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The story of Mate. Feed. Kill. Repeat. – the secret debut album that started Slipknot’s ascent
Before Corey Taylor and before the nu metal takeover, Slipknot launched their career with a DIY release that put the Des Moines scene on notice
How a grunge legend alienated his entire fanbase with a curveball solo record
Not everyone wants to get on board when artists take a creative left turn
A bright spark of modern prog brought in big prog names to make an album that’s not prog – and he’s not sorry
His debut solo album forces the concept of music without boundaries back on itself. He believes it brought the best out of his guests too
“The others kept putting it off. Finally I said, ‘We’ve got to do it now’”: Unique band faced the climate crisis head on
Adding elements of jazz digital percussion and alternative composition techniques to their already eclectic sound, they’re so convinced by their new direction that their seventh release will be the second part of their sixth
“We were asked to do Glastonbury. I had no intention”: John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest and the demons that drive him
New album Relativity gave him flashbacks to the 70s – and though the factors that led to his split with Les Holroyd are all in the past, he can’t see how a reunion might happen
Hot tub parties, haunted houses and in-band fighting: the story of Deftones' White Pony
From drug-fuelled parties to in-band fighting, the story behind this classic is a full of drama as it is great songs
Prince aims for superstardom and succeeds with Purple Rain - just steer clear of the movie
The Purple Rain movie may have been a polished turd of soapy melodrama, but it – and the brilliant soundtrack – transformed Prince into a towering icon of the video age
Health dance in the face of despair on new album Conflict DLC
The lyrics on the L.A. trio’s sixth album observe the ugliness of 2025, while the music urges you to wiggle your worries away
