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Gojira tour kicks off with Car Bomb's Greg Kubacki filling in on guitar for injured Joe Duplantier
Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier hurt his hand on eve of tour and has called on old friend Greg Kubacki from Car Bomb to help out
Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx slams aging rock stars who are "still trying to act 25"
Motley Crue man Nikki Sixx is 66 – and he's not a fan of "artists that are still trying to act 25 and they're 65"
If you're yet to add any Black Sabbath to your record collection, these must-have albums are still cheap thanks to Amazon's Black Friday record sale
Black Sabbath for Black Friday - that's none more black!
Nirvana, Dire Straits and The Stone Roses: You can get these all-time classics on vinyl for £66 on Amazon UK
Looking to build out your record collection? Amazon are offering a three-vinyl-for-£66 deal on some all-timers
Looking for a new record player? Save on the Sony PS-LX310BT with Amazon this Cyber Weekend
Looking for a lightweight, easy to use and understand turntable? Sony have you covered with the PS-LX310BT
I'm a huge Stranger Things fan and I want to buy all the show's merch in Hot Topic's massive Cyber Weekend sale - save up to 60%
Ever wanted to cuddle a Demogorgon? Now you can, thanks to Hot Topic's Cyber Weekend sale where they're offering tonnes of Stranger Things merch at majorly discounted prices. Be fast!
Artists
How Porcupine Tree unexpectedly grew out of Steven Wilson’s “shameless pastiches”
He only wanted a harmless distraction from No-Man – but when the debut album sold 30 times its original pressing run, he had to take things more seriously
A metal fan’s guide to Thin Lizzy, the hellraising 70s rock icons who inspired Metallica and Megadeth
The late, great Phil Lynott and his band inspired many modern metal icons
“All it takes is someone like Neil to point at you and it’s on”: what Eddie Vedder learned making Pearl Jam’s Merkin Ball EP with Neil Young
The story of what happened when Vedder joined his bandmates and Young at the tailend of the sessions for Mirror Ball
Gojira tour kicks off with Car Bomb's Greg Kubacki filling in on guitar for injured Joe Duplantier
Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier hurt his hand on eve of tour and has called on old friend Greg Kubacki from Car Bomb to help out
Music
How Queen, The Who and Star Wars inspired the greatest power ballad about alien abduction ever written
It even got the South Park seal of approval
If you're yet to add any Black Sabbath to your record collection, these must-have albums are still cheap thanks to Amazon's Black Friday record sale
Black Sabbath for Black Friday - that's none more black!
Nirvana, Dire Straits and The Stone Roses: You can get these all-time classics on vinyl for £66 on Amazon UK
Looking to build out your record collection? Amazon are offering a three-vinyl-for-£66 deal on some all-timers
I've rated today's best Black Friday streaming deals from best to worst – including 62% off Disney+ and a crazy 99 cent deal
Looking at picking up a new TV & film or music streaming subscription? I’ve waded through a bunch of the available deals and ranked my top 10
Tech
Cyber Monday MP3 player deals 2025: The MP3 player is back - here's our pick of the best early price cuts
Cyber Monday is the day when we get the chance to binge on our favourite tech - and there are loads of discounted MP3 players well worth discovering
Cyber Monday CD player deals 2025: Save a bundle on a brand new CD player
I've picked out a selection of excellent early Cyber Monday CD player deals that'll suit all budgets
Cyber Monday record player deals 2025: Our pick of the best early turntable discounts around
Got some new vinyl this year? The how about grabbing a new record player while you're at it? Here's some early Cyber Monday savings to get you started
Cyber Monday music deals 2025: The big day of discounts is almost with us - here's some early deals
Cyber Monday kickstarts the new month and we have all the best early deals on tech, collectables, merch and more
Black Friday MP3 player deals 2025: Be quick and can save money on a brand new MP3 player
If you've been thinking about picking up an MP3 player, there's still time to get a cut-price player before the weekend sales come to an end
Black Friday CD player deals 2025: There's still just enough time to pick up a new CD player for less - but don't delay
The CD player discounts are still going, making it a great time to show your CD collection some love - but with the weekend sales window almost closed, you'll have to be quick
Latest Reviews
“A perfect distillation of 80s alienation and ambition”: Tears For Fears’ 40th anniversary Songs From The Big Chair
The era-defining 1985 album that made stars of Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith returns in extended format with Steven Wilson remixes
Dream Theater’s Quarantième: Live À Paris is a fitting monument to their 40 years
A set of classics is ideal for an anniversary release, which also celebrates the return of Mike Portnoy
“Displays the ethos that first endeared them to space cadets”: Ozric Tentacles’ Through The Magick Valley
Latest box set spans 2002 to 2015 in style containing 10 discs and a hardback book
Harpy's debut EP is the horniest release of 2025 and it's not even close
Alt singer-songwriter Harpy tells us exactly what she wants via throbbing dark electro and writhing industrial metal. Subtle, this ain't
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I'm a huge Stranger Things fan and I want to buy all the show's merch in Hot Topic's massive Cyber Weekend sale - save up to 60%
Ever wanted to cuddle a Demogorgon? Now you can, thanks to Hot Topic's Cyber Weekend sale where they're offering tonnes of Stranger Things merch at majorly discounted prices. Be fast!
My mum made me take my old CDs back from her house so I'm using Black Friday deals to find a new portable CD player to play them on
It's me, an elder millennial refusing to let go of physical product
Converse just put the boot into Black Friday with their all-star deals - save up to 65% on classic Chuck designs & more
With up to 65% off select styles for Black Friday, there’s never been a better time to go Converse crazy
I've found a secret haul of Xmas gifts for goths: here's everything I have my beady eye on in Etsy's Black Friday Sale, including 50% off demonic wrapping paper
Want to live deliciously this holiday season? Look no further than Etsy's Black Friday sale and this list of gothic gifts and Xmas treats, curated by yours truly
