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Vinegar Joe backstage at the The Civic Centre, Aylesbury, December 1972
Vinegar Joe's Six Star General: Like a polite version of Big Brother & The Holding Company.

By Classic Rock Magazine Published

Elkie Brooks and Robert Palmer shine on Vinegar Joe's final album

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90s albums
10 terrible '90s albums by 10 brilliant rock bands

By Stephen Hill Published

The 90s was a divisive time for metal, and even the best bands back then made a few stinkers

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Pure Reason Revolution 2026
Pure Reason Revolution’s Terrifying Angels came from OCD, anger and heavenly heavies

By James McNair Published

Frustrated that their last album didn’t do as well as he’d hoped, Jon Courtney has harnessed his heaviness in a blend of prog and grunge

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Jay-Z, Paul McCartney, Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda and Chester Bennington posing for a photograph in 2006
How Paul McCartney ended up singing on one of Linkin Park’s biggest hits: “The first time I met Paul, I was terrified that he was going to be disgusted with my bass playing”

By Dannii Leivers Published

Linkin Park’s Meteora sealed their status as the 21st century’s biggest rock bands – and led them to working with Jay-Z and a Beatle

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Mastodon posing for a photograph in 2011
“We touch on loss, grief and an octopus”: Mastodon’s transit from triumph to tragedy and back on fifth album The Hunter

By Holly Wright Published

The follow-up to Crack The Skye was a non-concept change of direction with more melody and less complexity. But it was still a prog record, carrying a message of apology to their loved ones

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Black Sabbath group shot
The chaotic birth of Black Sabbath's Vol 4, the dark masterpiece that almost destroyed the band

By Mick Wall Published

Exhausted and near breaking point, Black Sabbath were in no fit shape to make a record in 1972, but fuelled by a mountain of narcotics, they somehow held it together to create the classic Vol 4

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U2 walking out of the sea - group portrait
"The sound of the future is what we're most interested in. It doesn't exist yet. It's ours to make." Every U2 album ranked from worst to best

By Stephen Hill Published

Buying guide How four school friends from Dublin armed with a fearless appetite for reinvention became the world's biggest rock band

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Peter Hammill 2026 press shot
Peter Hammill is singing is about his dead dog – but what’s his album about?

By Johnny Black Published

Van der Graaf Generator man leaves you to decide on the pronunciation of his 37th solo record’s title, Tears In Time

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Tom Morello press 2026
Tom Morello teams up with Serj Tankian, Kneecap and Beartooth

By Holly Wright Published

Even with a bevy of guest stars, Tom Morello doesn't lose sight of the message on Everyone Gets Everything They Want

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Fish
How Fish’s last Marillion album matched the spirit of his final solo album

By Rich Wilson Published

Released after several delays, 2020’s Weltschmerz was designed to be a work of beautiful melancholy. Long before it was finished he knew how his farewell had to feel

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