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“A wolf in sheep’s clothing”: Deftones’ Diamond Eyes is a cunning prog masterpiece
By Phil Weller published
When tragedy led to ditching the album they’d planned to release, the “Radiohead of metal” delivered something much more unorthodox

Sleep Token's Even In Arcadia has officially reached number one in the UK album charts
By Merlin Alderslade published
Sleep Token have bagged their first UK number one album!

We rank every Architects album from worst to best
By Merlin Alderslade, Stephen Hill published
One of the UK's greatest ever metal exports has amassed a hell of a catalogue. Here's our guide to every album, in reverse order of greatness

The Black Keys detail new album No Rain, No Flowers
By Fraser Lewry published
Listen to the title track of the Black Keys' upcoming album now

Gong’s 10th anniversary edition of I See You casts Daevid Allen’s final work in a new light
By Jeremy Allen published
Subtle touches mark the full-circle moment when Allen – who still had plenty to say – put his band in the hands of Kavus Torabi, and the wheel moved on

Dire Straits' 30-million-selling Brothers In Arms marks its 40th birthday with energised extras
By Mark Beaumont published
Mark Knopfler’s crowning achievement: mildly dated, largely evocative, expanded with live shows

The wild story of Goo Goo Dolls’ A Boy Named Goo, the album that turned three punk kids into A-list stars
By Dave Everley published
A Boy Named Goo and megahit Name turned Goo Goo Dolls in alt-rock superstars nearly 10 years into their career

Nightwish offshoot Auri to return with third album III - Candles And Beginnings in August
By Jerry Ewing published
Folk prog trio Auri will undertake their first ever live tour through Europe in August, September and October

Sleep Token are on course to score their first number one album on the UK and US charts with Even In Arcadia, out-selling Arcade Fire and Radiohead's Thom Yorke
By Paul Brannigan published
Sleep Token are storming the charts on both sides of the Atlantic

Are the touching tales of Jethro Tull’s Minstrel In The Gallery really just fiction?
By James McNair published
Ian Anderson reflects on giving Roy Harper his movie break, aggressively defending Dee Palmer from paparazzi intrusion, losing bassist Jeffrey Hammond, planning to quit touring – and the quiet couple of weeks he spent recording Tull’s masterful 1975 album
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