“An evening in with the lava lamp beckons”: Middle Earth Club 3CD set
Middle Earth: The Soundtrack Of London’s Legendary Psychedelic Club features David Bowie, Family Brian Auger, Denny Laine, Yardbirds, Deviants, The Who and more
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Bleed From Within's seventh studio album confirms their status as one of the UK's most vital and consistent metal bands
The Datsuns back themselves into a musical cul-de-sac on Outta Sight / Outta Mind
The trousers were tight, the guitars were wielded like weapons, but The Datsuns' second album hasn't aged well
Deafheaven's new album is tailor-made to shut whinging mouths
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Lucy Dacus shares first solo album since boygenius announced their indefinite hiatus
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The Who lynchpin’s deeply uneven solo odyssey receives the box-set treatment
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Envy of None’s second album Stygian Wavz proves Alex Lifeson was right to work with other artists - might it make Geddy Lee consider doing the same?
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The Horrors promote new album Night Life by painting Manchester's Night & Day Cafe several shades of black
In a world of bread-and-butter rock bands, The Darkness remain the toast of the town
Grain expectations: Lowestoft legends The Darkness mix it up on eighth studio album Dreams On Toast
With Frank Carter up front, the Sex Pistols sound like the world's greatest punk band once more
The rejuvenated Sex Pistols - or Frank Carter, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock and Paul Cook if we must legally refrain from using that name - deliver a joyous start to this year's Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall gig week
Blood Dynasty might be Arch Enemy's boldest album yet - even if they didn't totally burn the rulebook
Mixing some bold experimentation with the kind of full-throttle heavy metal thunder you'd expect, Blood Dynasty continues Arch Enemy's hot streak
That time The Darkness added a riot of colour to a grey musical landscape
Two decades on and people still can't decide whether Permission To Land is parody, pastiche or perfection
"Amid the sepulchral gloom there are moments of real beauty”: Roger Water’s TDSOTM Redux box set
The former Pink Floyd leader’s take on their 1973 signature album includes superior version of his moody reimagining.
"It’s peak Cradle." British black metal institution Cradle Of Filth continue to soar
After plunging the depths of darkness in recent years, Cradle Of Filth reconnect with their gothic romantic roots on album fourteen
Rush’s R50 is a luxurious celebration with an emotional punch at the end
Multi-format box set cherrypicks at least one track from every studio and live album of the Canadian giants’ career
Fifty reasons why three Canadian oddballs became a treasured part of rock history
Rush's career-spanning box set R50 is a chronological 50-track anthology that documents the trio's five-decade arc
