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How Bush’s Gavin Rossdale channelled frustration and loss into epic grunge ballad Glycerine
By Dave Everley published
Glycerine was the dark ballad that helped turbocharge Bush’s multi-platinum debut album Sixteen Stone

Steve Hogarth and Richard Barbieri pushed each other hard on Not the Weapon But The Hand
By Natasha Scharf published
Marillion vocalist found himself singing over drum’n’bass music on 2012 release, while Porcupine Tree keyboardist had to allow lyrics in a piece he’d wanted to be instrumental – but the result of years of effort satisfied them both

Oasis' manager shoots down fans' hopes of a new album from the reunited Gallagher brothers
By Paul Brannigan published
Don't expect to hear new songs on the upcoming Oasis Live '25 tour, and don't expect further live dates either

King Diamond offers update on first album since 2007
By Matt Mills published
King Diamond offers update on new solo album, says another single will “definitely” drop this year

British metalcore is getting its moment in the sun
By Adam Brennan published
Bury Tomorrow's Will You Haunt Me With That Same Patience reaffirms Bury Tomorrow as modern metalcore heavyweights

Slipknot wrote “a bunch” of new music during the pandemic – and guitarist Jim Root says they’re scrapping all of it
By Matt Mills published
“We need to just kind of, like, maybe sweep all that shit under a rug and start fresh”

Roy Harper tried to retire in 2013, but returned with Man & Myth instead
By Paul Sexton published
When a new generation of acclaimed musicians discovered the folk-rock veteran’s music he gave up his attempt to bow out, but made sure his most recent album to date remained typically non-commercial and challenging to understand

10 new wave and post-punk albums you should definitely listen to
By Scott Rowley last updated
After punk came a new wave of bands determined to do things differently, frequently sounding nothing like each other
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