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From getting arrested to hanging with Amy Lee and Fred Durst, the story of Dying Wish
By Dannii Leivers published
Dying Wish are one of the hottest bands in metalcore right now - and if you disagree, take it up with Courtney LaPlante, Amy Lee and Fred Durst

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: December 15, 2025
By Polly Glass published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Starbenders, DeWolff, Stanley Simmons and more

"What will his legacy be? His guitar playing. He could bend just one note and tell a whole story. I can hear David Gilmour in his playing." Slipknot member Alessandro ‘V-Man’ Venturella pays tribute to Mastodon guitarist and his dear friend, Brent Hinds
By Joe Daly published
V-Man once worked as Brent Hinds' guitar tech and became lifelong bros with the Mastodon man

How Killswitch Engage's The End Of Heartache brought some romance to the metal scene
By Stephen Hill published
One of the gretaest metalcore songs ever written turned this band into household names

The 80s new wave band who dabbled with prog and inspired The Pineapple Thief, Oceansize and others
By Jo Kendall published
Prog writer Jo Kendall reckons they did, inspiring the likes of Oceansize along the way...

Modern prog stalwart and Asia guitarist John Mitchell gears up for guest-heavy London show
By Dave Ling published
John Mitchell & Friends play Dingwalls this week - and it promises to be a night filled with surprises

The 50 Best Rock Albums of 2025
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Twelve months of life-enriching, extraordinary new music

“I said we shouldn’t do Another Brick In The Wall at the school fête”: Slow Horses showrunner Will Smith’s record collection
By Jo Kendall published
Stand-up, actor, novelist and producer on how much Marillion means to him, the four lines of Jon Anderson lyrics that bring him to tears, his favourite Vangelis soundtrack and his claim that Dire Straits are a prog band
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