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Blaze Bayley's debut solo album flopped 25 years ago - but now he's taking it on the road
By Dave Ling published
Blaze Bayley and his band are playing the whole of Silicon Messiah live and it's finally coming to life

Steve Harris defends The X Factor and Virtual XI, Iron Maiden’s most derided albums
By Matt Mills published
Maiden’s bassist/founder addresses the hatred towards two of their least-liked releases, while also admitting his band have never made “the perfect album”

UK stoner/doom champions Green Lung to headline Desertfest London 2026; four other bands also confirmed
By Matt Mills published
Desertfest will fill five Camden venues with the sounds of doom, stoner and psychedelic rock from May 15 to 17

Def Leppard announce 2026 European tour with brand new show
By Fraser Lewry published
News of Def Leppard's plans for next year breaks as they gear up for their only UK show of 2025

Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp are back and they're more brightly-coloured than ever
By Fraser Lewry published
Aaaggh! My eyes!

Watch Brian May and superstar tenor Andrea Bocelli sing Queen's Who Wants To Live Forever
By Fraser Lewry published
"An astrophysicist, and an intellectual with a noble soul" - Andrea Bocelli

Alabama Shakes release first new song in a decade
By Fraser Lewry published
A third album is finally on the horizon as Alabama Shakes promise to "unleash more music"

Billy Corgan joins My Chemical Romance for Smashing Pumpkins cover in Chicago
By Stef Lach published
Smashing Pumpkins frontman is surprise guest for My Chemical Romance's cover of Bullet With Butterfly Wings

Watch: Bruce Dickinson talks leaving Iron Maiden in the 90s, making Balls To Picasso and THAT reggae moment
By Metal Hammer published
We sat down with Iron Maiden’s frontman to talk about life around the release of his second solo album, which was recently remixed and reissued

New Peter Hammill biography to be published in November
By Jerry Ewing published
The 500 plus page ROCK and ROLE: The Visionary Songs of Peter Hammill and Van der Graaf Generator features many rare and previously unseen photographs

Bruce Dickinson explains why his solo music is heavier than Iron Maiden
By Matt Mills published
The frontman’s solo output uses more downtuning and fewer guitar harmonies than Maiden’s songs

Listen to Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen's atmospheric Hollow Man collaboration
By Fraser Lewry published
Also out now: Bon Jovi's new single Red, White and Jersey

Neil Young launches scathing attack on Donald Trump in new song Big Crime
By Fraser Lewry published
Neil Young's Big Crime calls out Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard on US streets

Entire Genesis 1973 Bataclan show made available online
By Jerry Ewing published
Genesis's show at the Paris Bataclan on 1973's tour in support of Foxtrot can now be viewed in its entirety

"The band were honoured to have two Knights grace them with their presence."
By Paul Brannigan published
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues comes complete with two Knights of the Realm

Ex-Police men Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland are suing Sting
By Paul Brannigan published
The Police are heading to court

Die Spitz share video for Punishers, the final single from their forthcoming debut album, Something to Consume
By Paul Brannigan published
Austin, Texas' finest new band offer another preview of their Jack White-endorsed debut album
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