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• Win an Aerosmith 'Aerosmith' Deluxe Vinyl Box Set
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• “I just wanted to punch that dude in the face." How Linkin Park pushed themselves to the limit on Hybrid Theory and changed the face of metal
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• Bruce Springsteen Blasts Trump at Tour Launch in Minneapolis
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• Fleetwood Mac star Lindsey Buckingham attacked in Santa Monica
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• “I freely admit to doing disgraceful things in the past. What I did to certain band members was appalling. I hope that’s all behind me”: When Robert John Godfrey rebooted The Enid
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• Guns N' Roses' Massive Reunion by the Numbers
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• Yes postpone this month's Fragile UK tour as guitarist Steve Howe requires surgery
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• "Parents come up to me and instead of going, ‘Oh you’re not a good role model because you talk about sex’, they say the opposite!" How Halestorm's breakthrough anthem smashed some silly taboos in rock 'n' roll
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• "Bonzo picked George Harrison up and launched him into the swimming pool. He said it was the greatest night of his life!" How Led Zeppelin seized control of the industry and became the biggest rock band on the planet
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• "Our goal is to be the biggest heavy metal band in the world." Tailgunner want to be the new Iron Maiden. Or the new Metallica. Or the new Judas Priest. And KK Downing is convinced
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• "You can borrow the luggage of the past, you can amalgamate it with things that you've conceived could be in the future, and you can set it in the now." How David Bowie conquered time to write the song that gave him an audience
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• Arnel Pineda Tried to Pull Out of Journey's Farewell Tour
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• "There's no denying that Gong has changed me." Kavus Torabi on the new adventures of psychedelic rock, jazz, space-rock and more collective Gong
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• "There'd be guys in full Kiss make-up just standing there flipping us off for the whole set." After the release of Adrenaline, Deftones faced hostile audiences and were forced to hone their chops the hard way
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• How Arthritis Made Keith Richards Adapt His Guitar Playing
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• Watch Zakk Wylde’s New Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne
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• Who Are the 'Big 4' of Scottish Rock Bands?
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• "There was nothing about this decision that came easily": The unlikely resurrection of Rush by Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and Anika Nilles – only in the new issue of Classic Rock
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• How Melissa Etheridge's 'Rise' Album Was Inspired by Tom Petty
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• "I lost it. I was just screaming and swinging at people. I’m not proud of it." How Red Hot Chili Peppers made By The Way, in their own words
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• Can You Answer These 50 Bob Dylan 'Jeopardy!' Questions?
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• "I'll definitely take being number one in fourteen countries!" The story of the song that heralded Blondie's comeback – but tanked in the US
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• Bonnie Raitt Albums Ranked Worst to Best
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• Former Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley to perform at band’s blockbuster Knebworth festival in July, playing songs from The X Factor, Virtual XI and The Best Of The Beast
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• Ex-Iron Maiden Member Added to Rock Hall Nomination Ballot
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• “Greg Lake was a bit of a cabaret singer. Jon Anderson, whatever you think of his lyrics, bloody meant it”: The prog stars who influenced a comedy musician’s career – and made him become a milkman for a while
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• How Would Neil Peart Feel About the Rush Reunion?
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• “I wake up in the middle of the night thinking, ‘What if we hadn’t gone with him?’ I can’t see how it would have worked”: If Big Big Train hadn’t met Alberto Bravin, they wouldn’t have been on tour to discover the inspiration for Woodcut
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• Former Turnstile guitarist Brady Ebert facing charge of attempted murder of Turnstile frontman Brendan Yates' 79-year-old father
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• Iron Maiden Announces 2 Major Additions to EddFest Lineup
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• "Olivia Rodrigo said to my daughter, Without your mother, none of this would have happened." Melissa Auf der Maur, one of the unsung heroes of '90s rock, is finally getting her flowers
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• I’m an old-school Star Wars geek and I just can’t get enough of these 12 Death Star-sized discounts in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale
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• The Black Crowes Albums Ranked Worst to Best
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• "Hanoi Rocks could've been one of the biggest bands in the world. The potential was there, but fate had other plans." Michael Monroe looks back at a career packed with thrills, spills, triumphand tragedy
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• Blackie Lawless Reveals the Title of His Upcoming Memoir
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• "It was an experiment, and not everyone was ready for that kind of change!" Jethro Tull announce six-disc reissue of 1984 album Under Wraps
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• "Pete Doherty said that I was a high-kicking acrobat crossed with Nico. I was very pleased with that." Approved by Blondie, Iggy Pop and the Sex Pistols, The Molotovs are a ferocious generational voice
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• Who Are the 'Big 4' of Irish Rock Bands
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• "We like going places where it's a challenge." How Queen helped tear down the Iron Curtain
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• "I could feel his heart through his chest and he passed away right there." Childhood tragedy, unlikely success and emotional reunions: Max Cavalera on how he reshaped metal with Sepultura and Soulfly
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• Babymetal announce a tour of the Americas with support from Halestorm and Violent Vira, plus an expanded edition of last year’s Metal Forth album featuring Bring Me The Horizon’s Jordan Fish
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• “He may be alluding to life, the universe or a balance sheet, for all the listener knows”: The 1980 album that brought George Orwell, Casio calculators and a pop producer into the realm of prog
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• Deep Purple and Kansas Announce 2026 Tour Dates
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• Hear Peter Gabriel's New Song 'Till Your Mind Is Shining'
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• Paul McCartney Plays First Concert of 2026: Set List + Video
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• "When I started playing guitar at 14 I was watching Alice Cooper live shows on YouTube, dreaming of joining one day!" Alice Cooper announces new guitarist Anna Cara
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• Who Are the 'Big 4' of New Jersey Rock Bands?
