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Graham Bonnet on the "berserk" response to Rainbow's Since You've Been Gone
By Dave Ling published
Just about to tour MSG's Assault Attack in full, Graham Bonnet is still singing songs by his old bands, having fun and not taking things too seriously

Spock’s Beard made Noise Floor with stubbornness, repurposed Kansas songs and letting an ambition go
By Nick Shilton published
By the time they delivered their 13th album in 2018, they’d already outlived many of their expectations. With line-up issues returning and the market having changed, they decided to focus on artistic achievement

All the essential new metal albums coming out in 2025 – and where to buy them
By Metal Hammer published
Metal, deathcore, goth, punk and a creepy dude with a balloon – these are the essential albums coming out between now and the end of the year

“Drug dealers and freaks and crazy people left over from the 60s – all defiant and distorted”: The story behind the Rolling Stones’ iconic Exile On Main Street album cover
By Classic Rock published
How a guy with balls in his mouth became an unlikely Stones cover star

10 terrible early 00s movies with killer nu metal soundtracks
By Metal Hammer published
Looking for rare System Of A Down and Limp Bizkit songs? Early 00s Hollywood had ’em

Arjen Lucassen decided to be an egomaniac, and the result is Songs No One Will Hear
By Johnny Sharp published
Ayreon mastermind’s third solo album mixes humour and tragedy as he explores the countdown to an extinction-level event

What ex-Oasis members are up to whilst their former group embarks on their triumphant comeback tour without them
By Niall Doherty published
It's been an all-conquering summer for Noel and Liam, but what about the guys they left behind?

The prophetic Slayer song that marked the end of one of thrash metal’s greatest songwriting partnerships
By Metal Hammer published
Released on 9/11, this Slayer classic could not have been more timely
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