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Camel break out the complexity but fail to enthral on Mirage
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Mirage: a flute-heavy mix of symphonic sweep, jazz fusion and melodic subtlety

Helloween's Giants & Monsters: A thoroughly modern melodic metal album
By Dave Everley published
Retooled German metal meisters Helloween show their class on seventeenth studio album

The Hives celebrate sweat and rock'n'roll glory on The Hives Forever Forever The Hives
By Sleazegrinder published
The Hives are back to ruin your bad mood

I just watched Metallica play in front of a few hundred people
By Lina Khatib published
Intimate, fun and occasionally feral, I feel like I just witnessed something truly special

Soft rock's Mr Nice Guy returns to familiar ground on Roll With The Punches
By Emma Johnston published
Bryan Adams defiantly sticks to his guns on Roll With The Punches

Lighting up a dank east London basement, Ecca Vandal proves that she's got the songs, the skills, the attitude and the aura to become alt.rock's next 'new' star
By Paul Brannigan published
Ecca Vandal is a breath of fresh air, and a star in the making

Black Country Communion's debut album is a heartfelt homage to 1973
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Original it ain't, but Black Country Communion's debut ticks all the right boxes for anyone who can't get enough of that classic early-70s sound

Robert Jon & The Wreck keep the southern vibes alive on Heartbreaks & Last Goodbyes
By Johnny Sharp published
Hard-working southern-fried So Cal quintet Robert Jon & The Wreck make an impressive return on album number nine

Exodus break the habit of a lifetime on Force Of Habit
By Classic Rock Magazine published
With Metallica's Black album bringing them a huge new audience, Exodus clambered aboard the experimental bandwagon

The deluxe edition of UFO's No Place To Run successfully upgrades the original
By Neil Jeffries published
UFO's Paul Chapman-era classic No Place To Run has never sounded better

You’ve never heard of this space rock band, but they just put on one of the loudest, craziest and most incredible festival sets I’ve seen in my life
By Matt Mills published
Though French cosmonauts Slift are very much a cult prospect, it’s only a matter of time before their mesmerising live shows make them superstars

Deep Purple's Made In Japan - now bigger and better than ever
By Neil Jeffries published
Who cares if this is three years late? The 50th anniversary of Deep Purple’s very best still blows minds

Heavy metal nuns Dogma just took over London's Black Heart
By Eleanor Goodman published
A sweaty, sold-out show, a confessional booth and sexually empowered heavy metal anthems. What's not to love?

Rocket's brilliant debut at the UK's most vibrant breeding ground for new bands is proof that the young Los Angeles quartet are set to go supersonic
By Paul Brannigan published
Meet Rocket, the future of Los Angeles rock, set to soar

Golden Earring sharpen their sound and score an MTV hit on Cut
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Proof that there's more to Golden Earring than Radar Love

Lacuna Coil's Bloodstock set shows they are a band operating at the peak of their powers
By Merlin Alderslade published
30 years into their career, Lacuna Coil are writing some of their very best music - and putting on some of their best live shows

Orange Goblin just played their final ever UK festival show - and it was one hell of a goodbye
By Rich Hobson published
Orange Goblin commemorate their 30th - and final - year with a barnstorming final UK festival performance at Bloodstock
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