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How The Black Crowes went from rock’n’roll outcasts to MTV superstars – and kept their souls while they did it
The Black Crowes’ Shake Your Money Maker turned an unpopular local band into MTV-era superstars
The mad genius of The Beatles’ Revolver, the album that changed the 1960s
The Beatles landmark seventh studio album was released 60 years ago this month
How Bad Company karate chopped their way through burnout to make their great ‘lost’ album
If ever a gold-selling Top 20 album can be overlooked, then Bad Co’s Burnin’ Sky is it
From Avenged Sevenfold to Neurosis and Stray From The Path, why more and more metal bands are surprise-releasing albums: “At what point do people critique success on sales rather than how big your balls are?”
As heavy artists grow sick of music industry convention, surprise releases have become increasingly common – but are they worth the commercial risks?
Taking Back Sunday plan Louder Now deluxe reissue
Taking Back Sunday are revisiting their third studio album to mark its 20th anniversary - complete with bonus track Sleep, Brooklyn (If You See Something, Say Something)
Yes and the endless inspiration that led to Aurora, their third album in five years
The prog veterans’ third album in five years marks the end of one story. But as Steve Howe and Jon Davison explain, they’re not planning to close the book – and they don’t mind if some fans hate where it’s taking them
Electric Callboy hit the apex of their dance-metal era with floor-filling new album Tanzneid
The electronicore six-piece double down on everything that’s made them festival crowd-pleasers
Every Dream Theater album, ranked from worst to best
Buying guide More than four decades after forming, prog icons Dream Theater show no sign of either slowing down or running out of ideas
