Upcoming rock and metal album releases for 2019
Updated Every rock album scheduled to be released in 2019
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Saxon: a guide to their best albums
Saxon were one of NWOBHM's spearheads, producing at least two genre-defining albums
Louder's Tracks Of The Week: new music from Whitesnake, The Wildhearts and more
Vote! We've rounded up this week's best new music – now it's over to you to vote for your winner
Why I love Celtic Frost’s Morbid Tales – by Mark Tremonti
The Alter Bridge guitarist and extreme metal devotee hails an 80s landmark from Swiss mentalists Celtic Frost
Stiff Records: A guide to the best albums
Maverick indie label Stiff Records was home to some of the great music of the 70s and 80s. Here we pick through their best output
Tool: the ultimate timeline of their new album
This is what Tool have spent the past 13 years doing while recording their new album
Voivod, Dream Theater, Watchtower and the explosive birth of prog metal
The inside story of how 80s metal story changed prog forever
It's a Prog Valentines Playlist...
Eleven great tracks that prove that prog can do love songs as well as any other genre...
Death-gospel maverick A.A. Williams is proving ’heavy’ doesn't have to mean ‘loud’
Dark-folk maverick A.A. Williams is proving ’heavy’ doesn't have to mean ‘loud’
14 metal love songs to put the bang in your Valentine’s Day
Who said metalheads aren’t romantics at heart?
Glen Matlock's punk-rock Valentine's Day mixtape
Original punk and former Sex Pistol Glen Matlock picks the perfect playlist with which to celebrate this year's romantic season
The Story Behind The Song: Space Oddity by David Bowie
In a dry run for the sci-fi-tinged stardom he'd achieve in the early 70s, young folkie David Bowie wrote his 1969 alienation anthem of an astronaut lost in space
The Messthetics are the band every Fugazi fan needs in their life
When Fugazi’s rhythm section joined forces with a guitar virtuoso, the result was instrumental rock without any rules. We catch up with The Messthetics on their first UK tour
Dimmu Borgir: how we made Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia
The inside story of Dimmu Borgir’s symphonic metal landmark
The Story Behind The Song: Sultans Of Swing by Dire Straits
Inspired by watching a hopeless jazz combo in a deserted pub, a song about a struggling band set Dire Straits on the way from dire straits to superstardom
Story Behind the Song: Killing In The Name by Rage Against The Machine
Inspired by the LA riots, Killing In The Name became an unlikely Christmas number one 17 years after its release
Dave Grohl: A guide to his best albums
A musical jack of all trades and master of many, with Nirvana, Foo Fighters and more Dave Grohl has recorded a truly glittering catalogue
Metal’s most interesting voices are all female – and it’s about time
Women are finally being given the platform to provide some fresh perspectives
