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Gene Simmons wishes he was harder on former Kiss members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss over their substance abuse issuesByStef Lach published 17 June 24Kiss star Gene Simmons says if he was harder on them, Ace and Criss might have been in the band until the final shows
"It's just not going to happen": Geezer Butler shares his doubts about a final Black Sabbath showByFraser Lewry published 16 June 24Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler also says he still doesn't know why original drummer Bill Ward was fired
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
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“We were sure A Whiter Shade Of Pale would drop out of the charts, but it just stuck there!” See Emily Play became Syd Barrett’s last stand as Pink Floyd took flightTheir second single remains their second-biggest hit, and will always be significant in their history
"It's just not going to happen": Geezer Butler shares his doubts about a final Black Sabbath showBlack Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler also says he still doesn't know why original drummer Bill Ward was fired
Gene Simmons wishes he was harder on former Kiss members Ace Frehley and Peter Criss over their substance abuse issuesKiss star Gene Simmons says if he was harder on them, Ace and Criss might have been in the band until the final shows
"If you're a band that ascends quickly into huge shows, you don't have the perspective to be freaked out by it": The Black Keys look back on platinum sales, Grammy awards, burnout and reignitionAs pack leaders of the post-millennial alt.blues scene – until fame turned their hair grey – The Black Keys have rediscovered their mojo on twelfth album Ohio Players
"Once you've heard Beefheart, it's hard to wash him out": The Captain Beefheart albums you should definitely listen toCaptain Beefheart was an eccentric but hugely influential artist tortured by his failure to break into the mainstream. These are his best albums
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View moreThe untold story of Black Sabbath's unlikely resurrection: Only in the new issue of Classic RockBySian Llewellyn
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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Chris Bailey's estate say they weren't consulted over upcoming Saints tour with Mudhoney's Mark ArmByFraser Lewry published 13 June 24The 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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Eagles have scheduled eight shows at Sphere in Las VegasByFraser Lewry published 13 June 24Those five-part harmonies will sure sound sweet when relayed through 1,586 speakers
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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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The story of L7 and the most debauched, messy tour in grunge historyByNiall Doherty published 16 June 24The LA rockers' jaunt with Cat Butt tooks in brawls, hard drugs, gangland shootings, machete attacks and more.
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“David Bowie was an absolute genuis”: Rick Wakeman’s epic tales of sessions with Bowie, Bolan, Lou Reed and moreByDom Lawson published 16 June 24Former Yes keyboard maestro Rick Wakeman has played with rock’s great and good over the years – and he’s got the memories to prove it
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“We’ve moved beyond metal”: how Judas Priest reached for the sky with Nostradamus ByMalcolm Dome published 16 June 24Judas Priest released their controversial double album Nostradamus on June 16, 2008
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“I don't believe that a company like Barclays, given their financial ties to war crimes, has any place at a metal festival.” Why the conversation around Britain's summer festival season has been all about Gaza, Barclays, and boycottsByPaul Brannigan published 15 June 24Barclays will no longer be sponsoring Download, Isle Of Wight or Latitude festivals following escalating protests and cancellations by musicians and comedians. Louder looks at how this discourse has dominated summer 2024 in the UK
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How Steve Harris stepped away from Iron Maiden to launch his debut solo albumByDom Lawson published 15 June 24In 2012, Steve Harris launched British Lion - the solo project that took 20 years to get off the ground
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“We were gods!”:how Steve Vai ended up joining Whitesnake for Slip Of The TongueByJames Gill published 15 June 24The story of guitar icon’s Steve Vai’s brief but eventful union with David Coverdale and Whitesnake for the Slip Of The Tongue album
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How Blondie’s Debbie Harry went from punk icon to rock survivorByChris Roberts published 15 June 24In 2011, Blondie’s Debbie Harry sat down with Classic Rock to look back over her stellar career
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Why Chumbawamba once released a bizarre, violent jazz-pop diss-track against James HetfieldByMatt Mills published 14 June 24When Tubthumping punks Chumbawamba took exception to Hetfield’s comments on Guantanamo Bay, they responded with the most chilled-out takedown ever
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"I knew that these songs were meant for me to sing": Sebastian Bach on his extraordinary lifeByDave Everley published 14 June 24He 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
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View more"A lot more fun than Chinese Democracy":Supergroup Velvet Revolver mostly live up to the hype on ContrabandByClassic Rock Magazine
Black Country Communion stick to a winning formula on VByNeil Jeffries published 14 June 24V is the fifth album from the retro-styled supergroup featuring Bonham, Bonamassa, Hughes and Sherinian
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Fu Manchu journey to the centre of your mind on The Return Of TomorrowBySleazegrinder published 14 June 24Veteran desert rockers Fu Manchu deliver heavy fuzz on 13th album
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David Bowie's Ziggy era mined for gold on Rock ’N’ Roll StarByKris Needs published 14 June 24This mothership of David Bowie box sets covers Ziggy Stardust's conception, birth and lift-off
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Weezer and The Smashing Pumpkins kick off their UK co-headline tour at Utilita Arena Birmingham - live reviewByRich Hobson published 10 June 24Live debuts, surprise covers and all the alt rock hits you could ever possibly want - Weezer and Smashing Pumpkins kick off their UK tour in Birmingham
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The Hu swap beauty for bombast on Live At GlastonburyByFraser Lewry published 7 June 24Record Store Day live album from the Mongolian men, now available to all
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Joanne Shaw Taylor fuses blues and soul seamlessly on Heavy SoulByRich Davenport published 7 June 24Soulful blues rocker Joanne Shaw Taylor matures without mellowing on ninth studio set
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Royal Republic continue to party on the exuberant LovecopByEssi Berelian published 7 June 24It's a rock'n'roll boogie wonderland
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Grand Slam's lack of originality tires on second album Wheel Of FortuneByNeil Jeffries published 7 June 24Phil Lynott's old band are back for a second spin
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Bon Jovi fight for their future on ForeverByPhilip Wilding published 7 June 24Following Jon Bon Jovi's vocal surgery, the band are back, and it's about time
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Robin Trower's classic Bridge Of Sighs gets a lavish 50th birthday makeoverByHugh Fielder published 6 June 24British guitar hero Robin Trower’s finest hour, expanded
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In which Bono predicts a big future for U2ByHenry Yates published 5 June 24Bono predicts a big future for U2 on Under A Blood Red Sky
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