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Steve Hackett and Steve Rothery: Can two guitarists share a studio without dissolving into a duel of overplaying egos?
By Phil Weller, Chris Roberts Published
It took them 10 years to find the time, but The Roaring Waves sees the Marillion and Genesis icons following each others’ lead in turns – and includes one song they believe will shock prog fans

What exactly is Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl whispering on Everlong?
By Simon Young Published
The 1997 single with the inaudible crackly bit has been streamed 1.8 billion times on Spotify

How djent, gospel and generational trauma inspired Love Rarely
By Tom Regan Published
Love Rarely's debut Pain Travels tackles turbulent home lives and the impact of addiction

Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness once gave themselves an hour to write a No-Man song. Another time, they took 25 years
By Chris McGarel Published
Their 2019 album Love You To Bits began to take form in 1994, inspired by movie soundtracks, disco epics and Pink Floyd melancholy – but spent a quarter-century in development hell

The story of Roundabout by Yes and the record company interference that made it successful
By Classic Rock Magazine Published
Inspired by Scottish scenery and circular intersections, Roundabout helped break Yes in the US after Atlantic Records took a blade to it

Bon Scott: The story of a friendship with a golden-hearted charmer
By Kurt Squiers Published
Fifa Riccobono was the CEO at AC/DC's Australian record label Albert Music – and a friend to Bon Scott from his first shows

“It took me until album number three before I found an identity”: Peter Gabriel’s first four solo records
By Daryl Easlea Published
Car, Scratch, Melt and Security log the incredible distance he covered between leaving Genesis and creating So

The 10 heaviest metal breakdowns of all time
By Matt Mills Published
When the beat drops, these songs by Metallica, Slayer and more hit like a freight train

Jethro Tull’s 1980s: Haunted studio, nuclear evacuation cars on standby and a tasteless stage trick
By Johnny Sharp Published
Ian Anderson looks back on A, Broadsword And The Beast, Under Wraps and Walk Into Light, and the musicians that made it a rich and rewarding era – even if some fans weren’t happy
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