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The story behind the most intense song on the most ambitious rock album of the '90s
By Paul Brannigan published
Life isn't always easy as a perfectionist

Maynard James Keenan thinks people have relegated Puscifer to the “third side-project category”
By Matt Mills published
The singer believes the band have been “marginalised” due to the greater commercial success of his other two projects, Tool and A Perfect Circle

Dave Mustaine looks back on Metallica's wild, violent early days
By Paul Brannigan published
Metallica's early years were a wild ride

Twisted Sister cancel 50th anniversary reunion tour as Dee Snider quits
By Paul Brannigan published
The future of Twisted Sister will be decided in the coming weeks

A lounge cover of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath was “the creepiest thing” Ozzy Osbourne ever heard
By Matt Mills published
Pop-rockers The Cardigans put a chilled-out spin on the Black Sabbath song in 1994, and singer Nina Persson says the Prince Of Darkness was freaked out by it

Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine on why now is the right time to say goodbye
By Merlin Alderslade published
Dave would love to continue Megadeth even longer, but it just isn't on the cards

Mike Portnoy responds to rumours he was in the frame to join Rush following the death of Neil Peart
By Merlin Alderslade published
As much as the idea of Mike Portnoy drumming with Rush would be a prog fan's dream, Portnoy had a very respectful attitude to the idea

Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson’s next album features Sepultura members and is being recorded at Dave Grohl’s studio
By Matt Mills published
Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser lets some big details slip in a new social media post

Rare footage of Guns N' Roses playing live in 1987 surfaces online
By Fraser Lewry published
The footage of Paradise City was shot on the same night Guns N' Roses filmed the Welcome To The Jungle video

No rules. No limits. No quarter. Led Zeppelin: 18 months on the road with the biggest band in the world
By Siân Llewellyn published
Also in Classic Rock 350: Smashing Pumpkins, Michael Monroe, Jay Buchanan, Joan Armatrading, BB King, Ten Years After, The Mission, The Boomtown Rats, Tyketto, Danny Francis, Peter Capaldi and more

Deep Purple announce one-off show at London's iconic Royal Albert Hall
By Fraser Lewry published
Deep Purple are to return to the scene of their Concerto For Group And Orchestra live album

A new recording studio at a historic English school has been named after Justin Hawkins
By Fraser Lewry published
The Darkness frontman attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of The Justin Hawkins Recording Studio

Queen's Roger Taylor releases surprise protest song Chumps and doesn't pull his punches
By Fraser Lewry published
Chumps is the latest in a long line of politically-charged songs from the Queen drummer

Kelly Osbourne reveals why the Osbourne family are "closer than ever" following Ozzy's death
By Merlin Alderslade published
Ozzy not being here any more still feels as raw and surreal as ever

Turnstile win big in the rock and metal categories at the 2026 Grammys
By Fraser Lewry published
Other winners included Yungblud, Nine Inch Nails and The Cure

Maynard James Keenan regrets some of the lyrics he wrote on those early Tool records
By Stef Lach published
Widely regarded as a smart and witty lyricist, Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan thinks he could have done better on some tracks

Peter Criss recalls his first conversation with Gene Simmons and the birth of Kiss
By Stef Lach published
Founding Kiss drummer Peter Criss was intrigued by a strange phone conversation that led to rock and roll greatness
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