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How Gentle Giant told Black Sabbath they were being "ripped off" in the 1970s
By Fraser Lewry published
Gentle Giant frontman Derek Shulman recalls the fraught 1972 meeting that ended with Ozzy Osbourne throwing a bottle at management

Bruce Springsteen’s latest world tour sold 4.9 million tickets and grossed $730 million, more than double the takings of any previous tour in his career
By Paul Brannigan published
Springsteen's recently-completed world tour is officially the most successful of his storied career

Steve Miller Band cancel all upcoming shows, cite increase in extreme weather
By Fraser Lewry published
The Steve Miller Band's summer tour was scheduled to kick off next month

Perry Farrell sues Jane's Addiction bandmates mere hours after they sued him
By Fraser Lewry published
Perry Farrell is suing his former bandmates for assault, battery, infliction of emotional distress and breach of contract

Reunited Alice Cooper Band release "full-throttle" new single Up All Night
By Fraser Lewry published
Up All Night is the third release from The Revenge Of Alice Cooper, the band's first album in over half a century

Perry Farrell's Jane's Addiction bandmates are suing him for assault, battery and the intentional infliction of emotional distress
By Paul Brannigan published
"It is time for defendant to face the consequences of his actions"

Watch the trailer for the new documentary It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley
By Fraser Lewry published
The Amy Berg-directed It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley hits theatres next month

Six years after their first shows, Robert Plant's Saving Grace finally announce debut album
By Fraser Lewry published
Robert Plant and Saving Grace’s version of Low’s Everybody’s Song is out now - US tour also confirmed

What is the metal song in the Stranger Things season 5 trailer? The TV show has championed another pioneering rock band
By Matt Mills published
After inserting Metallica’s Master Of Puppets into season four, Stranger Things has used another hard rock classic to soundtrack the announcement of season five

Alter Bridge announce new album and huge European tour
By Fraser Lewry published
AlterBridge's eighth studio album was recorded round at Wolfgang Van Halen's place

Peter Frampton does it again: More dates added to Let’s Do It Again! tour
By Fraser Lewry published
The Let’s Do It Again! tour follows the Never Say Never tour, the Never EVER Say Never tour and the Positively Thankful tour

There's a horn-throwing Rob Halford action figure on the market and only 164 shopping days until Christmas
By Fraser Lewry published
Judas Priest's Metal God becomes the latest musician to be immortalised in six-inch plastic

“Great to have a chance to work with my old friend on something from our youth." Genesis confirm September release date for The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 50th Anniversary box
By Jerry Ewing published
Genesis's 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway will now be released on September 26

Big Big Train reveal special warm-up show ahead of Cruise To The Edge 2026
By Jerry Ewing published
Big Big Train will preview new material from the upcoming studio album at a Cruise To The Edge 2026 warm-up show at Southampton's The 1865 in March

"The fart jokes were rampant": Lzzy Hale reflects on touring with Skid Row
By Emma Johnston published
"The meat is so sweaty"

Queens Of The Stone Age announce UK and European shows
By Fraser Lewry published
The Catacombs tour follows the release of the Queens Of The Stone Age: Alive In The Catacombs film and live album

Paul Weller and members of The Clash, Sex Pistols, The Specials to DJ at Artists For Gaza fundraiser
By Paul Brannigan published
"Expect community. Expect feeling. Expect resistance."
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