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Kathleen Hanna and Courtney Love are still not friendsByPaul Brannigan published 21 June 24Kathleen Hanna on that one-sided 'feud' with Courtney Love
Watch Shane Hawkins' surprise guest slot with Foo Fighters in LondonByPaul Brannigan published 21 June 24Shane Hawkins makes a surprise appearance with Foo Fighters at the first of their two stadium shows in London
The new issue of Classic Rock is an AC/DC 50th Anniversary Collector's EditionBySiân Llewellyn published 21 June 24Also in this issue: Heart, Black Country Communion, Allman Brothers, Ian Hunter, Manic Street Preachers, ELP, Black Crowes, Anvil, Marcus King, Lindisfarne, Lemon Twigs, Mitch Ryder and more
Metallica producer explains why there’s no bass on …And Justice For AllByMatt Mills published 21 June 24Flemming Rasmussen offers his theory on why Metallica didn’t have any audible low end in 1988
Lzzy Hale says new Halestorm album will be “weightier”, “heavier” and “different”ByMatt Mills published 21 June 24The US hard rockers are currently working on the followup to 2022’s Back From The Dead
Listen to surprise-released new Ghost song The Future Is A Foreign LandByMatt Mills published 21 June 24The “1969-era” track is taken from the metal pontiffs’ new theatrical film, Rite Here Rite Now
The new issue of Classic Rock is an AC/DC 50th Anniversary Collector's EditionAlso in this issue: Heart, Black Country Communion, Allman Brothers, Ian Hunter, Manic Street Preachers, ELP, Black Crowes, Anvil, Marcus King, Lindisfarne, Lemon Twigs, Mitch Ryder and more
"When you're cold-calling musicians, some of whom you don’t even know, it doesn't matter who you are. It's a hard gig": How Slash organised Orgy Of The Damned With his recent album Orgy Of The Damned – a selection of classics, each sung by a different guest singer – Slash is the latest rock superstar to take the blues road
"A defiant joy at play, a pure love for the genre": 13 years after their last album, Kittie are back and the claws are outTwo years after returning from hiatus, Canadian metallers Kittie complete the comeback with their seventh album
"Such lavish reupholstering is what genius deserves": The beautifully presented Asylum Albums 1976-1980 finds Joni Mitchell inhabiting the art departmentJoni loves jazz
"I'm pretty sure these guys are the next biggest band in the world": If cosmic psychedelia and demon-belching vocals are your thing, Battlesnake are the best thingMad Max + some crazy church = rock'n'roll on Battlsnake's The Rise And Demise Of The Motorsteeple
Fancy a bit of heads-down, legs-apart, no-nonsense, mindless boogie? The Status Quo albums you should definitely listen toWith the likes of Marguerita Time and In The Army Now lurking, you need to tread carefully while searching out Status Quo's best albums
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View moreThe new issue of Classic Rock is an AC/DC 50th Anniversary Collector's EditionBySiân Llewellyn
Kathleen Hanna and Courtney Love are still not friendsByPaul Brannigan published 21 June 24Kathleen Hanna on that one-sided 'feud' with Courtney Love
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Watch Shane Hawkins' surprise guest slot with Foo Fighters in LondonByPaul Brannigan published 21 June 24Shane Hawkins makes a surprise appearance with Foo Fighters at the first of their two stadium shows in London
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Metallica producer explains why there’s no bass on …And Justice For AllByMatt Mills published 21 June 24Flemming Rasmussen offers his theory on why Metallica didn’t have any audible low end in 1988
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Lzzy Hale says new Halestorm album will be “weightier”, “heavier” and “different”ByMatt Mills published 21 June 24The US hard rockers are currently working on the followup to 2022’s Back From The Dead
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Listen to surprise-released new Ghost song The Future Is A Foreign LandByMatt Mills published 21 June 24The “1969-era” track is taken from the metal pontiffs’ new theatrical film, Rite Here Rite Now
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Druids, witches and Liam Gallagher unite in criticising Stonehenge-abusing Just Stop Oil activistsByPaul Brannigan published 20 June 24English national treasure defends English national treasure
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Scott Weiland's widow Jamie says late Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver frontman doesn't get accolades, respect and recognition he deservesByStef Lach published 20 June 24Jamie Weiland insists Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver singer didn't die of overdose
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Axl Rose appears on an upcoming Michael Schenker album of classic UFO songsByFraser Lewry last updated 19 June 24The first song released from Michael Schenker's My Years With UFO album stars Slash and former Skid Row man Erik Grönwall
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The Jesus and Mary Chain pair up with The Psychedelic Furs for autumn tourByPaul Brannigan published 19 June 24The British are coming! Well, a few of them, at least
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"It's turned it into a different song." Big Big Train share new recording of Last ElevenByJerry Ewing published 19 June 24Big Big Train will tour UK and European throughout September and October
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Universal Music has signed a deal to train Artificial Intelligence to make "ultra-high fidelity vocal models" of artists signed to the labelByFraser Lewry published 19 June 24Meanwhile, there's still no cure for cancer
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View moreFancy a bit of heads-down, legs-apart, no-nonsense, mindless boogie? The Status Quo albums you should definitely listen toByDave Ling
Ugly Kid Joe and beyond – the crazy life of Whitfield CraneByPaul Brannigan published 20 June 24Hung out with Lemmy (in his Speedos), been kidnapped by unknown assailants or charged with ‘murder’? No you haven’t. But then you’re not Ugly Kid Joe frontman Whitfield Crane
