Watch Queens Of The Stone Age perform Auto Pilot with their former bassist Nick Oliveri
Queens Of The Stone Age joined onstage by Nick Oliveri for first time since 2014
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Watch a tearful Yungblud pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham last night
Yungblud made the most of playing Ozzy's home city
New Muse single Cryogen recalls classic earlier years with spiralling guitar riffs
Muse will release their space-themed tenth studio album, The Wow! Signal in June
Bruce Dickinson opens up on what it was like joining Iron Maiden just as they were blowing up
Bruce Dickinson joined Maiden at a crucial point in their career. We all know what happened next
Watch the trailer for the upcoming movie Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul
Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul will open in US cinemas on June 17
Artists
“I was just crap. I couldn’t pull it off”: It Bites ex Francis Dunnery on abandoning Asia after one show
Robert Plant and Santana collaborator reveals complaints about his recent DVDs, the possibility of revisiting his 80s heyday, and why it was time to explore his difficult childhood on new album England’s Tales Of The Council House Kid
The tragedy and triumph of Queen’s final album and Freddie Mercury’s last goodbye
How Queen made Innuendo and Made In Heaven against the odds
“Metallica have tried some crazy things, some which have worked better than others. That’s a part of being an artist”: Twenty thousand people, an 80-piece symphony and the world’s biggest metal band – the epic story behind rock’s greatest orchestral gig
Metallica’s S&M2 remains the ultimate meeting of metal and classical music
How Hoobastank wrote a billion-streaming hit single and entrenched themselves in pop culture forever
This California four-piece were once viewed as an Incubus clone, then they discovered how to write a power ballad with strings
Music
The forgotten debut album that helped launch the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal
Saxon’s debut album has been overshadowed by the classics that followed
The best new metal songs this week: April 24 2026
Robb Flynn teams up with Black Veil Brides, Tarja Turunen recruits Dani Filth and Korn bounce back in this week's best new metal song round-up
How Cheap Trick’s Dream Police finally turned four Chicago misfits into 70s rock superstars
1979’s Dream Police was Cheap Trick‘s last truly classic album
Great new proggy sounds you need to hear from Crown Lands, A.A. Williams, Devin Townsend, Tarja and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
Top new prog from VMBRA, Kristoffer Gildenlöw, Lost In Kyiv and more in all new Tracks Of The Week
Tech
The vinyl rescue kit: 8 budget buys to protect and enhance your Record Store Day finds
I've picked out a variety of accessories for your new record player that'll keep your vinyl in great condition and enhance your listening pleasure
9 stylish and affordable vinyl storage upgrades for your Record Store Day 2026 scores
With options ranging from portable vinyl crates to integrated stands for your records and turntable, there's no excuse not to make room for your RSD26 purchases
How to calibrate your turntable: Get the most from your Record Store Day 2026 scores with my step-by-step guide
A few simple steps is all that separates you from getting your turntable up to speed for optimal performance
Best vinyl record storage 2026: Take good care of your vinyl purchases with this selection of storage solutions
Show your vinyl some love and get everything organised with our record storage ideas that'll keep everything neat and tidy
Latest Reviews
Foo Fighters go back-to-basics with punky new album: Review
Dave Grohl and co. go back-to-basics to kick out the jams
Skindred have made the perfect summer metal album
Headlining Wembley Arena, selling out shows and climbing the charts: the future has never looked brighter for Skindred
"A reminder of just how powerful and wonderful music can be in a world where little else makes sense." Frank Turner charms the capital with a celebration of twenty years of punk rock honesty
Frank Turner closes out his Campfire Punkrock Twenty tour in London
At The Gates produce one final triumph: review
Tomas Lindberg recorded his vocals for The Ghost Of A Future Dead the day before surgery, but still captures the magic that made melodeath a global movement
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Iron Maiden, Oasis, Billy Idol and Phil Collins will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame
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