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Desperado studio portrait
One of the great 'what if' moments in rock history: Ace by Dee Snider's Desperado

By Classic Rock Magazine Published

What happens when you mix Dee Snider, Clive Burr and Bernie Tormé? A lost, long-forgotten surprise

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Brendan Yates of Turnstile performs at All Points East at Victoria Park on August 28, 2026
"Thank you for always making this feel like home." Turnstile strengthen and expand their UK Love Connection at feel-good All Points East show

By Paul Brannigan Published

Summer showers can't stop Turnstile sparking joy in London's Victoria Park

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Turnstile against a blue background
Turnstile have managed to unite Elton John and Dying Fetus and actually make it work

By Merlin Alderslade Published

New Turnstile project Never Enough: Versions is a near-resounding success

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Beartooth Press 2026
Beartooth's Caleb Shomo vanquishes his demons on Pure Ecstasy

By Nik Young Published

Trading out angst and pain for self-love and hope, Beartooth sound more powerful than ever

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Mastodon group portrait
Prog-metal veterans Mastodon surmount personal tragedies to deliver stellar ninth album Marrow Deep

By Dave Everley Published

Prog-metal veterans Mastodon's first album since the death of former guitarist Brent Hinds doesn’t hide the seam of anguish at its core

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Mastodon press 2026
Mastodon triumph over tragedy with Marrow Deep

By Chris Chantler Published

The departure of guitarist Brent Hinds in 2025 might've spelled disaster for Mastodon, but the prog metal pioneers are ambitious as ever

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Ghost onstage in 2025
“A blur of Rhinestones sparkling in the spotlights”: Ghost offer a rare, stylish glimpse behind the curtain with concert film/documentary 2 Big To Rig

By Eleanor Goodman Published

Sweden’s hard rock devil church celebrate their fans and crew alike in this dazzling backstage look. Mild spoilers ahead…

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Deftones at APE /Outbreak
Deftones dazzle in front of 50,000 fans at their biggest ever UK headline show at All Points East Presents Outbreak

By Paul Brannigan Published

Deftones light up east London with a spell-binding headline set at APE/Outbreak 2026

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Rush in 1980 (studio portrait)
Rush ascend to prog rock nirvana on the superhuman but radio-ready Moving PicturesRusah

By Classic Rock Magazine Published

Bridging the gap between 70s Rush and 80s Rush, Moving Pictures remains a benchmark release

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Audio-Technica AT-ERP5
Audio-Technica AT-ERP5 earplugs review: absurdly transparent gigging earplugs from an audio tech titan

By James Grimshaw Published

These swanky gigging earplugs from Audio-Technica are remarkably clear and eminently attenuative

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