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Chaos in the Caribbean and the story of UFO's No Place To Run
By Dave Ling published
Just as UFO seemed poised to take the next step up, their ace-card guitarist Michael Schenker quit. So took off to the Caribbean and recorded No Place To Run without him

10 Cardiacs albums to listen to and one to avoid
By Dom Lawson published
Cardiacs are easy to hate, with music that's unfathomable at times, but for fans of the weird and wonderful there's nothing else like them

Have Between The Buried And Me proved they don’t need to replace the member they fired?
By Phil Weller published
The Blue Nowhere is their first after Dustie Waring’s acrimonious departure, and the remaining quartet say the process was business as usual

Packing one of the biggest lineups in history at one of the coolest places in the US, Welcome To Rockville 2026 is the destination festival for rock fans across the globe
By Metal Hammer published
Sponsored by Danny Wimmer Presents
From its incredible lineup to its awesome site and a host of great ticket options, Welcome To Rockville is calling you

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: December 1, 2025
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from the Lemon Twigs, Elles Bailey, Black Eyed Sons and more

The brilliant new metal bands you need to hear in December 2025
By Rich Hobson published
From Blood Vulture's gothic-sludge to mysterious masked black metallers Wrath Of Logarius, horrorcore heroes Ward XVI and philosophy-inspired deathcore brutes Thus Spoke Zarathustra, these are the bands you need to hear in December 2025

Japan’s career was much more fun than it seemed
By Johnny Sharp published
Attacking punks, getting stuck on a disco label, fighting the New Romantic tag: Steve Jansen recalls how the schoolmates’ natural sense of rebellion became unique music before egos got in the way, and the flukes that made them big in actual Japan

40 years of friendship with Ozzy Osbourne will throw up some stories
By Joe Daly published
An interview with the author of Ozzy & Me, a book that offers rare insights into Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne away from the spotlight
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