"Fast" Eddie Clarke, Machine Head + 8 more of the biggest stories from last week

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Your weekly digest of everything that happened in rock and metal last week – from "Fast" Eddie Clarke's death to the new Machine Head song

Machine Head, Motorhead, Tool

One story dominated the world of rock and metal last week, and that was the tragic death of Motörhead’s “Fast” Eddie Clarke. This news means that all original members of rock ‘n’ roll’s greatest outlaws have passed on, leaving a legacy of destruction and whiskey behind them. The past seven days also saw Machine Head making headlines with their new song Bastards, Motionless In White revisiting their back catalogue and The Distillers announcing their first show in over a decade.

Here are the ten most popular stories from last week that you may have missed.

Motorhead ex “Fast” Eddie Clarke dead at 67

Babymetal’s Kami Band member Mikio Fujioka dead at 36

The story behind Nymphetamine by Cradle Of Filth

Danny Carey: New Tool songs are too long

What we've lost now the classic Motorhead line-up has gone

We asked Robb Flynn about using racial slurs on Machine Head's song Bastards

The Distillers return and announce first comeback show

Rock producer Chris Tsangarides dead at 61

10 albums that are 20 years old in 2018

Motionless In White: Every album in their own words

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