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The rise, fall and triumphant return of Corrosion of Conformity
80s crossover pioneers, 90s stoner metal icons... and then tragedy derailed them in the 2000s. But after a triumphant return in 2015, CoC are stronger than ever
How ZZ Top ended up playing to 1.2 million people with help from a monster hit and a travelling zoo
Buffalo, buzzards and Tush? ZZ Top’s Fandango album saw the Little Ol’ Band From Texas go nationwide
The greatest Alice In Chains songs ever, picked by Kerry King, Max Calavera, Lzzy Hale and more
The grunge icons’ best songs, chosen by 22 of today‘s biggest musicians
“Some men and women felt threatened by a woman appearing nude”: Hawkwind ex Stacia Blake’s life in art
She busts myths about where she came from, how she joined and how she felt about Lemmy – but won’t discuss her departure from the space rock icons
The controversial 1983 hit that played a part in splitting up Status Quo
Status Quo were one of the most enduring rock bands of the 70s and 80s – until they hit the tequila cocktails
The lost ‘hippie’ album that Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley made before they were in Kiss
More than 50 years ago, the Kiss duo recorded an entire album at Electric Lady Studios. It‘s never officially been released
“I’ve dedicated my life to rock’n’roll, the most American of art forms. Why turn tail and run?” Jon Spencer on death, aging and MAGA knuckleheads
Jon Spencer’s new album, Songs of Personal Loss and Protest, is exactly that – but it’s also absurd
Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: July 3 2026
Peasant metal, Native American folk by way of black metal and gorgeously symponic power metal all appear in this week's best new metal songs.
