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The book that Axl Rose doesn't want you to read: Alan Niven’s incredible book takes you inside peak Guns N’ Roses like no other
By Scott Rowley published
Sound N' Fury, due to be published in July, has been pushed back. But it might be the best book about Guns N' Roses ever written.

Jethro Tull's expanded Still Living In The Past fails to produce much magic from the vaults
By Hugh Fielder published
Daze of future past

King Diamond brings horror, heavy metal and a touch of welcome silliness to Rock Imperium Festival
By Catherine Morris published
King Diamond rolls back the years with a bombastic, theatrical showing in Murcia

Garbage's classic electro-grunge-pop debut, revisited
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Combining Massive Attack with Nine Inch Nails and the Smashing Pumpkins was always a great elevator pitch

Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning: our ultimate review of their triumphant final show
By Rich Hobson published
Our blow-by-blow review of the biggest heavy metal show ever as Black Sabbath triumphantly bow out

Oasis smash Cardiff with an all-killer, no-filler reunion set - but what a disappointing crowd
By Stephen Hill published
Oasis delivered a near-flawless comeback show... but where were all the vibes?

Slayer's return to the UK was chaotic but ultimately triumphant
By Rich Hobson published
Amon Amarth, Anthrax, Mastodon and Hatebreed supported Slayer for their spectacular UK comeback

The Sisters Of Mercy's First And Last And Always gets a gimmicky 40th birthday makeover
By Alex Burrows published
The Sisters Of Mercy's landmark goth classic First And Last And Always, now a four-disc set on coloured vinyl

Motörhead ring the changes on Another Perfect Day, initial dismay now a distant memory
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Joined by Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson, Motörhead's Another Perfect Day has increased in stature over the years – just don't mention the shorts

Legendary 'Godfather of Grunge' Neil Young closes out Saturday night at Glastonbury
By Stephen Hill published
"A fantastic celebration of a legendary artist"

What is it about Zach Bryan that has convinced the youth of Britain to lose their cynical minds?
By Scott Rowley published
Zach Bryan at Hyde Park: 20-somethings sing along with his songs about death, trauma and loss, like they are party anthems

Iron Maiden return to London’s East End for a gloriously flamboyant 50th birthday party
By Matt Mills published
Iron Maiden come back to their birthplace and – armed with a new drummer, a stacked setlist and some extravagant visuals – show 75,000 people just how much they’ve grown

"You worry for anyone that has to follow them." Biffy Clyro's magnificent Glastonbury set serves notice that they're more than ready to headline Britain's biggest and most beloved festival when the call comes
By Merlin Alderslade published
Biffy Clyro kickstart the weekend on Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage blending the anthemic with the angular, the emotional and the straight-up eccentric

Bruce Springsteen's staggering The Lost Albums asks why lesser records were released instead
By Pat Carty published
The Boss’s magnificent missing chapters, now finally published

Mike Oldfield's softly spoken follow-up to Tubular Bells now sounds better than the big beast
By Chris Roberts published
Mike Oldfield's Hergest Ridge was originally received with a shrug, but time has only emphasised its quiet brilliance

1976 Motörhead sound like the real deal on The Manticore Tapes
By Everett True published
Old songs, new clothes

The sound of glorious pandemonium: Two nights with The Darkness in Ireland
By Pat Carty published
The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins and writer Pat Carty worked together as apprentice joiners in the 1990s: 30 years on, we put them together again
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