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How Mastodon made a psychedelic prog metal masterpiece with Blood Mountain
Mastodon’s third album Blood Mountain saw them going from underground favourites to metal’s brain-frying new heroes
Mastodon’s third album Blood Mountain saw them going from underground favourites to metal’s brain-frying new heroes
This year's Radar Festival takes place between July 26 -28 at Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse
The two groups toured together in 1995 and it was a valuable lesson for the Oxford band
UFOs, violins and killer songs – this the epic story of Electric Light Orchestra
Metallica and Slayer grabbed the headlines, but they couldn’t match Germany’s Kreator, Sodom or Destruction for filthy viciousness
Horrified by sessions in a French chateau, they went home, dumped the work they’d done on their Thick As A Brick follow-up and started again. The result was a Marmite production that inspired split rumours
From Justin Chancellor's alt-metal side project MTVoid to Ukrainian black metallers They Came From Visions, German folk metal heroes Tvinna and hardcore mob Going Off, these are the bands you need to hear in July 2024
Great new prog you must hear from Sometime In February, Forever In Transit, Echoverse, Death By Gong and more...
Suicidal Tendencies, Mushroomhead and Ice Nine Kills are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!
With over 100 million albums sold, Coldplay are one of the biggest bands in the world. Here's their stellar back catalogue ranked
Heiling have had to navigate some tricky situations to bring their legendary live show around the world
Obituary released their raging comeback album Frozen In Time on this day in 2005
On July 2, 1991, the infamous 'Rocket Queen riot' kicked off during a Guns N' Roses show at the Riverport Amphitheater in St. Louis. This is what happened
The Cars motored up the charts with a trailer full of hits in the 70s and 80s before their engine fell out. Here's a look back at their albums, in chronological order
How Dream Theater triumphed in the face of adversity with their second album Images And Words and surprise hit single Pull Me Under
Crank up the volume with our pick of the most powerful Bluetooth speakers for rock'n'roll that are guaranteed to shake your foundations
The story behind Neil Young's controversial 1974 album track Revolution Blues
J Willgoose, Esq outlined his approach to making labour-intensive music just after the launch of debut album Inform, Educate, Entertain