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The Black Keys go back to basics on the revitalised, urgent and gloriously unrefined Peaches!
By Julian Marszalek published
Blues rockers The Black Keys return to their roots in more ways than one

Iron Maiden's Burning Ambition movie is a must-see for ardent fans
By Matt Mills published
Iron Maiden's much-heralded Burning Ambition film will hit cinemas on May 7

Aerosmith reclaim their glam crown on the none-more-eighties classic Pump
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Done With Mirrors and Permanent Vacation had put Aerosmith on the comeback trail, but Pump was Aerosmith's ultimate destination

"A reminder of just how powerful and wonderful music can be in a world where little else makes sense." Frank Turner charms the capital with a celebration of twenty years of punk rock honesty
By Paul Brannigan published
Frank Turner closes out his Campfire Punkrock Twenty tour in London

A grieving Gregg Allman slows things down on the gospel-country-blues of Laid Back
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Gregg Allman takes a break from the Brothers to mourn his brother

Troubled times call for torrential measures on hard-rocking new Foo Fighters album
By Mark Beaumont published
Your Favourite Toy is the Foo Fighters' twelfth album and the follow-up to But Here We Are

Nine Inch Nails get a Clubland-style remix: Review
By Rich Hobson published
Nine Inch Nails and recent tourmate Boys Noize have teamed up for a killer remix album to commemorate their Coachella sets

Motörhead's On Parole Sessions are a noble endeavour but the extras are perplexing
By Dave Everley published
Motörhead's shelved would-have-been debut album gets the box set treatment it doesn’t need

Supergroup Bad English's debut album is a perfect time capsule of late-80s AOR
By Classic Rock Magazine published
The million-dollar lineup of John Waite, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Ricky Phillips and Deen Castronovo piles on the gloss

Shakin' Street mix high-energy rock with post-punk pop sensibility on self-titled album
By Classic Rock Magazine published
What Ross The Boss did after the Dictators but before Manowar

Jim Jones All Stars' Cat Fight is a record for people who wanna have a good time, all the time
By Sleazegrinder published
Produced by the Black Crowes' Chris Robinson, Cat Fight is a sleazy Shangri-La

Kreator bring demons, wicker men and the most fire this side of Parkway Drive to stunning London show
By Matt Mills published
Supported by Nails, Exodus and Carcass, the German luminaries reach a new level of pageantry

Todd Rundgren delights some and confounds others on A Wizard, A True Star
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Aided by magic mushrooms and a newly built studio, Todd Rundgren sets out to chart "the chaotic musical element” in his head

Suzi Quatro refuses to dim the lights on 18th album Freedom
By Everett True published
Freedom is Suzi Quatro's third album in collaboration with son LR Tuckey

The Expanded Edition of Van Halen's 5150 is bigger but not necessarily better
By Hugh Fielder published
Exit Dave, enter Sammy, and Van Halen's first No.1 album

Opeth's Blackwater Park: A mesmerisingly brilliant prog-metal album’s quarter-century celebration
By Dan Peeke published
In which Steven Wilson helps Opeth emerge from the musky cocoon of their darker 90s albums with a wider and brighter sound

Melissa Auf der Maur's 90s rock memoir Even the Good Girls Will Cry is a frank, fearless and fabulously revelatory read
By Paul Brannigan published
You won't read a better '90s music biography than former Hole / Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf der Maur's new memoir
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