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The Beatles' White Album release marked the coming death of the 60s, but it was also The Beatles’ most psychedelic and surreal record
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In 1974 Queen released the album that would define their sound, capture their grand ambition and vindicate their unshakeable self-belief. This is the story of Queen II and the real birth of the legend
Elvis Presley escaped poverty to become a global phenomenon and a hip-swivelling, parent-baiting target for the KKK. These are his best albums
Leicester power trio Skam on their love of rock and performing live, adventures with The Answer, and playing a pub gig for a witch
Rising nu metal stars Tetrarch deliver acoustic versions of Mudvayne’s Forget To Remember and their own You Never Listen – exclusively for Metal Hammer
Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello on London Calling by The Clash, an album that cast his heavy metal heritage in a new light
Aliens, muppets and ‘manstruation’: inside the head of Puscifer’s enigma-in-chief Maynard James Keenan
Had it not been for guitarist Dick Taylor, the Rolling Stones and The Pretty Things might never have happened, and the British R&B scene of 60s would have been much greyer – and quieter
Eight sensational new singles guaranteed to keep the rock world aflame for the next seven days
"I would like to urge any prog fans who haven’t heard the McDonald And Giles album to do so immediately," says Rosalie Cunningham of former King Crimson man Ian McDonald
Former Marillion frontman Fish says 11th solo album Weltschmerz is his last. Here he looks back at the highs and lows of his solo career
Arguably the first prog album to reach No.1 in the charts, this is the inside story of Jethro Tull’s 1969 album Stand Up
Dino Cazares on legal battles, health issues, the new Fear Factory album and *that* Burton C Bell interview
As Korn gear up for their first ever livestream, guitarist Head talks retirement, NFTs and that Korn Kovers album
