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Supergroup Bad English's debut album is a perfect time capsule of late-80s AOR
By Classic Rock Magazine published
The million-dollar lineup of John Waite, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Ricky Phillips and Deen Castronovo piles on the gloss

The story behind Slayer's grim Reign In Blood album artwork
By Louder published
Slayer intended to make pop fans "ill" with their grotesque representation of hell. It worked…

Before Crowded House, before their new-wave hits, Split Enz were unabashedly prog
By Julian Marszalek published
New Zealanders’ 1975 debut album Mental Notes has been unfairly forgotten in the light of the creators’ later successes

Anthony Phillips’ fight through pain barrier to make his new piano album
By James McNair published
It took him three years to complete guitar-free project as he struggled with wrist issues, while resisting the urge to preprogram pieces on synth (much)

"Making this record was joyful." Yes share first music from brand new studio album, Aurora
By Jerry Ewing published
Prog legends Yes will release their twenty-fourth studio album, Aurora, in June

The story of Jetboy, the band who could have saved glam metal but didn't
By Sleazegrinder published
Jetboy had the hooks, but record company indecision, an overdose and an unlikely haircut hampered their rise

“We’re the opening act again – a difficult pill”: Can Textures’ comeback album secure their achievements?
By Phil Weller published
They split up in 2017, feeling they’d been overshadowed by the djent bands they’d inspired. Much to their own surprise, they’ve returned with Genotype – a rewritten ending to the story they began with 2016’s Phenotype

New Hawkwind release unearths the late Huw Lloyd-Langton's final recording with the band
By Jerry Ewing published
Hawkwind's Psychedelic Selection is released through Cherry Red Records in June
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