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By Nick Shilton Published
Neo-classical heavy metal? Check. Staggering technical ability? Check. Commercial appeal? You'd be surprised

By Paul Brannigan Published
Buying guide Updated: Muse's sonic symphonies have propelled the Devon trio to the stages of the world's biggest stadia: here is their ten-album catalogue ranked

By Polly Glass Published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Europe, Airbourne, Stanley Simmons and more

By Paul Brannigan Published
"Mal was trying to set fire to the loch!"

By Classic Rock Magazine Published
Voodoo Child: not to be confused with Voodoo Chile

By Kurt Squiers Published
Mark Kozelek is the founder of the bands Red House Painters and Sun Kil Moon... and a singer of drastically transformed AC/DC covers

By Simon Young Published
The Fargesta Five went from being underground garage rock heroes to signing a major label deal on the strength of a "fairly monotonous" song

By Paul Brannigan Published
Released on September 5, 1989, Soundgarden's Louder Than Love album marked Chris Cornell's band out for future greatness

By James McNair Published
John Helliwell and Bob Siebenberg recall the words that shattered a remote farmhouse’s calm vibe as they worked on Crime Of The Century

By Ken McIntyre Published
Originally intended for a Peter Pan musical, Bat Out Of Hell ended up in the hands of a sweaty, leather-lunged theatre kid – and it was perfect

By Dom Lawson Published
As the Beast celebrate their golden anniversary on the Run For Your Lives world tour, we revisit their monumental catalogue

By Polly Glass Published
What happened when we joined Canada’s modern-day rock’n’roll perennials The Sheepdogs for shows in their homeland

By Malcolm Dome Published
These 70s bands came, they rocked, and they vanished without trace

By Simon Young Published
The 1997 single with the inaudible crackly bit has been streamed 1.8 billion times on Spotify

By Classic Rock Magazine Published
Inspired by Scottish scenery and circular intersections, Roundabout helped break Yes in the US after Atlantic Records took a blade to it

By Kurt Squiers Published
Fifa Riccobono was the CEO at AC/DC's Australian record label Albert Music – and a friend to Bon Scott from his first shows

By Daryl Easlea Published
Car, Scratch, Melt and Security log the incredible distance he covered between leaving Genesis and creating So

By Johnny Sharp Published
Ian Anderson looks back on A, Broadsword And The Beast, Under Wraps and Walk Into Light, and the musicians that made it a rich and rewarding era – even if some fans weren’t happy
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