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Faith No More bassist Bill Gould confirms that the band will be back in 2027
By Paul Brannigan Published
Expect the first Faith No More live shows in 10 years to be announced imminently

Syd Barrett 80th birthday celebrations include tribute concert in Cambridge and tribute album featuring Pink Floyd, David Gilmour and more...
By Jerry Ewing Published
A special tribute concert at the Cambridge Corn Exchange, where Syd Barrett played his last ever live show, will take place in October

Bruce Dickinson would rather Iron Maiden “do another album” than head back on the road right away
By Matt Mills Published
The metal legends are booked to play 91 gigs in 2026 alone

Police investigating couple allegedly caught in ‘intimate act’ on Download festival Ferris wheel
By Matt Mills Published
Footage that seems to depict the interaction has circulated on social media

New charity launches in honour of former Big Big Train frontman David Longdon on what would have been his 61st birthday
By Jerry Ewing Published
The David Longdon Foundation will support young musicians, as well as fund music therapy for those in need

Linkin Park react to becoming first band with female singer to headline Download festival
By Matt Mills Published
The nu metal hit-makers, now co-fronted by Emily Armstrong, closed the Donington weekender on Sunday

Billy Corgan recalls the first time he heard Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit
By Paul Brannigan Published
The night that Butch Vig played Billy Corgan an unreleased cassette of Nirvana's Nevermind album

Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell reunites with Metallica-endorsed NWOBHM veterans Sweet Savage to record new songs
By Paul Brannigan Published
Def Leppard guitarist makes full circle return to band he formed as a teenager

Faith No More set social media abuzz as they release teaser image featuring live audience
By Matt Mills Published
The alternative metal luminaries haven’t played together since 2016

Sebastian Bach was apparently a fan of Lzzy Hale’s performances with Skid Row
By Matt Mills Published
The Halestorm frontwoman led the glam metal stars for a handful of shows in 2024

Steve Rothery and Steve Hackett announce their long-awaited collaborative album, The Roaring Waves
By Jerry Ewing Published
Steve Hackett and Steve Rothery's collaborative instrumental guitar album, The Roaring Waves, will be released in August

Bonnie Tyler awakes after month-long coma
By Fraser Lewry Published
Bonnie Tyler was placed in a medically induced coma last month after undergoing emergency intestinal surgery

Marillion bassist Pete Trewavas unveils new Edison's Children album
By Jerry Ewing Published
Trewavas and bandmates Rick Armstrong and Eric Blackwood will release A Light In Ethereal Night in September

Dave Greenslade, founder of UK prog rockers Greenslade, has died, aged 83
By Jerry Ewing Published
Dave Greenslade was a founding member of jazz proggers Colosseum and formed his own band, Greenslade, in 1976

Watch Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger sing a 100-year-old folk song in an English pub
By Paul Brannigan Published
Rolling Stones frontman gives impromptu performance at the Half Moon in St Clements

Former Jethro Tull arranger and keyboardist Dee Palmer has died, aged 88
By Jerry Ewing Published
Dee Palmer worked on Tull's classic early 70s albums and was the band's keyboardist from 1976 to 1980

Rush played a classic song for the first time in 47 years on the fourth night of the Fifty Something tour
By Dave Everley Published
The Fifty Something tour continues to throw up surprises – and this time it was A Farewell To Kings, aired for the first time since 1979
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