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Anthony Phillips’ remastered, extended Sail The World is literally yacht music
By David West published
It’s smooth sailing in every sense from the original Genesis guitarist, packed with extensive insight and unheard material

The debauched story of Guns N’ Roses’ Appetite For Destruction, the album that electrified 80s rock
By Malcolm Dome published
Guns N’ Roses Appetite For Destruction is one of the greatest debut albums in history

“A wolf in sheep’s clothing”: Deftones’ Diamond Eyes is a cunning prog masterpiece
By Phil Weller published
When tragedy led to ditching the album they’d planned to release, the “Radiohead of metal” delivered something much more unorthodox

Metal Hammer's tracks of the week: May 16 2025
By Rich Hobson published
Lorna Shore, Within Temptation and President are among the best new metal songs this week.

Sleep Token's Even In Arcadia has officially reached number one in the UK album charts
By Merlin Alderslade published
Sleep Token have bagged their first UK number one album!

It's Prog's Tracks Of The Week!! Essential new proggy sounds from Peter Baumann, AVKRVST, Raphael Weinroth-Browne and more...
By Jerry Ewing published
Cool new prog, from Gösta Berlings Saga, Dave Jones, Red Cain and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week...

"It makes me just want to die!" The Kate Bush song that makes Kate Bush cringe with embarrassment
By Paul Brannigan published
"Some of those early songs, you think, Did I write that?"

We rank every Architects album from worst to best
By Merlin Alderslade, Stephen Hill published
One of the UK's greatest ever metal exports has amassed a hell of a catalogue. Here's our guide to every album, in reverse order of greatness
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