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Poor Man’s Moody Blues: The story of a prog rock diss track
Les Holroyd is proud of BJH’s band’s first era – except for the time they rose to the bait of being compared to a rival band, and then he had to face one of its members
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: July 31 2026
Tony Iommi makes a long awaited return, Electric Callboy channel their inner boyband and Sheri Moon Zombie strikes out as a solo artist in this week's best new metal songs round up
How Trivium defied the gatekeepers and split the critics with The Crusade
Trivium broke big with 2005’s Ascendancy – but a year later, The Crusade saw the backlash hit
"They played such beautiful music." Sonja Kristina looks back over half a century of Curved Air
Curved Air's final tour has been postponed until next year, but singer Sonja Kristina has plans for one final blow-out
“The peak had passed. But some albums kept the flame alive”: What did the 80s ever do for prog?
If the genre ruled the world in 70s, the following decade was about retreating and taking stock. But it wasn’t all bad – here are 10 of the best records from that interesting time
The story of All Right Now, the anthem that broke Free in America – then broke up the band
All Right Now was an instant classic, but it also created instant problems for Free
George Thorogood explains how he "clawed my way to the middle" and why he's at peace with that
George Thorogood turned barroom blues into arena rock, traded licks with greats, and missed out on dates with the Stones when commitments got in the way... and he's done it all his own way
Oasis: The story of a very British phenomenon in 12 songs
It's 30 years since Liam and Noel Gallagher's band played their history-making two night stand at Knebworth. Here's a reminder of what makes Oasis so special for so many
“It could have been a huge record, but they buried it”: Roy Harper’s Stormcock remains relevant
His four-track concept rock masterpiece is a primer for revolutionary thinking that’s as relevant now as it was in 1971
How close did Steve Hogarth come to quitting Marillion?
Why wasn’t the singer bothered about singing? Why did miners keep attacking him in Doncaster? How did the music industry break his heart? Which collaborator makes him worry about being strangled? The “hippie in the jaws of punk” looks back
