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Black Friday MP3 player deals 2025: The MP3 revival is real - and we have the best early deals
By Scott Munro published
Are you thinking of picking up an MP3 player this Black Friday? If so, we'll have all the best discounts from all the big brands

In a haze of substance use and record label conflicts, Korn made the defining anthem of nu metal’s heyday
By Rich Hobson published
The chaotic story of Freak On A Leash, in singer Jonathan Davis’ own words

Endorsed by Slipknot, collaborating with Gojira and battling colonialism – how Mawiza became the most important new metal band of 2025
By Matt Mills published
Mawiza’s thumping groove metal celebrates the language and traditions of South America’s Mapuche Nation

An audience with Spinal Tap legend David St. Hubbins
By Rich Hobson published
Spinal Tap singer/guitarist David St. Hubbins on beefing with Metallica, hanging with Ronnie James Dio and why they could never be Slipknot

"I've heard it's responsible for a whole generation being conceived": The epic story of rock's ultimate aphrodisiac anthem
By Henry Yates published
"I did feel like making love at the time... that happened a lot" - Paul Rodgers

After 50 years, 38 Special have learned a thing or two about keeping a band together
By Dave Ling published
38 Special were too big at home in the US to return to the UK during the past 40 years, but new album Milestone might bring them back

How a duo who never intended to be a real band had a 1980 hit that changed prog for ever
By Paul Lester published
When an experimental project escaped from the studio in 1980, no one could have predicted the consequences for both prog and pop music – and not everyone was happy about it

"We went on straight after Chappell Roan." From a platinum-selling Taylor Swift cover to hanging out with Post Malone, I Prevail have quietly become one of metal's hottest bands
By Stephen Hill published
I Prevail should be up there with Bad Omens and Sleep Token as metal's next big crossover success

Black Friday CD deals 2025: Here's how you can stack up on a pile of CDs for less this year
By Scott Munro last updated
Black Friday is coming in fast - and there's going to be huge savings on CD box sets, classic albums, live discs and more. Here's everything you need to know

“People talk to me on the street about it and say, ‘That song was really there for me when I needed it’”: the stirring 90s anthem inspired by Nazareth and featuring strings arranged by a member of Led Zeppelin that made this band absolutely massive
By Niall Doherty published
How a stirring 90s anthem made these alt-rock trailblazers huge, was inspired by Nazareth and featured strings arranged by a member of Led Zeppelin
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