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Mostly Autumn don’t just make records. They also make limited-edition companion records
By David West published
As their 30th anniversary looms, band leader Bryan Josh discusses the joy and challenge of continuing to create big, long songs with big, long guitar solos, even if some people think it’s too much

David Bowie interview: the art and process of songwriting
By Bill DeMain published
David Bowie explains his creative process and reveals why time and place matter

Airbag’s Bjørn Riis used classic prog inspirations to chart a nervous breakdown
By Phil Weller published
His fifth solo album Fimbulvinter was inspired by Porcupine Tree, King Crimson, Black Sabbath and others. He aimed to sound like them without ripping them off

Every Queen album ranked, from worst to best
By Malcolm Dome last updated
Queen albums, like the band, were brilliant, flamboyant and preposterous, and the work of a band who lit up the 70s and 80s and remain a juggernaut today

The best new rock songs you need to hear right now
By Polly Glass published
Featuring Airbourne, Creeper, Wytch Hazel and five other kings and queens of the nighttime world

Rick Derringer's debut album might contain his biggest hit, but is that enough?
By Classic Rock Magazine published
More than just a flashy sidekick?

Jack Bruce’s Harmony Row; more prog than you might know
By Sid Smith published
Leaving Cream behind, his third solo album was a proggy affair, composed in a single sitting, exploring one day in the world of a Glasgow tenement

Metal Hammer Tracks Of The Week: June 6, 2025
By Metal Hammer published
Start your summer right with these new noises from Sabaton, Killswitch Engage, Battle Beast and more, then vote for your favourite
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