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Symphonic metal heroes Epica offer a peek behind the curtain of their upcoming ninth album

Storm Thorgerson’s right-hand man on breaking the law, pushing creative concepts, refusing to work with record labels, watching Pink Floyd get rich and staying friends by never taking sides

From Italian power metallers Alterium to French psych metal from Slift, Brighton's prog metal mavericks El Moono and death metal horror fanatics Fulci, these are the bands you need to hear in December 2024

How Mick Jagger helped Sonny and Cher get discovered, then wound up miming to their biggest hit on primetime television in 1965

Ninth album deals with two different concepts, as the Finnish group look forward to a future of total control over their catalogue

For some people, travelling life’s road is easy. For lifelong worrier Myles Kennedy it’s anything but

The Cure have gone from sullen outsiders to stadium-sized riff monsters via all points in between

You still have a few hours to pick up some vintage WWE shirt designs if you're based in the US

Replacing beloved classics or jumping on the unexpected CD boom bandwagon? Here are ten discs you need in your collection

From a truly atrocious Metallica monstrosity to a One Piece number that'll make your eyes bleed, these are the jumpers to go for on Cyber Monday if you want to ruin Christmas for everyone

Maiden, Sabbath, Sepultura and Alice In Chains are just some of the artists whose classic albums are included in these cut-price Walmart deals

When it comes to enjoying live music, looking after your hearing is paramount. Myself and the Louder team have tested what we think are the best earplugs for gigs, plus we have full reviews and advice from hearing experts

The 1985 novel that rarely left the Nirvana frontman’s pocket and became the basis for one of In Utero’s heaviest tracks

Even as they began spiralling out of control, the cut-down double album delivered 46 minutes of creativity, complexity and power

Just when you thought you couldn't love David Bowie more, along came his surprise cameo in a hit British comedy series

U2’s frontman on being enlightened by a true rock’n’roll sage

Keyboard master – who took the plunge and played guitar on his new solo album – on his decision to lay aside some of the crazy and create a song-based work

Including Crossbone Skully, Three Days Grace, Eisbrecher and five other leaders of the rock'n'roll pack

I thought my kids would be a little army of music nerds but social media and video games had other plans for them. And then I got them a serious pair of headphones…

In a small London studio, two Yardbirds, one member of The Who and a pair of passing session maestros united to record a spontaneous instrumental track. Things would never be the same again.