Bruce Springsteen launches his fiercest attacks yet against "criminal clown" Donald Trump
The Boss was not holding back at the opening night of his new Land of Hope and Dreams tour
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Babymetal announce a tour of the Americas with support from Halestorm and Violent Vira, plus an expanded edition of last year’s Metal Forth album featuring Bring Me The Horizon’s Jordan Fish
A busy summer and autumn for the Fox God
Resurrected prog metal heroes Nevermore won't play the USA in 2026
Band cite work permit issues as the reason for withdrawal from ProgPower USA bill
Ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson remembers his first impression of Metallica’s Master Of Puppets
Playing in Metallica’s rival band didn’t stop him from loving their landmark third album same as everyone else
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Former ELO members reunite to present band's silver electric cello donated to Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Former Electric Light Orchestra members Melvyn Gale, Bev Bevan and Mik Kaminski appeared at Birmingham City University to honour former ELO keyboard player Richard Tandy
Former Iron Maiden singer Blaze Bayley to perform at band’s blockbuster Knebworth festival in July, playing songs from The X Factor, Virtual XI and The Best Of The Beast
The vocalist, who fronted the heavy metal titans from 1994 to 1999, will headline the Friday night of the two-day event
Artists
How Max Cavalera became a global metal icon
From losing his father at an early age to transforming metal with Sepultura and Soulfly, Max Cavalera looks back on a life on the front lines of metal
Meet N0trixx, the Russian-born trap metal artist exploring mental health
N0trixx's experiences with dissociative identity disorder have inspired one of 2026's most fascinating metal debuts
“What I did was appalling. I hope that’s all behind me”: When Robert John Godfrey rebooted The Enid
In 2011 the symphonic prog rock progenitors staged a comeback bid, with their leader expressing a new drive to reclaim a leading position – while retaining all his eccentricity
The day The Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde met Motorhead's Lemmy
"Without Lemmy, The Pretenders wouldn’t have happened"
Music
Meet the band bringing true heavy metal back to Mexico - and trying to escape it
Jet Jaguar are one of their country's few old school heavy metal bands, but they're not planning on staying
Rockstadt is unlike any other metal festival around - and you need to be there
Sponsored by Rockstadt Festival
From its box office lineup featuring everyone from Sabaton to The Prodigy to its one-of-a-kind setting in the Wild East of Europe, Rockstadt is a festival like no other
Approved by Blondie, Iggy Pop and the Sex Pistols, The Molotovs are a ferocious generational voice
After cutting their teeth in parks and at protests, scooter rallies and mod events, The Molotovs have now sold 10,000 tickets for their upcoming tour
The story of the song that heralded Blondie's comeback – but tanked in the US
Written about "sexual repression causing incredible desire among a school full of boys", Maria was a No.1 across Europe
Tech
Soundboks raise the roof once again with their latest heavyweight Bluetooth speaker
The Soundboks Mix is the latest in the Danish brand’s ever-growing range of speakers - and this one isn’t messing around with a max volume of 121dB
Pro-Ject E1.2 turntable review: A stellar turntable that's simply hard to beat for the price
The Pro-Ject E1.2 is a phenomenal entry-level turntable, that dares to offer more through less
Audio-Technica AT-LP120XUSB review
The AT-LP120XUSB is more than a budget-friendly, DJ-friendly record player; it’s a great shout for solid performance at the entry level
Audio-Technica AT-LP70XBT review: an automatic turntable all-but guaranteed to go the distance
This automatic record player is the gold-standard for entry level turntables, with beginner-friendly operation and hi-fi friendly fidelity
With huge savings on a range of Amazon devices, Spring Deal Days is the perfect time to upgrade your home entertainment set-up
Amazon's big Spring sale comes to a close just before midnight on March 16 - so there's still a bit of time left to grab a discount on everything from smart speakers to firesticks
One of our highest-rated Audio-Technica turntables has a brilliant 20% discount for Amazon Spring Deal Days - but you'll have to be quick to grab it
The clock is ticking on Amazon Spring Deal Days - but there's just enough time to get up to 24% off Audio-Technica turntables
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Kreator bring demons, wicker men and the most fire this side of Parkway Drive to stunning London show
Supported by Nails, Exodus and Carcass, the German luminaries reach a new level of pageantry
Suzi Quatro refuses to dim the lights on 18th album Freedom
Freedom is Suzi Quatro's third album in collaboration with son LR Tuckey
The Expanded Edition of Van Halen's 5150 is bigger but not necessarily better
Exit Dave, enter Sammy, and Van Halen's first No.1 album
Opeth's Blackwater Park: A mesmerisingly brilliant prog-metal album’s quarter-century celebration
In which Steven Wilson helps Opeth emerge from the musky cocoon of their darker 90s albums with a wider and brighter sound
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The unlikely resurrection of Rush - Only in the new issue of Classic Rock
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I’m an old-school Star Wars geek and I just can’t get enough of these 12 Death Star-sized discounts in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale
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How Metallica went to the edge and made one of the greatest documentaries ever
Metallica’s Some Kind Of Monster remains the benchmark for heavy metal documentaries
Pearl Jam's Mike McCready announces rock opera about the history of grunge in Seattle
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