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July 2021
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- July 27
- July 26
- July 25
- July 23
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- The story behind Survivor's Eye Of The Tiger
- Behind the rituals that informed Amenra's new album De Doorn
- The story behind The Rolling Stones' Honky Tonk Women
- "It was like Simon & Garfunkel meets Morbid Angel": behind Opeth's 2001 masterpiece Blackwater Park
- Yngwie Malmsteen: "I'm always pushing myself, attempting things which are more extreme"
- July 22
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- Why fans ❤️ Slash, and why he matters
- "The label expected us to do a pop album!": The lost Lemmy interview
- A heartfelt tribute to Wes Borland’s extremely silly band Big Dumb Face
- 12 best budget wireless headphones 2021: top cheap wireless headphones - no cables required
- Fear Factory's Dino Cazares: “You can’t control how people are gonna twist your words around."
- The kaleidoscopic story of Acid, the drug that inspired music's wildest experiments
- Heart's Nancy Wilson: 8 songs that changed my life
- July 21
- July 20
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- 11 bands redefining folk metal around the world
- 10 grunge bands that time forgot
- Meet The Metal Nun: “I’m not that far from a real nun – I just devote all my energy to another divine being: Powerwolf”
- Why NWOCR is a community, and why that makes a difference
- Best headphones under £100: True wireless, Bluetooth and noise cancelling headphones on a budget
- Counting Crows' Adam Duritz: despair, hope, and hunting rabbits
- The story behind Blowin’ Free by Wishbone Ash
- Billy Gibbons: storyteller, hot sauce merchant, lover of public transport
- July 19
- July 17
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- July 15
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- Our first reaction to Iron Maiden's new single The Writing On The Wall
- Lucifer unleashed! The Satanic history of the Parental Advisory label
- Best budget noise cancelling headphones 2021: Listen for less with 10 of the best
- Chris Catalyst on band hopping, mental health, and why he can call Ginger Wildheart “a knob”
- July 14
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- The story of GTR's When The Heart Rules The Mind
- Ultravox: more prog than new romantic?
- Monster Magnet's Dave Wyndorf: "I tried to be a white trash rock'n'roll James Bond"
- Whatever happened to... Airbridge?
- The 10 best songs from the 10 worst emo bands
- How I wrote Cold As Ice, by Foreigner's Mick Jones
- Arielle: proof that imaginary friends can be real and musical dreams do come true
- 10 stoner rock albums you should definitely own
- July 13
- July 12
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- Confrontation, chaos, and the turbulent tale of L7
- The best home brew kits 2021: Create your own beer and cider and put some fizz back into summer
- At The Gates' Tomas Lindberg: 10 albums that changed my life
- The story behind the Clash Of The Titans tour: when thrash metal conquered the world
- Best record players 2021: The turntables your vinyl collection deserves
- Tracks of the Week: new music from Crown Lands, Mother Vulture and more
- July 9
- July 8
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- “A lot of kids on the internet talk about black metal without knowing anything about it": the world according to Satyricon's Satyr
- We tracked down Jucifer, the band that inspired Sound Of Metal
- The story behind The Logical Song by Supertramp
- Why I ❤️ Stackridge's The Man In The Bowler Hat, by Marillion's Steve Hogarth
- Pop Evil: six albums in and still having fun
- How I wrote Hotel California, by Don Felder
- July 7
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- "I don't want to be an old fart who only listens to 80s stuff": Max Cavalera shares his ultimate playlist
- The 10 worst albums by 10 brilliant 70s bands
- Best earplugs for concerts 2021: Protect your hearing at live shows and festivals
- Dee Snider: the soundtrack of my life
- Mutt Lange: a guide to his best albums
- July 6
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- Steve Vai: 8 songs that changed my life
- The Story Behind The Song: P.O.D.'s Youth Of The Nation
- "I was completely hooked": Musicians discuss the impact of Opeth's Blackwater Park
- The Allman Brothers Band: The triumph and tragedy behind At Fillmore East
- The story behind Dropkick Murphys' I’m Shipping Up To Boston
- Ian Gillan: 8 songs that changed my life
- July 5
- July 2
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- The Story Behind The Song: Iron Maiden's Man On The Edge
- 10 obscure post-metal bands that should be huge
- Best Amazon Echo Studio deals in July 2021: the smart speaker that puts the music first
- Best cheap AirPods deals in July 2021: AirPods Pro slashed to just £179/$189
- Southern comfort: the unconventional story of Blackberry Smoke
- July 1
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- Duff McKagan: 8 songs that changed my life
- Cheap vinyl records July 2021: Top vinyl records on sale in rock, metal, prog and more
- 8 best phones for music 2021: Top-rated smartphones with the best sound
- The 10 best BB King songs, by Joe Bonamassa
- The story behind Refugee by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
- Wolfgang Van Halen interview: stepping into the spotlight