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The band who brought George Orwell, Casio calculators and a pop producer into the realm of prog
By Lin Bensley published
Inspired by King Crimson and T. Rex, and led by a quickly-disillusioned synth pioneer, this band didn’t want your name – just your number

How Maynard James Keenan's Puscifer explore comedy and tragedy
By Jon Wierderhorn published
When the world gets dark, Puscifer get weird and their new album Normal Isn't is as weird as it gets

"We like going places where it's a challenge." How Queen helped tear down the Iron Curtain
By Mark Blake published
In July 1986, Queen became the first band to play a stadium show in the communist Eastern Bloc. Cue armed soldiers and genital-related insults

Tailgunner want to be the new Iron Maiden. Or the new Metallica. Or the new Judas Priest
By Dave Ling published
If you’re looking for some ‘leather, studs and bullet belts’ classic metal, get in Tailgunner's firing line

“I wake up in the night thinking, ‘What if we hadn’t gone with Alberto?’”: Big Big Train and Woodcut
By Johnny Sharp published
Since the death of David Longdon, the band have been through massive changes which were all brought to bear on their first full-narrative concept album

How Led Zeppelin seized control of the industry and became the biggest rock band on the planet
By Mark Blake published
Magic hexes, hotel robberies and cut-throat deals: Led Zeppelin band members and associates chronicle the heady days of 1972/73

How Max Cavalera became a global metal icon
By Joe Daly published
From losing his father at an early age to transforming metal with Sepultura and Soulfly, Max Cavalera looks back on a life on the front lines of metal

How Red Hot Chili Peppers made By The Way, in their own words
By Paul Brannigan published
"It’s not some champagne and caviar rock star party for us"
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