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February 2021
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- February 28
- February 26
- February 25
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- 10 bands reinventing pop-punk for 2021
- All hail Glenn Danzig, the misunderstood genius of horror movies
- Steven Adler: How Guns N' Roses made Appetite For Destruction
- Why I ❤️ Experience Hendrix – The Best Of Jimi Hendrix, by Paul Rodgers
- The 10 best Beatles songs written by George Harrison
- The rise of the Walker Brothers and the terrifying reality of pop mania
- February 24
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- Serj Tankian: “I don’t like the word ‘God’ – it’s been abused throughout the centuries”
- Leprous perform Malina and Pitfalls live
- The story of Twelfth Night's Fact And Fiction
- Conjurer: “We’ve been so f**ked off with the state of everything”
- Brian ‘Head’ Welch: “Korn inspired some big bands and some crappy bands”
- 14 songs that defined the career of Ronnie James Dio
- The story behind Gimme Some Lovin’ by the Spencer Davis Group
- February 23
- February 22
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- “Satan is good!”: how rock’n’roll occultists Twin Temple took metal by storm
- How Justin Courtney Pierre cheated death and fell in love with life again
- Why I ❤️ Bad Brains’ I Against I, by Fever 333’s Jason Aalon Butler
- Glasgow gonna-be’s Mason Hill introduce the debut album set to reignite the rock scene in 2021
- Tracks of the Week: new music from Myles Kennedy, Andrew W.K. and more
- February 21
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- Best headphones for vinyl 2021: 8 killer pairs of vinyl-friendly cans to bring the best out of your wax
- The 11 best budget wireless headphones 2021: ditch the cable with these ace cheap wireless headphones
- Alien Weaponry: the New Zealand metal heroes bringing Māori culture to the masses
- X-Ray Spex: six things you need to know
- The gospel according to Bob Mould
- February 17
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- The best non-alcoholic beers 2021: 10 of the tastiest teetotal tipples
- Best portable record players 2021: our pick of the best portable turntables for compact spaces
- The 13 best headphones for music 2021: take your listening pleasure to a whole new level
- Dream Theater’s John Petrucci: “ We hear some bands and go, ‘We created a Frankenstein’s monster!’”
- Blackberry Smoke's Charlie Starr: The soundtrack of my life
- The Kinks' All Day And All Of The Night: the story behind the song
- Steve Earle: a guide to his best albums
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- February 11
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- Wolfgang Van Halen’s debut album has the greatest giant crab-themed cover you’ll see this year
- Rob Halford Q&A: sobriety, spiked heels and the future of Judas Priest
- Watch the 1986 NY hardcore scene go to war with TV chat show Donahue
- The Pretty Reckless’ Taylor Momsen: “This record saved my life”
- How Pavlov's Dog were poised for megastardom but let it all slip away
- February 10
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- Drugs, drink and disorder: UFO look back at the making of Strangers In The Night
- The loudest headphones 2021: You want volume? You got it with these 8 raucous options
- Watch 80s punk brawlers Fear upset everyone on Saturday Night Live in 1981
- Scott Ian: the time I got arrested with Cliff Burton
- Mark Kelly interview: from Marillion to Marathon and beyond
- Foo Fighters: a guide to their best albums
- February 9
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- A metal fan has turned his dead uncle’s skeleton into a guitar, because why not?
- The story of Pallas' major label debut The Sentinel
- “It’s like a church to the heavy music community”: What we'll lose if our metal venues collapse
- 10 musical TikTok artists you should be following right now
- Like your metal with a side-order of oblivion, dread and existential chaos? We've got the perfect album for you
- Best headphones under £100: get true wireless, Bluetooth and noise cancelling headphones on a budget
- Children Of Bodom riffs on the hurdy gurdy are the perfect tribute to Alexi Laiho
- The 12 greatest prog drummers ever
- What happened when Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf discovered psychedelia
- How Alan Parsons took the Three Laws of Robotics and made a sci-fi masterpiece
- The Cure: a guide to their best albums
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- February 4
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- A beginner's guide to The Amorphous Androgynous
- 11 of the best Freddie Mercury books: dive into the life and music of the Queen icon
- God, shame and redemption: how Julien Baker just wrote her best album yet
- Living with tinnitus: "We all love music – why would we want to lose that?"
- Every Architects album ranked from worst to best
- Billie Jean and big choruses: the recipe that sent FM into the Swiss charts
- Life with Stone Temple Pilots and the subtle art of melancholy
- February 3
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- The 10 filthiest death metal riffs ever
- Best Beats headphones deals February 2021: cheap Beats Solo Wireless3, Powerbeats Pro Studio3 and more
- The 9 best eReaders 2021: Kindles and Kobos for music book bingeing
- 10 essential folk metal albums
- David Bowie's Changes: the story behind the song
- Pink Floyd: a guide to their best albums
- February 2
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- Injury and intrigue: The story of Harvest, the album Neil Young loved then came to hate
- Sólstafir’s Addi Tryggvason: The Mixtape Of My Life
- Iron Maiden’s Killers: the underrated classic that pointed the way to a glorious future
- Metal is weirder than ever right now, and we can’t get enough of it
- The 10 best budget turntables 2021: Spin yourself a bargain with our pick of the best budget record players
- The best Sonos deals February 2021: Save big on Sonos One, Sonos Play, Sonos Beam, Sonos Sub and more
- The story of Riot, the unluckiest band in the world
- Meat Loaf, a flying wheelchair, and the greatest story ever told
- February 1
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- The best AirPods deals February 2021: the cheapest AirPods Pro and Apple AirPods prices online right now
- Cheap vinyl records February 2021: Top vinyl records on sale in rock, metal, prog and more
- Best Bose headphones deals February 2021: Big savings on Bose QC35 II, Bose 700 Noise-Cancelling and more
- Best Sony headphones deals in February 2021: Save big on Sony WH-1000XM4, WH-1000XM3 and WF-1000XM3
- Why I ❤️ Black Sabbath‘s Black Sabbath, by Clutch’s Neil Fallon
- Tracks of the Week: new music from DeWolff, L.A. Witch and more
- Tinnitus Week 2021: "No live event is more important than your hearing"
- Best earplugs for concerts 2021: Protect your hearing when live shows and festivals return
- Shinedown’s Brent Smith: “I thought I was gonna die from withdrawal”
- Green Day's Basket Case: the story behind the song