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10 great bands whose debut albums weren't actually that great
Everybody's got to start somewhere, and some of our very best bands started slowly. Here's 10 great bands whose debut albums weren't actually great
"I got choked up": Mastodon's Brann Dailor reviews Metallica's Black Album set at Aftershock festival
Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor got up close to Metallica's surprise Black Album set at Aftershock Festival - here's his exclusive review
How Metallica made the Black Album: an oral history
James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Bob Rock tell the behind-the-scenes story of how Metallica made the Black Album
The six Cat Stevens albums you need to know about
Despite a string of hits including Matthew & Son and Wild World, Cat Stevens was always a reluctant star. These are his best albums
Weezer Albums Ranked From Worst To Best
UPDATED! The Californian alt-rock legends are 15 albums into their career, but which Weezer albums are essential, and which should you leave well alone?
31 things only Rush fanatics know about their album sleeves
Easter Eggs, in-jokes, naked butts and Dennis Hopper – here’s what we learned from Hugh Syme's lavish coffee table book The Art Of Rush: Serving A Life Sentence
The Kate Bush albums you should definitely own
Kate Bush is probably the most important and influential British female singer-writer-musician ever - and these are her best albums
Barenaked Ladies on longevity, Geddy Lee, and why Canadians are funny
The Barenaked Ladies are back with a new album – and the frontman’s secret project with Geddy Lee “that I can’t talk about”
Samantha Fish: smashing guitars, hecklers, and the liberating power of not giving a f**k
Kansas City gunslinger Samantha Fish on smashing up guitars, shooting down sexists and shaking off the covid blues
Why I ❤️ Kate Bush’s The Kick Inside, by Cronos from Venom
Venom founder Cronos celebrates the unique appeal of The Kick Inside, and tells the story of the time Kate Bush kissed him
Metallica take Aftershock festival back in time through The Black Album
Metallica's two headline sets at Sacramento's Aftershock Festival offer exclusives and outright exhilaration
The 10 best Ministry Songs according to Al Jourgensen
Ministry frontman Al Jourgensen picks out the 10 tracks that defined his career with the incendiary industrial outfit
What happened when David Gilmour joined forces with The Orb
The inside story of how Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour ended up making an album with The Orb
Tracks of the Week: new music from Saint Agnes, Spiritworld and more
Knowledge of these eight songs is almost guaranteed to immediately improve both your quality of life and your personal charisma
How Manic Street Preachers mined their youth and made The Ultra Vivid Lament
With Manic Street Preachers having have undergone their fair share of emotional upheaval recently, it’s little wonder new album The Ultra Vivid Lament has its melancholic side
Toby Jepson's track-by-track guide to Wayward Sons' Even Up The Score
Wayward Sons frontman Toby Jepson reveals the secrets of the songs on band's 'spit and snarl' third album Even Up The Score
Slayer’s Reign In Blood: the epic oral history of thrash’s greatest album
As Slayer celebrate 35 years of Reign In Blood, here Kerry King, Tom Araya, Dave Lombardo, Rick Rubin and more look back on the making of one of the greatest albums in metal history
KK Downing on quitting Priest, the trouble with Priest, and KK's Priest
After more than 40 years with Judas Priest, guitarist KK Downing is loving life with his own band, but he still harbours grudges about his departure, and is still disappointed that he wasn’t asked back
