Here are the 15 biggest news stories of the week
Here's our roundup of all this week's big news stories from the world of rock, metal and prog
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Geddy Lee: Yes are the only band I’ve lined up all night to see
Rush’s Geddy Lee says he and Alex Lifeson queued all night to get tickets to see Yes when they first came to Toronto
Zakk Sabbath celebrate Black Sabbath’s 50th anniversary with new album Vertigo
Zakk Wylde, Blasko and Joey Castillo will release their tribute to Sabbath’s debut album in September - listen to lead track Black Sabbath
Dave Grohl: I feared I might be fired from Nirvana
Dave Grohl looks back on his time in Nirvana and says he was worried that Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic might dismiss him and “find somebody else”
Here it is: The UK’s first dedicated socially distanced music venue
The Virgin Money Unity Arena will open this summer at Newcastle’s Gosforth Park for live music and comedy
Do you wanna get ripped? Def Leppard’s Phil Collen announces 30-day fitness challenge
Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen reveals a 30-day fitness challenge – and he’s encouraging fans to join him
Slash has been focusing on new Guns N’ Roses material during lockdown
Slash says he’s been jamming with Duff McKagan and Axl Rose during the lockdown and recording “guitar stuff” for Guns N’ Roses
Listen to David Gilmour’s first new music in five years
David Gilmour releases his new track Yes, I Have Ghosts - the former Pink Floyd vocalist and guitarist’s first new material since 2015’s Rattle That Lock
Megadeth, Lamb Of God, Trivium and In Flames announce 2021 tour
Megadeth, Lamb Of God, Trivium and In Flames reschedule their postponed 2020 tour - all 42 dates will take place next summer
Dream Theater’s John Petrucci reunites with Mike Portnoy on new solo album
John Petrucci reveals his former Dream Theater bandmate Mike Portnoy plays drums on his upcoming solo album Terminal Velocity - as full tracklist is revealed
Suzi Quatro: I'm tough because I walked through the fire and survived
As the new documentary about her life and career goes on general release, Suzi Quatro says the film is “everything I wanted it to be” as she reveals she's also planning a biopic
Listen to Lemmy relive his first AC/DC experience in previously unheard interview
Beyond The Thunder podcast shares previously unreleased interview with Lemmy from 2015, where the Motorhead legend talks all things AC/DC
Arthur Brown’s Crazy World of Lockdown release version of House of The Rising Sun
Arthur Brown hooks up with Dave Pegg, Tony Butler and more to urge Government to support UK musicians
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Metallica’s Rob Trujillo: My Life Story
Suicidal Tendencies, Ozzy Osbourne, Jerry Cantrell and, of course, Metallica – Rob Trujillo has played for them all. This is the story of the man behind the bass
The 10 best NWOBHM bands, by the man who gave the movement its name
At the end of the 70s, the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal revitalised the genre in the UK and now bears a weighty influence on metal worldwide. Geoff Barton – who invented the phrase all those years ago – charts 10 of the best
Crap 80s Metal Art is our new favourite thing
All hail the Mona Lisas of 80s metal album sleeves
Why I love Aerosmith, by Slash
Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash on everything he's learned from the mighty Aerosmith
Bryan Adams: the surprisingly sexual story of Summer Of '69
Bryan Adams’ hit single Summer Of '69 wasn’t about childhood innocence and forgotten friendships – it was an ode to topsy-turvy lurve-makin’
Back-stabbing, bullying, busking: how The Clash disintegrated
In 1983, The Clash sacked founder Mick Jones, hired three new members and tried to return to their punk rock roots. Cue two years of fighting and one of the worst albums ever made
Crashes, madness and missing money: the story of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Smart, funny and mad as hatters, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band could have been huge. Instead, they burned out, having inspired a new generation of bands... like AC/DC
10 great bands whose debut albums weren't actually great
Everybody's got to start somewhere, and some of our very best bands started slowly. Here's 10 great bands whose debut albums weren't actually great
How Led Zeppelin II changed the face of rock music
Led Zeppelin II would dislodge The Beatles’ Abbey Road from the top of the US chart and go on to shape the the craggy face of modern rock music
The top 10 best Voivod albums
Voivod singer Snake ranks the prog metal pioneers’ 10 best albums
Tracks of the Week: new music from Joyous Wolf, Fantastic Negrito and more
Eight brand new rock songs you need to hear right now. Which one's the best? You decide.
Jane’s Addiction’s Perry Farrell: “If the Messiah were to return, what a load of shit he would step into”
God, drugs and interactions with the spirit world – inside the mind of Jane’s Addiction singer and alt-rock godfather Perry Farrell
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Paul Weller's On Sunset: a musical magpie, refusing to stagnate
Songs from the Twilight Zone provide intrigue on Paul Weller's 15th solo album On Sunset
Buzzcocks: Sell You Everything (1991-2004) - the definitive compendium of the other years
Buzzcocks sell you everything on eight-CD compilation of Mancunian (post) punksters second wave of recording life
Nick D’Virgilio's Invisible lets you know he's much more than just a drummer
The meaning of prog, from Big Big Train drummer Nick D’Virgilio
The Vacant Lots' Interzone: the perfect stun-blast soundtrack for a shattered society
Society-lacerating third album Interzone from Vermont electro-punks The Vacant Lots
Wino's Forever Gone: a reassuring voice in troubled times
The king of American doom Wino goes soulfully solo on Forever Gone
Neon Animal's Make No Mistake is pure, adrenalin-soaked scorch
Rock, rock, rock, rock, rock… on Neon Animals' follow-up to Bring Back Rock n Roll From The Dead
Asking Alexandria's Like A House On Fire is the sound of a band stepping up and shaping up
Owning up and owning it on Asking Alexandria's sixth album Like A House On Fire
Cro-Mags: In The Beginning - a monstrous comeback rich in sonic beef
NYHC legends Cro-Mags kick-start a new age of quarrel on In The Beginning
Whitesnake: The Rock Album - proof that there's life left in brand Coverdale
Big hits, latter-day bangers and, for Whitesnake diehards, a new song on The Rock Album
Bad Touch: Kiss The Sky - tunes designed to put a smile on your face
Bad Touch ain’t looking for nothing but a good time on fourth album Kiss The Sky