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"So that's why I'm a skinny f***." Tommy Lee on the physical demands of being a rock drummer
By Stef Lach Published
Tommy Lee says he puts in the equivalent of 13 miles of running at every Motley Crue show

Mustaine praises Blackmore for "being metal as f*** back when there were no metal guitar players"
By Stef Lach Published
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine's "Last Supper" of guitarists includes special place for Deep Purple and Rainbow icon Ritchie Blackmore

Canadian prog rockers Saga to return to the UK for the first time in 20 years!
By Jerry Ewing Published
Saga will play the Shepherd's Bush Empire next February as part of their 1977-2027 Generations 50th anniversary tour

Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats slam “pop diva” Damon Albarn after festival clash
By Dave Everley Published
Psychedelic metal band Uncle Acid aren’t happy with “soft as s**t” Damon Albarn after festival clash

Watch ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted cover Bob Seger’s Turn The Page at North American tour kickoff this week
By Matt Mills Published
Metallica put their stamp on the classic track with 1998’s Garage, Inc. album

Taylor Momsen on her love for Chris Cornell and Soundgarden
By Paul Brannigan Published
"All of Chris Cornell’s work speaks to me on a level that nothing else does"

Gary Glitter faces new charges of sexual abuse against a minor
By Fraser Lewry Published
Glitter has been accused of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 13, and three counts of indecent assault on a girl under the age of 14

Rush launch official t-shirt to raise funds for Venezuelan earthquake relief
By Fraser Lewry Published
The June 24 earthquakes killed at least 2,295 and left more than 11,000 injured

Devin Townsend explains why he pooed in Steve Vai’s guitar case
By Metal Hammer Published
The prog metal polymath sang in the guitar maestro’s solo band in the early 1990s

Ian McNabb tells a Noel Gallagher story Noel Gallagher won't want you to hear
By Fraser Lewry Published
Icicle Works leader Ian McNabb jammed with Crazy Horse and Noel Gallagher in 1994 – and he wasn't impressed by the Oasis man

Brian May and Rick Wakeman join stellar lineup at 2026 Starmus festival
By Fraser Lewry Published
The Starmus Festival celebrates astronomy, space exploration, music, art, and the natural sciences

Iron Maiden to complete Run For Your Lives tour film at Eddfest
By Paul Brannigan Published
Iron Maiden's upcoming Eddfest show will now be captured for posterity

The Mars Volta announce Lucro Sucio; Unfinished Business, their first live album in over twenty years
By Jerry Ewing Published
The Mars Volta's new live album Lucro Sucio; Unfinished Business, is the result of an interactive campaign with the band's fans

First two Roger Hodgson solo albums to get half-speed remaster treatment
By Jerry Ewing Published
Roger Hodgson's first two solo albums, In The Eye Of The Storm and Hai Hai, will be reissued in August

Birmingham Museum to host one-day event in honour of Ozzy Osbourne
By Fraser Lewry Published
Legacy of a Madman: A tribute to the Prince of Darkness takes place later this month

As a kid, superstar DJ Fatboy Slim believed that The Beatles rehearsed in his grandmother's house
By Paul Brannigan Published
"They said, 'Your uncle's in The Beatles?' Yeah, they rehearse at my nan's house"

Peter Gabriel shares latest single, the groove-laden I Belong To The Sky
By Jerry Ewing Published
Peter Gabriel is releasing a new single every full moon in the build-up to his new studio album o\i.
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