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Joe Satriani on the Jimi Hendrix performance that still blows his mindByJason Sidwell published 20 June 24"For Jimi, every song was a unique opportunity for expression, exploration and exposition" - Joe Satriani
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Five minutes with Creeper keyboardist/vocalist, Hannah GreenwoodByEmily Swingle published 19 June 24Hannah from Creeper talks theatre, life in the countryside and being a shy-ish rock star
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Pete Agnew and the continuation of NazarethByDave Ling published 19 June 24With Dan McCafferty gone and their glory days behind them, Nazareth's last surviving original member, Pete Agnew, cannot imagine life without the band
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The greatest songs Jimi Hendrix ever recordedByClassic Rock last updated 19 June 24In four short years Jimi Hendrix created a rock'n'roll revolution, changing the way guitarists played their instruments and redefining what was possible in music itself
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When audience members attack: Six times a rock star was injured by someone in the crowdByFraser Lewry last updated 18 June 24Musicians should always feel safe onstage: sometimes, they're clearly not - and people need to stop throwing stuff
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How The Damned took four days and lots of cider to kickstart a revolutionByRob Hughes published 18 June 24The Sex Pistols may have got all the headlines and The Clash the critical acclaim, but The Damned trumped them all
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"At a certain point we beat Britney Spears!" How Ice Queen made Within Temptation symphonic metal's first superstars - and changed heavy music foreverByDannii Leivers published 17 June 24With Ice Queen, Within Temptation helped to crystallise the scene we know today as symphonic metal
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“The whole world’s gone mad”: The stunning 2022 return of Kate Bush’s Running Up That HillByDaryl Easlea published 17 June 24A No.3 single in 1985, the song topped the charts in 2022 after appearing in Stranger Things – and the planet seemed to go Kate crazy
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The Black Keys look back on platinum sales, Grammy awards, burnout and reignitionByHenry Yates published 17 June 24As pack leaders of the post-millennial alt.blues scene – until fame turned their hair grey – The Black Keys have rediscovered their mojo on twelfth album Ohio Players
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The best new rock songs you need to hear right nowByPolly Glass published 17 June 24Including Terrorvision, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Those Damn Crows and more - vote for your favourite
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View more"Such lavish reupholstering is what genius deserves": The beautifully presented Asylum Albums 1976-1980 finds Joni Mitchell inhabiting the art departmentByPat Carty
Ghost's first concert movie Rite Here Rite Now is an instant classic ByMerlin Alderslade published 19 June 24From its retina-singeing visuals to its stunning camerawork and heartfelt emotional punches, Rite Here Rite Now is a triumph
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Avenged Sevenfold bring Download's most challenging year to a close in styleByEleanor Goodman published 17 June 24After a weekend of torrential rain, endless mud and regular sound issues, Avenged Sevenfold remind us all of what Download is really all about
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Black Country Communion stick to a winning formula on VByNeil Jeffries published 14 June 24V is the fifth album from the retro-styled supergroup featuring Bonham, Bonamassa, Hughes and Sherinian
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Fu Manchu journey to the centre of your mind on The Return Of TomorrowBySleazegrinder published 14 June 24Veteran desert rockers Fu Manchu deliver heavy fuzz on 13th album
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David Bowie's Ziggy era mined for gold on Rock ’N’ Roll StarByKris Needs published 14 June 24This mothership of David Bowie box sets covers Ziggy Stardust's conception, birth and lift-off
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Weezer and The Smashing Pumpkins kick off their UK co-headline tour at Utilita Arena Birmingham - live reviewByRich Hobson published 10 June 24Live debuts, surprise covers and all the alt rock hits you could ever possibly want - Weezer and Smashing Pumpkins kick off their UK tour in Birmingham
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The Hu swap beauty for bombast on Live At GlastonburyByFraser Lewry published 7 June 24Record Store Day live album from the Mongolian men, now available to all
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Joanne Shaw Taylor fuses blues and soul seamlessly on Heavy SoulByRich Davenport published 7 June 24Soulful blues rocker Joanne Shaw Taylor matures without mellowing on ninth studio set
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Royal Republic continue to party on the exuberant LovecopByEssi Berelian published 7 June 24It's a rock'n'roll boogie wonderland
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Grand Slam's lack of originality tires on second album Wheel Of FortuneByNeil Jeffries published 7 June 24Phil Lynott's old band are back for a second spin
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Bon Jovi fight for their future on ForeverByPhilip Wilding published 7 June 24Following Jon Bon Jovi's vocal surgery, the band are back, and it's about time
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Robin Trower's classic Bridge Of Sighs gets a lavish 50th birthday makeoverByHugh Fielder published 6 June 24British guitar hero Robin Trower’s finest hour, expanded
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