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Sophie Lloyd picks out her five favourite guitar solos of all time
By Merlin Alderslade published
Guitar hero and YouTube sensation Sophie Lloyd picks out the solos that changed her life - featuring Guns N' Roses, Pink Floyd, Avenged Sevenfold and more

Ozzy Osbourne’s ex-bassist remembers the infamous bat-biting incident
By Metal Hammer published
Rudy Sarzo recalls the Prince Of Darkness being taken to hospital after biting the head off a bat onstage in 1982

Spokesman for that fake band you've been reading about admits they're fake
By Fraser Lewry published
The Velvet Sundown have come clean

Queen's Brian May and Roger Taylor look back on Live Aid, and share Bob Geldof's blunt pre-show advice to Freddie Mercury
By Paul Brannigan published
"The response from the crowd was so deafening, it took your breath away"

Foo Fighters celebrate their 30th anniversary with the release of new single, Today's Song
By Paul Brannigan published
Foo Fighters begin a new chapter with the release of emotive new single, Today's Song

Supertramp's Crime Of The Century and Crisis? What Crisis? to get 50th anniversary reissues
By Jerry Ewing published
Supertramp's classic 1974 album Crime Of The Century and 1975 release Crisis? What Crisis? to be reissued on vinyl

Liam Gallagher reacts to footage of Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong kicking a fan offstage for playing Oasis anthem Wonderwall
By Paul Brannigan published
Green Day got trolled by a fan in Luxembourg: Liam Gallagher approves

Celebrate Black Sabbath going Back To The Beginning by grabbing this exclusive Ozzy Osbourne t-shirt
By Metal Hammer published
Get ready for the biggest metal gig of all time by ordering this Blizzard Of Ozz tee that you won’t find anywhere else

BEAT share live clip of Neal And Jack And Me as they announce new live release
By Jerry Ewing published
King Crimson-related quartet BEAT will release BEAT LIVE in September

Watch Judas Priest pay tribute to Black Sabbath with thunderous War Pigs cover
By Metal Hammer published
Judas Priest won’t be at Back To The Beginning this weekend, but that hasn’t stopped them from tipping their hats to heavy metal’s godfathers

Tom Morello looks back on the first time he heard Black Sabbath
By Matt Mills published
The Rage Against The Machine guitarist was petrified when he first heard Black Sabbath as a kid – now he’s the musical director for the band’s almighty finale

Ozzy Osbourne launches range of beauty products
By Fraser Lewry published
The Ozzy Osbourne x Jolie Beauty drop will land next week

Roger Waters shares new live clip of Is This The Life We Really Want?
By Jerry Ewing published
Roger Waters concert film This Is Not A Drill - Live From Prague The Movie opens in cinemas worldwide in July. The soundtrack will be released in August

Oh Lord, yeah: Black Sabbath have teamed up with the Big Issue, Classic Rock and Metal Hammer for the Back To The Beginning official programme
By Scott Rowley last updated
The official programme Back To The Beginning is a unique collaboration between Black Sabbath, the Big Issue, and Metal Hammer and Classic Rock

Foo Fighters release 80-second cover song recorded across three decades
By Matt Mills published
Listen to the post-grunge icons’ take on I Don’t Wanna Hear It by hardcore legends Minor Threat

Peter Hammill announces live dates for England and Scotland in September and October, his first UK solo shows for seven years
By Jerry Ewing published
Van der Graaf Generator frontman Peter Hammill will play shows in Edinburgh, Manchester and London

Saxon cancel 10 summer shows as Biff Byford undergoes emergency surgery
By Fraser Lewry published
Saxon aim to be back on the road in late August
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