
Sevendust's Blood & Stone is a sturdy slice of 21st Century rock
Unlucky Atlantans’ Sevendust remain defiant on thirteenth album Blood & Stone
Joe Bonamassa channels Beck and Page on Royal Tea, and finds himself back on track
Joe Bonamassa's Royal Tea is meaty, beaty, big and bouncy
Pallbearer push the doom envelope on the shimmering Forgotten Days
Arkansas outliers Pallbearer deliver multihued take on doom metal on Forgotten Days
Smith & Myers craft immaculate originals and compelling covers on Volume 1 & Volume 2
Half of Shinedown go acoustic on Smith & Myers' Volume 1 & Volume 2
Jakko Jakszyk's Secrets & Lies bristles with pain and thrilling invention
King Crimson guitarist Jakko Jakszy's solo album Secrets & Lies charts the sublime to the ridiculous
Letter To You finds Bruce Springsteen full of wisdom yet still young at heart
Fast and live, the The Boss and the E Street Band rescue lost tunes and toast lost brothers on Letter To You
Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown's Pressure is a true coming of age
Backed into a corner in the fourth round, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown come out fighting on Pressure
The spirit of rock'n'roll lives on with Tommy Lee's Andro, if not its music
Expecting Shout At Devil? Better look away from Tommy Lee's Andro now
Wildflowers & All The Rest is a Tom Petty album you can luxuriate in
Tom Petty’s Rick Rubin-produced, second solo album Wildflowers, as it was originally intended
