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New Hawkwind release unearths the late Huw Lloyd-Langton's final recording with the band
By Jerry Ewing published
Hawkwind's Psychedelic Selection is released through Cherry Red Records in June

Former King Crimson drummer Michael Giles returns with Shadows/Solo, his first album for 25 years
By Jerry Ewing published
Michael Giles' Shadows/Solo kickstarts a series of archival releases which incudes work with Jamie Muir and a five-disc box set

Woman charged with alleged stalking of Ghost singer Tobias Forge
By Stef Lach published
Ghost's Tobias Forge describes "invasive and downright threatening" actions of woman who claims she is engaged to him

Gloves are off in Arch Enemy v Kiko Loureiro copyright beef as former Megadeth man and Michael Amott trade barbs
By Stef Lach published
Ex Megadeth man says Arch Enemy stole his melody for their single To The Last Breath – but they uncover 'proof' that they didn't

Voyage 35 share their first music with a cover of Porcupine Tree's The Nostalgia Factory
By Jerry Ewing published
Former Porcupine Tree alumni Colin Edwin and John Wesley will tour as Voyage 35, performing early Porcupine Tree material, in September

U2 surprise-release new six-song EP Easter Lily
By Paul Brannigan published
U2 follow up their Days Of Ash EP with six new songs exploring themes of "friendship, loss, hope, and ultimately, renewal"

Alex Lifeson says he initially had doubts about new Rush drummer Anika Nilles
By Fraser Lewry published
Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee and Anika Nilles are interviewed in the new issue of Classic Rock

Alice Cooper announces new guitarist Anna Cara
By Fraser Lewry published
Anna Cara is replacing Nita Stauss, who is taking a career break

Yes postpone this month's Fragile UK tour as guitarist Steve Howe requires surgery
By Jerry Ewing published
Yes's planned Fragile tour would have been the band's first English and Scottish tour dates for two years.

Lordi are the face of a new recycling campaign in Sweden (yes, really!)
By Merlin Alderslade published
In one of the strangest stories we've heard this year, Lordi will be the face of a new recycling campaign in Sweden

"It takes me back to my schooldays." Peter Gabriel shares his latest single Till Your Mind Is Shining
By Jerry Ewing published
Peter Gabriel is releasing a new single every full moon at midnight in the build-up to new studio album o\i.

Fleetwood Mac star Lindsey Buckingham attacked in Santa Monica
By Fraser Lewry published
According to law enforcement, the suspect threw an unknown substance at Buckingham before fleeing

Sub Pop announces details of what promises to be the best record on the label since its '90s heyday
By Paul Brannigan published
Get ready for the return of cult heroes Slift

Bruce Springsteen launches his fiercest attacks yet against "criminal clown" Donald Trump
By Paul Brannigan published
The Boss was not holding back at the opening night of his new Land of Hope and Dreams tour

Jethro Tull announce six-disc reissue of 1984 album Under Wraps
By Jerry Ewing published
Jethro Tull's Under Wraps: The Unwrapped Edition brings together the band's 1984 album and Ian Anderson's 1983 debut solo album, Walk Into Light

Masked-up Canadian math rockers Angine de Poitrine announce new EU and UK tour for October
By Jerry Ewing published
YouTube math-rock sensations Angine de Poitrine will release their second album, Vol. II, in April

Inside King Ultramega, the star-studded tribute to Soundgarden legend Chris Cornell
By Matt Mills published
How a spur-of-the-moment pandemic jam turned into a special tribute to a much-missed legend
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