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How Incubus pushed back against nu metal with Morning View
By Rosanna Slater published
Incubus may have risen at the same time as nu metal, but they wanted nothing to do with it

When true rebels came out as prog fans: Five essential neo-prog albums of the 80s
By Johnny Sharp published
The second-wave movement didn’t last long – but its bands revitalised the genre with an attitude and energy that’s still being felt today

How Bon Jovi hit the jackpot with Slippery When Wet, the album that turned them into the hottest hard rock band of the 80s
By Mick Wall published
Slippery When Wet turned Bon Jovi from also-rans to multi-platinum superstars

"If we’d kept things together and stopped arguing, we could have all been multi-millionaires!" The story of Hawkwind's most prog-friendly album, Warrior On The Edge Of Time
By Joe Banks, Julian Marszalek published
Bruised and battle-weary after a punishing live schedule, in 1975 Hawkwind weren’t in the best place ahead of recording their fifth studio LP. But what emerged was a stunning tour de force of science fantasy-inspired progressive space rock

If you're after some catchy as hell nu metal brimming with angst, you need the new Tetrarch album in your life
By Merlin Alderslade published
Atlanta nu metal revivalists Tetrarch stick to the fundamentals

Steve Hackett announces The Lamb Stands Up Live At The Royal Albert Hall double live album
By Jerry Ewing published
Steve Hackett celebrates the 50th anniversary of Genesis's The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway with new live album in July

"His Midas touch is confirmed": Bernie Marsden covers the greats on posthumously released album
By Neil Jeffries published
Classy covers from late guitarist Bernie Marsden on Icons, the fourth album in a series of five

The "nightmare" birth of the Stones Roses' Second Coming
By Paul Brannigan published
After The Stones Roses set the British music scene alight with their stunning debut album, the expectation was that they would take over the world with album two. Things didn't quite go to plan
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