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Barclays will no longer be sponsoring Download, Isle Of Wight or Latitude ByMerlin Alderslade published 14 June 24Numerous artists had pulled out of major UK festivals due to their links to Barclays, who have invested in companies supplying weapons and military technology to Israel
Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello on his love of Led ZeppelinByMerlin Alderslade published 14 June 24Rage Against The Machine shredder Tom Morello opens up on one of his favourite bands
Watch Foo Fighters play previously unheard song Unconditional and a Nine Inch Nails/Beastie Boys/Van Halen/Ramones medley on the opening night of their UK stadium tourByPaul Brannigan published 14 June 24Foo Fighters throw a few curveballs at their first UK show of summer 2024
Metallica's James Hetfield reveals the new metal band he's loving right now - and it involves an old friendByMerlin Alderslade published 14 June 24James Hetfield was delighted to recognise an old friend singing for a new band he heard on the radio
Watch R.E.M. reunite onstage in New YorkByPaul Brannigan published 14 June 24R.E.M. surprise audience at the Songwriters Hall Of Fame with one-off performance
Help your dad ascend to shred master with 55% off our favourite online guitar lessons for Father’s DayByScott Munro published 14 June 24Guitar Tricks have more than 11,000 online lessons - including hours of tuition for rock and metal players - and they’re offering a yearly sub for just $99, with a guitar setup guide thrown into the bargain
"The more I listened to 18 And Life and Youth Gone Wild, the more I knew that these songs were meant for me to sing":Sebastian Bach looks back on his extraordinary life He played clubs and guzzled beer at 14; fronted Skid Row and got hit records, star friends, a taste for co*ke and the sack; then things got really interesting
"Seven years on from their previous album, BCC still remember what they're good at": Black Country Communion stick to a winning formula on VV is the fifth album from the retro-styled supergroup featuring Bonham, Bonamassa, Hughes and Sherinian
"A suitably chaotic time capsule of a magical period now bathed in extraordinary poignancy": David Bowie's Ziggy era mined for gold on Rock 'N' Roll StarThis mothership of David Bowie box sets covers Ziggy Stardust's conception, birth and lift-off
"Crushingly heavy dope-rock jams, full of menacing riffa*ge and crazed soloing": Fu Manchu journey to the centre of your mind on The Return Of TomorrowVeteran desert rockers Fu Manchu deliver heavy fuzz on 13th album
Eagles have become the latest band to announce shows at Sphere in Las VegasThose five-part harmonies will sure sound sweet when relayed through 1,586 speakers
"We are surprised": The estate of late Saints singer Chris Bailey say they weren't consulted over upcoming tour with Mudhoney's Mark ArmThe Saints 1973-1978 are scheduled to play six shows in November, with Mudhoney frontman Mark Arm filling in for Chris Bailey
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Barclays will no longer be sponsoring Download, Isle Of Wight or Latitude ByMerlin Alderslade published 14 June 24Numerous artists had pulled out of major UK festivals due to their links to Barclays, who have invested in companies supplying weapons and military technology to Israel
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Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello on his love of Led ZeppelinByMerlin Alderslade published 14 June 24Rage Against The Machine shredder Tom Morello opens up on one of his favourite bands
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Watch Foo Fighters play previously unheard song Unconditional and a Nine Inch Nails/Beastie Boys/Van Halen/Ramones medley on the opening night of their UK stadium tourByPaul Brannigan published 14 June 24Foo Fighters throw a few curveballs at their first UK show of summer 2024
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Metallica's James Hetfield reveals the new metal band he's loving right now - and it involves an old friendByMerlin Alderslade published 14 June 24James Hetfield was delighted to recognise an old friend singing for a new band he heard on the radio
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Watch R.E.M. reunite onstage in New YorkByPaul Brannigan published 14 June 24R.E.M. surprise audience at the Songwriters Hall Of Fame with one-off performance
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Help your dad ascend to shred master with 55% off our favourite online guitar lessons for Father’s DayByScott Munro published 14 June 24Guitar Tricks have more than 11,000 online lessons - including hours of tuition for rock and metal players - and they’re offering a yearly sub for just $99, with a guitar setup guide thrown into the bargain
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Former Anathema singer Vincent Cavanagh launches new music project The RadicantByJerry Ewing published 13 June 24The Radicant will release their debut EP, We Ascend, in July with an album to follow next year
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Watch these wholesome metalheads open the gentlest mosh pit for a lady and her stroller at Sweden Rock FestivalByMatt Mills published 13 June 24More evidence in the ongoing case that metalheads are the biggest sweethearts on the planet
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Watch Ghost tear through Kaisarion live in clip from upcoming movie Rite Here Rite NowByMetal Hammer published 13 June 24Ghost’s half-concert-movie, half-narrative-film will be in cinemas worldwide from June 20 to 23
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Listen to the brand new Jon Anderson single Shine OnByJerry Ewing published 13 June 24Jon Anderson will release new album TRUE, recorded with touring band The Band Geeks, in August
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"Eddie Vedder was hard on me, he was not easy to get next to." Super-producer Brendan O'Brien reveals the lengths he went to in order to work with Pearl JamByPaul Brannigan published 13 June 24
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"A dramatic closing of a door in my life." Fish announces final reissues of his solo careerByJerry Ewing published 13 June 24Fish's first two solo albums, Vigil In A Wilderness Of Mirrors and Internal Exile will be released in July
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Wishbone Ash's Argus was voted album of the year in 1972: Its standout track went on to influence Steely Dan, Thin Lizzy and Iron MaidenByDave Ling published 13 June 24With a riff claimed by both of the band’s guitarists and lyrics inspired by a summer romance, Blowin' Free became Wishbone Ash’s signature song and a rock classic
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Runnin' with the devil: The stories behind the songs on Slash's Orgy of the DamnedByDavid Sinclair published 13 June 24From Robert Johnson to Lightning Hopkins, The Temptations to Stevie Wonder: The original versions of Slash's Orgy Of The Damned songs
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Mick Taylor on life in the Rolling Stones, Altamont and leaving the band ByRob Hughes published 13 June 24The Rolling Stones’ secret weapon throughout their golden period looks back on his time with the band
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