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Emily Armstrong wasn't sure she was up to the task of fronting Linkin Park - luckily, she stuck with it
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Mastodon vinyl album containing actual mastodon fossil is limited to just 170 copies – for obvious reasons
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Brian May on Queen’s epic new concert film and the future of the band
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"We've had every door slammed in our face"
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Why Placebo stopped spilling "blood and spunk" across the planet, and grew up
Currently celebrating their 30th anniversary, Placebo are one of the UK's best-loved cult bands. Back in 2000, frontman Brian Molko told us that he wanted his band to be "legendary" but also to "mess with people's heads"
How Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and the California Jam banished Altamont's demons
Following the tragedy of Altamont and the notoriety of Woodstock, a rock’n’roll festival organised by a huge television network was an era-defining triumph
Rick Wakeman is exploring Mars and playing a concert for bears in Vietnam. What on earth?
A new album sees keyboard player and space enthusiast Rick Wakeman return to the Red Planet.
Mastodon announce Marrow Deep Bone Dust edition vinyl containing fragments of actual mastodon fossil
Mastodon vinyl album containing actual mastodon fossil is limited to just 170 copies – for obvious reasons
Music
How Pearl Jam's intense, combative second album Vs. saved the band's soul
Released on October 11, 1993 in the UK and on October 19, '93 in the US, Pearl's Jam's Vs. is the sound of a band lashing out at everything
Yes icon Jon Anderson was close to death in 2008. Naturally, he made an album about it
He issued an open invitation for composers anywhere to send him their music. The result was Survival & Other Stories, and a one-man acoustic tour that brought him back from the edge
David Lee Roth self-diagnoses his own genius on Eat 'Em And Smile
Surrounded by stellar musicians, Eat 'Em And Smile was technicolour proof that life was good for David Lee Roth outside the Van Halen compound
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Best CD players 2026: These fresh slices of optical-drive brilliance breathe new life into your old CD library
Buying guide Physical media’s fully back on the menu, and these outstanding CD players from Cambridge Audio, Marantz, FiiO and more are the proof in the pudding
Best MP3 players 2026: Regain control of your music library with these high-powered portable players
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Best cassette players 2026: Rekindle your love for analogue tapes with a too-cool-for-school cassette player
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Audio masters Pro-Ject bring the “mechanical soul” of the open road to the home with new Harley-Davidson turntable
The new heavy-duty, belt-driven record player takes its inspiration from Harley-Davidson's iconic bar and shield logo
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David Lee Roth self-diagnoses his own genius on Eat 'Em And Smile
Surrounded by stellar musicians, Eat 'Em And Smile was technicolour proof that life was good for David Lee Roth outside the Van Halen compound
Greta Van Fleet deliver more of the same on fourth album Palace For The People
Modern rock heroes Greta Van Fleet are now ten years in and four albums deep – and appear to be sticking to their guns
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Audience go off-piste on eclectic third album The House On The Hill
Audience wore their soul and R&B influences on their sleeves, but theit originality put them right in the progressive milieu
Technology, monsters and the most epic metal show of the year - how Metallica conquered Sphere
The first review of Metallica’s opening two nights at the Las Vegas Sphere is in
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Grand Theft Auto VI will have a heavy metal radio station featuring Black Sabbath and hosted by Slayer’s Tom Araya and Kerry King
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Jim Bakker, televangelist who inspired songs by Ozzy Osbourne, Iron Maiden and Genesis, dead at 86
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