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One of the great 'what if' moments in rock history: Ace by Dee Snider's Desperado
By Classic Rock Magazine Published
What happens when you mix Dee Snider, Clive Burr and Bernie Tormé? A lost, long-forgotten surprise

The 'bad' metal albums that are much better than you remember
By Rich Hobson, Merlin Alderslade, Justin Breckner, Joe Daly, Eleanor Goodman, Perran Helyes, Stephen Hill, Dom Lawson, Hannah May Kilroy, Matt Mills, Jonathan Selzer Published
From Iron Maiden to Metallica, Slayer to Guns N' Roses, these are the 'dud' albums that deserve a second look

“Our fans agree with Yngwie Malmsteen!”: What Leprous learned when they wrote a song with their audience
By Phil Weller Published
The Norwegian prog metallers’ lockdown collaboration led to the explosive energy of most recent album Melodies Of Atonement. But they stripped down instead of maxing out

Perfect timing sent the Alan Parsons Project touring galaxies far, far away with I Robot
By David West Published
When their second album arrived alongside Star Wars in 1977, the dream-come-true coincidence changed their career path

How Bon Scott's devilish grin and gallons of fake blood secured the AC/DC legend
By Kurt Squiers Published
Bob Defrin helped create some of the most iconic images in rock history, including a series of classic AC/DC album covers

“Like true pioneers, their hats were shot through with arrows”: The prog power of Cocteau Twins’ Treasure
By Julian Marszalek Published
Elizabeth Fraser’s lyrics for the trio’s 1984 album became the subject of press ridicule – but she was much smarter than the jokes

How Ozzy Osbourne conquered personal demons and bitter contract wars to eclipse Black Sabbath
By Paul Brannigan Published
Forty years after the release of The Ultimate Sin, this is the story of how a fragile but defiant Ozzy Osbourne took on his former band – and won

Turnstile have managed to unite Elton John and Dying Fetus and actually make it work
By Merlin Alderslade Published
New Turnstile project Never Enough: Versions is a near-resounding success
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