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Motörhead ring the changes on Another Perfect Day, initial dismay now a distant memory
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Joined by Thin Lizzy guitarist Brian Robertson, Motörhead's Another Perfect Day has increased in stature over the years – just don't mention the shorts

Legendary 'Godfather of Grunge' Neil Young closes out Saturday night at Glastonbury
By Stephen Hill published
"A fantastic celebration of a legendary artist"

What is it about Zach Bryan that has convinced the youth of Britain to lose their cynical minds?
By Scott Rowley published
Zach Bryan at Hyde Park: 20-somethings sing along with his songs about death, trauma and loss, like they are party anthems

Iron Maiden return to London’s East End for a gloriously flamboyant 50th birthday party
By Matt Mills published
Iron Maiden come back to their birthplace and – armed with a new drummer, a stacked setlist and some extravagant visuals – show 75,000 people just how much they’ve grown

"You worry for anyone that has to follow them." Biffy Clyro's magnificent Glastonbury set serves notice that they're more than ready to headline Britain's biggest and most beloved festival when the call comes
By Merlin Alderslade published
Biffy Clyro kickstart the weekend on Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage blending the anthemic with the angular, the emotional and the straight-up eccentric

Bruce Springsteen's staggering The Lost Albums asks why lesser records were released instead
By Pat Carty published
The Boss’s magnificent missing chapters, now finally published

Mike Oldfield's softly spoken follow-up to Tubular Bells now sounds better than the big beast
By Chris Roberts published
Mike Oldfield's Hergest Ridge was originally received with a shrug, but time has only emphasised its quiet brilliance

1976 Motörhead sound like the real deal on The Manticore Tapes
By Everett True published
Old songs, new clothes

The sound of glorious pandemonium: Two nights with The Darkness in Ireland
By Pat Carty published
The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins and writer Pat Carty worked together as apprentice joiners in the 1990s: 30 years on, we put them together again

PiL, Johnny Marr and Death Cult thrill at 'post-punk festival' Forever Now
By Scott Rowley published
The National Bowl at Milton Keynes plays home to an underserved tribe in a celebration of 80s alternative music

The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds is revered by the critics - but not everyone is on board
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Brian Wilson's celebrated masterpiece, reappraised

"Fired up, furiously fashioned and bug-shit crazy": His Lordship define rock'n'roll on Bored Animal
By Ian Fortnam published
A second album of fevered garage rock from Pretenders' guitarist

Steve Harley shows who's boss on the 50th Anniversary edition of The Best Years Of Our Lives
By John Aizlewood published
Lavishly expanded 50th-anniversary edition of the album where Cockney Rebel suffered reduced billing (includes the big hit)

Gillan's Future Shock pays sonic tribute to their singer's illustrious Purple past
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Future Shock found Gillan with a free-spirited sound that brought to mind nothing so much as an update on vintage Deep Purple

Whether John Lydon likes it or not, Sex Pistols' Download set proves the true spirit of punk still lives large
By Stephen Hill published
Sex Pistols and Frank Carter shake off a rocky start to bring some proper punk rock to Download

Green Day mark their long-awaited Download debut by calling out Trump and Musk and playing all the bangers
By Emily Swingle published
Green Day finally made it to Download, and boy did they make up for lost time

Queen's debut album gets more intense on Dolby Atmos Blu-ray edition
By Chris Roberts published
Spatial surround sound doesn’t restrain Queen's rip-roaring debut album
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