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“Lyric-led music in contrast with his King Crimson work”: Jakko M Jakszyk’s Son Of Glen
True life informs the versatile guitarist’s first post-Crimson solo release, with plenty to pique interest even if it veers away from traditional prog
Mike Oldfield's softly spoken follow-up to Tubular Bells now sounds better than the big beast
Mike Oldfield's Hergest Ridge was originally received with a shrug, but time has only emphasised its quiet brilliance
Native James just brought grime metal to Glastonbury - and Glasto lapped it up
The UK’s premier proprietor of grime metal makes a big impact on the Greenpeace stage
The sound of glorious pandemonium: Two nights with The Darkness in Ireland
The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins and writer Pat Carty worked together as apprentice joiners in the 1990s: 30 years on, we put them together again
PiL, Johnny Marr and Death Cult thrill at 'post-punk festival' Forever Now
The National Bowl at Milton Keynes plays home to an underserved tribe in a celebration of 80s alternative music
Heaven Shall Burn are one of metal's most criminally overlooked bands. Heimat is the perfect gateway album to fix that
German metalcore veterans Heaven Shall Burn deserve to be far bigger outside of their homeland. Is this the album that will make that happen?
Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones review
The latest iteration of Sony’s best-selling over-ear headphones feature arguably the best noise cancelling yet. Tuned by studio engineers, they sound pretty good too
