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Mastodon press shot 2026
How Mastodon coped with the grief of two deaths and made their most cathartic album

By Rob Hughes Published

How the passing of former guitarist Brent Hinds and drummer Brann Dailor's mother Michele compounded the direction of Mastodon's Marrow Deep

Bands & Artists
My Chemical Romance
"We were invisible and insignificant. When nobody pays any attention to you, you realise how mortal you are. That’s why teenagers that are troubled are drawn to death." The story behind My Chemical Romance's world-conquering masterpiece The Black Parade

By Katie Parsons Published

Released on October 23, 2006, The Black Parade helped make My Chemical Romance the voice of a generation

Bands & Artists
Kalandra in 2026
Kalandra: “I wasn’t a fan of the Beatles, but going into that audition, I said, ‘This has been my dream forever!’”

By Matt Mills Published

Featuring three Liverpool Institute For Performing Arts graduates, the Norwegian collective reveal how sleep paralysis inspired their stunning third album The Other Side

Interviews
John Carpenter Press 2026
John Carpenter picks the records that changed his life

By Rich Hobson Published

He made Halloween, The Thing and Big Trouble In Little China - but what song got under John Carpenter's skin?

Interviews
Maria Brink on stage in white
Witch burnings, break-ins and trailer park theatre shows: meet the real Maria Brink

By Dannii Leivers Published

From a turbulent childhood to hanging out with Lemmy at The Rainbow: Maria Brink may have one of metal's wildest stories

Biographies
Bon Jovi stood in an alleyway
Bon Jovi are making their long awaited return to American Express Presents BST at Hyde Park next summer. Here's why you need to be part of a show over a decade in the making

By Classic Rock Published

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Concerts & Shows
Phil Collins, Steve Hackett, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks and Peter Gabriel of Genesis in 1975 (Photo by Chris Walter/WireImage)
How Genesis recruited Steve Hackett after nearly breaking up

By Daryl Easlea Published

The loss of Anthony Phillips hit the young band hard; but with new drummer Phil Collins in place, and the help of two temporary members, they found what they needed to reach global status

Interviews
Transatlantic
“We’d been waiting for it to happen. We said yes immediately”: Transatlantic’s unexpected return with The Whirlwind

By Grant Moon Published

Nobody thought Neal Morse, Roine Stolt, Mike Portnoy and Pete Trewavas would ride again – until everything suddenly fell into place in 2009

Albums
Foo Fighters
The story behind the Foo Fighters' cursed Million Dollar Demos

By Paul Brannigan Published

Dave Grohl: "Nothing was being accomplished. The songs lacked any sort of life"

Bands & Artists
Queen's Freddie Mercury on stage
Murder, obsession and Victorian art: the story of Queen's The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke

By Liz Scarlett Published

Freddie Mercury’s infatuation with a piece of Victorian fairy art and its dark history inspired one of Queen’s most eccentric songs

Tracks & Singles
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