Anthrax's Scott Ian recalls the night he first met Lemmy from Motorhead. It did not end well
Trying to keep up with Lemmy didn't end well for Scott Ian
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Watch Queen play Crazy Little Thing Called Love just two weeks before Freddie Mercury's final show
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Artists
The Alan Parsons Project’s Eric Woolfson is gone. His daughter ensures he’s not forgotten
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Metallica aren't just metal's biggest band - they might be its nicest according to Avatar
Avatar are set to rejoin Metallica on the road in 2027 - and Johannes Eckerstrom is buzzing about the prospect
Watch Queen play Crazy Little Thing Called Love just two weeks before Freddie Mercury's final show
Crazy Little Thing Called Love comes from the restored concert movie Queen: Budapest, currently showing in cinemas worldwide
Aerosmith look back over two decades of chaos, heavy addiction and their triumphant sober comeback
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Music
Get a front-row seat to Liam and Noel Gallagher's explosive 2025 reunion tour – here's how to watch Oasis: Don't Look Back In Anger from anywhere
WATCH Liam and Noel's new Oasis doc hits streaming platforms starting October 9. Here's everything you need to know to watch from home
The Alan Parson's Project's Tales Of Mystery & Imagination debut album to get 50th anniversary reissue
The Alan Parson's Project's Tales Of Mystery & Imagination debut album to be reissued on various formats
Justin Hawyard shares surprise cover of Hello, Young Lovers from The King And I
Surviving Moody Blues member Justin Hayward is currently on his The Story In Your Eyes tour of the UK
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Audio masters Pro-Ject bring the “mechanical soul” of the open road to the home with new Harley-Davidson turntable
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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
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Amon Amarth's Eight Legs Of Thunder is their best since Twilight Of The Thunder God
Anthemic death metal songs about Vikings: if it ain't broke, don't fix it
The Beatles' Rubber Soul is pivotal: the pop album as a complete artistic statement
The Beatles' historic Sixties psych-folk moment Rubber Soul gets an insightful expanded treatment
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