Francis Rossi: Rick Parfitt had became a caricature of himself
Status Quo frontman Francis Rossi reveals his thoughts about former bandmate Rick Parfitt
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Francis Rossi: Rick Parfitt had became a caricature of himself
Status Quo frontman Francis Rossi reveals his thoughts about former bandmate Rick Parfitt
IDLES announce intimate London show
Bristol rockers IDLES have announced they will be playing a one-off intimate show at Dr Martens' 60-cap Boot Room venue
MySpace lose millions of songs during data migration project
The pioneering social media site has admitted that songs uploaded between 2003 and 2015 cannot be recovered
Here are the 11 biggest news stories of the week
It’s been another busy week in the world of rock, metal and prog – here are some of the biggest news stories
Suzi Quatro launches video for glam stomper Macho Man
The legendary Suzi Quatro releases Macho Man, a "real head banger from start to finish"
Motley Crue unleash sleazy take on Madonna's Like A Virgin
Motley Crue release their take on Madonna classic Like A Virgin, the second single to be released from The Dirt soundtrack
Hellyeah release new single 333, featuring Vinnie Paul's final recordings
Hellyeah launch video for their new single 333, taken from upcoming new album
Rolling Stones launch live version of Wild Horses featuring Florence Welch
Mick Jagger joined by Florence And The Machine singer for Wild Horses, live in London
Bret Michaels launches video for song co-written by 13-year-old daughter
Poison man Bret Michaels' Unbroken is "a song about triumph over tragedy"
Listen to Sontaag's frenzied version of Hawkwind classic Silver Machine
Nik Turner, Youth and Dave Barbarossa join Sontaag for cover of Hawkwind classic Silver Machine
Queen’s Brian May to induct Def Leppard into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Queen guitarist will induct Def Leppard into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame later this month - as other special guests are revealed
Baroness return with video for epic new single Borderlines
After revealing the artwork for their upcoming album Gold & Grey earlier this week, Baroness launch video for their new single Borderlines
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The Top 10 most underrated Judas Priest songs
The British band have written some of the great heavy metal anthems. But these are the connoisseur’s choices
This is what it’s like getting to shoot Metallica and Ozzy Osbourne
We talk to Herring & Herring, the photography company who have shot some of music’s biggest names
Opeth’s Blackwater Park: inside a 21st century prog-metal masterpiece
The album that turned a bunch of gnarly Swedes into flag-bearers for prog-metal in the new millennium
The Story Behind The Song: Death To All But Metal by Steel Panther
Michael Starr and Satchel on the track that made Steel Panther superstars
The Story Behind The Song: Bring The Noise by Anthrax And Public Enemy
Rock-rap was no longer virgin territory, but by 1991 things were ratcheted up a notch by the teaming of trash-culture metalheads Anthrax with militant rappers Public Enemy.
Overkill’s Bobby ‘Blitz’ Ellsworth: My Life Story
Thrash metal icon. Party monster. Cancer survivor. Overkill frontman Bobby ‘Blitz’ Ellsworth has done it all and lived to tell the tale
Six reasons to love Lenny Kravitz
As Lenny Kravitz prepares to tour the UK and Europe, we doff our caps to one of rock music’s most flexible and forward-thinking megastars…
How to buy the very best of Manowar
Heavy metal doesn’t come more gloriously over-the-top than the self-proclaimed kings and defenders of ‘True Metal’ – here we round-up the albums essential to any record collection
Type O Negative’s Peter Steele: ‘I’m an old man having his last fucking tantrum.’
In March 2007, Metal Hammer talked to Peter Steele about Type O Negative’s new album Dead Again. No one knew it would be his swansong
Why there’s way more to Anthrax’s Fistful Of Metal than just a terrible sleeve
A year after Metallica’s Kill ’Em, Anthrax joined the thrash metal party with Fistful Of Metal – and took their first steps towards immortality
Tracks of the Week: new music and videos from Royal Republic, The Black Keys and more...
Step this way for the very best new music with Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week. But which is your favourite?
How to buy the very best of Megadeth
Megadeth's career now spans over 30 years and 15 studio albums. Here, we pick out the albums essential to any collection
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: The Best Of Everything album review
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' career-spanning double CD compilation, also available on quadruple vinyl
Tedeschi Trucks Band: Signs album review
Susan Tedeschi. Derek Trucks. And their Band. Album number four is Signs
Sammy Hagar: Danger Zone Collectors Edition album review
Ex-Montrose, pre-Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar seeks solo success
Guns N’ Roses: looking back at GN’R Lies
Conceived as a stop-gap release, the second Guns N’ Roses album remains a remarkable one-off – in every sense.
Fleetwood Mac: 50 Years - Don’t Stop - album review
Career-spanning but hits-heavy collection from Fleetwood Mac
Muse: Simulation Theory album review
Space rockers Muse go full San Junipero on new album Simulation Theory
Mott The Hoople: Mental Train (The Island Years 1969-1971) album review
From Mott The Hoople, a band that had two lives: a collection drawn from their fist and most exciting one
Blackberry Smoke - The Southern Ground Sessions EP review
Southern rockers Blackberry Smoke return with a six-track acoustic EP
Ace Frehley - Spaceman album review
While his guitar playing can still thrill, words fail former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley
Billy F Gibbons: The Big Bad Blues album review
ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons goes back to his roots for second solo album
