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40 minutes of newly scanned footage of Led Zeppelin playing in Tokyo in 1971 has appeared online
By Fraser Lewry published
The footage was shot at Led Zeppelin's first Japanese show at Tokyo's famous Nippon Budokan Hall

Watch the trailer for Every Time You Lose Your Mind, a new documentary saluting cult alt.rockers Failure
By Paul Brannigan published
Watch the inside story of the rise, fall, and rise again of Failure

Shirley Manson admits that she feels "isolated" in Garbage, says "there's very little proper communication about anything at all"
By Paul Brannigan published
Shirley Manson admits to frustrations with the Garbage "boys’ club"

Gavin and Stacey star Rob Brydon on his life-long love of Bruce Springsteen
By Paul Brannigan published
Rob Brydon has been a devoted Bruce Springsteen fan for over 40 years

"I wish you nothing but a very sore arm!" Iron Maiden manager on fans who ignored plea not to use mobile phones
By Stef Lach published
Iron Maiden's Run For Your Lives tour got off to a brilliant start in Budapest – even if some "selfish" fans broke no-phone rule

Kirk Hammett picks the Metallica album where he got his playing "spot on"
By Merlin Alderslade published
Iconic Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett thinks he nailed his playing on this album in particular

"It’s the sound of four men who feel like their lives depend on it." Bono gives update on U2's next album
By Paul Brannigan published
"You’ve got to deal with the past to get to the present, in order to make the sound of the future" says Bono

John Fogerty does a Taylor Swift and rerecords some Creedence Clearwater Revival classics
By Fraser Lewry published
To celebrate owning his songs again, Fogerty is releasing "John's Version" recordings – listen to the first three now

Ex-RHCP guitarist Josh Klinghoffer avoids jail after entering plea in vehicular manslaughter case
By Fraser Lewry published
Klinghoffer was warned about his future conduct during court proceedings in California

Download festival comments after artists speak out over “unsafe” toilets for trans people
By Matt Mills published
Several musicians complained on social media after reports that the UK’s biggest rock/metal festival does not want trans people using the toilets of the gender they transitioned to

Queens of the Stone Age announce international screenings for Alive in the Catacombs film
By Paul Brannigan published
Alive in the Catacombs will be screened in cinemas in 20 countries next month

Watch Ghost's Tobias Forge sing Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody as Brian May and Roger Taylor look on
By Fraser Lewry published
The performance came as Queen were awarded the Polar Music Prize in Stockholm by Sweden's King Carl Gustaf

The woman on the cover of Black Sabbath's debut album is raising funds for a cat rescue project
By Fraser Lewry published
"Many Black Sabbath fans have asked me online for my autograph and to this day nobody has one" - Louisa Livingstone

Iron Maiden have played a surprise-stuffed first show of their 50th Anniversary tour - watch videos
By Fraser Lewry published
Scream for me, Budapest!

Legendary guitarist and singer Rick Derringer dies at 77
By Classic Rock published
RIP Rick Derringer, the man behind Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo and one of the great American rockers

Family say taking their daughter to see Metallica saved them from deadly truck crash
By Matt Mills published
The McKee family say that going to bed early to drive their daughter to a Metallica show the next day removed them from the path of a pickup truck that crashed into their living room

Watch Metallica rip through Enter Sandman on tour in Virginia, USA
By Stef Lach published
Metallica release pro-shot footage of Enter Sandman performance in front of raucous audience on North American tour
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