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• Bob Dylan Launches a Patreon: What's on It?
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• Deep Purple announce US tour with Kansas and Jefferson Starship
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• "We talked a lot about Neil – about his view on music and drumming." New Rush drummer Anika Nilles looks back on her first rehearsal with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
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• "I was so terrified to go out I stayed in my room for a week." Rare 1974 talkshow footage starring Ozzy Osborne, Jon Lord and Ian Hunter appears online
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• "We want it to happen just as much as you do." Resurrected prog metal heroes Nevermore reveal why they won't play the USA in 2026
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• Meet Alice Cooper's New Guitarist
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• Bruce Springsteen 'Jeopardy!' Questions: How Many Can You Answer?
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• Lindsey Buckingham Attacked by Alleged Stalking Suspect
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• Eric Clapton Announces 2026 Crossroads Guitar Festival
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• "We're exploring the similarities between recycling and horror. For example, zombies are recycled flesh and bones." Sweden has a new face in the war against household waste: heavy metal monster band Lordi
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• Yes Postpones Fragile UK Tour So Steve Howe Can Undergo Surgery
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• "We're honouring a legend." Inside King Ultramega, the star-studded tribute to Chris Cornell featuring members of Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Mastodon, Anthrax and more
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• "I want to do lots of different things. I'm always on some sort of learning curve." Every post-Led Zeppelin Robert Plant album ranked from worst to best
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• "We exchanged no words. He eyed me up and down, dipped the silver tube he wore on a chain into a bag of white powder, shoved it up my snout, then walked out. I was up for three days." The day The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde met Motorhead's Lemmy
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• Vote for the Best Album of the '70s: Pink Floyd vs. The Who
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• "The America that I've written about for 50 years is currently in the hands of a corrupt, incompetent, racist, reckless, and treasonous administration." Bruce Springsteen launches his fiercest attacks yet against "criminal clown" Donald Trump
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• The Black Crowes Dig Out Rarities for First Concert of 2026
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• "Appropriate action will be taken." Kid Rock is being investigated by the US Army after posting a video of military helicopter flyby
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• Masked-up Canadian math rockers Angine de Poitrine announce new EU and UK tour for October
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• “There’s a man trapped inside my cat!” – genre-smashing star Poppy is on the cover of the new issue of Metal Hammer with an exclusive new interview
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• Who Are the 'Big 4' of British Rock Bands?
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• Neal Schon Is Over Journey Drama: 'I Just Want Some F—ing Peace'
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• "I kind of did that on purpose, because there's just so much fake AI stuff going on." Journey's Jonathan Cain admits to deliberately misleading fans over Steve Perry return
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• “I liked Master Of Puppets, but I’d definitely change the channel when Dave Mustaine got in the car”: Ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson remembers his first impression of Metallica’s 1986 game-changer
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• Watch Rush Make Their 2026 Live Debut at the Juno Awards
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• Former ELO members reunite to present band's silver electric cello donated to Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
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• "If you’re trying to have followers and make them think like you do, you’re just building a cult." How Maynard James Keenan's Puscifer explore comedy and tragedy
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• Gene Simmons Announces Summer 2026 Solo Dates With '80s Rockers
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• "It takes me back to my schooldays." Peter Gabriel shares his latest single Till Your Mind Is Shining
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• "Not just a way to disrupt the status quo, but perhaps to destroy it completely." Sub Pop announces details of what promises to be the best record on the label since its '90s heyday, and you can hear the first single now
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• James Lollar, the mastermind behind dark synthwave trailblazers GosT, dead at 46
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• "She's skipping, spinning, hollering and slapping the hell out of her frame drum when she’s not riling the crowd up." Mysterious Viking war trance duo Eihwar bring a party like no other to London
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• Exploring 50 Songs That Celebrate the Moon
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• 15 of Rock's Funniest Pranks and Jokes
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• Guns N' Roses Kick Off World Tour With Live Debut of New Songs
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• "When you live in Mexico there is always this thought in the back of your head that you are not safe. You’re always alert."Meet the band bringing true heavy metal back to Mexico - while trying to escape it
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• Harm's Way guitarist Bo Lueders dead at 38
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