News

Forget “Stairway To Heaven” for a minute. When it came to pushing Jimmy Page’s guitar wizardry into completely ridiculous territory, there was another Led Zeppelin monster that presented an even bigger challenge. And that song was “Achilles Last Stand.” Released in 1976 as the colossal opening track on Presence, “Achilles Last Stand” clocks in at more than ten minutes and...

Peter Gabriel had walked away from Genesis, stepped into the unknown and suddenly had something enormous to prove. Then came Solsbury Hill — an unusual, deeply personal song that helped turn one of prog rock’s most recognisable frontmen into a solo star. There are career changes… and then there’s leaving Genesis just as the band are becoming one of the...

“It was absolutely terrifying, and I honestly thought we were all going to die.” There are rock ’n’ roll stories involving drugs. There are stories involving private planes. There are stories involving police, tropical islands, famous musicians and extremely questionable decisions. And then there’s the time Bono and Jimmy Buffett went out for some chicken in Jamaica… and ended up...

Four school friends. One shared obsession. Fifty years of memories. And finally, a journey halfway around the world to walk in the footsteps of The Beatles. Some bands give you a few favourite songs. Some give you an album that reminds you of being young. And then there are The Beatles. For four Japanese friends, discovering John Lennon, Paul McCartney,...

Ten years after their last studio album, Heart are officially back in business — and Nancy Wilson reckons the new material feels unmistakably like Heart. There are some bands where the words “new album” immediately make you sit up, put the kettle down and start paying attention. Heart are absolutely one of those bands. The legendary rock outfit led by...

The hugely influential music manager Peter Katsis, who helped guide the careers of Korn, Limp Bizkit, The Smashing Pumpkins, Ministry and countless other major artists, has died aged 69. Some people stand beneath the spotlights. Others are backstage making damn sure the spotlights actually come on. Peter Katsis belonged firmly in the second category. The veteran music manager, whose remarkable...

Iron Maiden are one of the greatest heavy metal bands ever to walk onto a stage, unleash a galloping bassline and release a twelve-foot Eddie into the general population. That much is obvious. But underneath the twin-guitar harmonies, enormous choruses, historical battles and Bruce Dickinson operating at roughly the same altitude as a fighter jet, there has always been something...

There are guitar collections… and then there was David bloody Gilmour’s. For decades, the Pink Floyd legend surrounded himself with instruments that hadn’t merely been played on famous records — they had become part of rock history themselves. The Black Strat. The famous #0001 Stratocaster. Guitars connected to The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and...

Thirty years. Millions of miles. Thousands of shows. Major-label madness, financial disaster, changing musical trends and enough internal turbulence to sink most bands several times over. And yet, somehow, Sevendust are still bloody here. 🤘 Not limping towards the finish line. Not dragging themselves around the nostalgia circuit playing the same handful of songs while pretending it’s still 1999. Still...

Stop everything. Put Rumours on the turntable. Somebody fetch the emergency tambourine. Because Lindsey Buckingham has once again dropped a few carefully chosen words about Stevie Nicks — and Fleetwood Mac fans are now doing what Fleetwood Mac fans do best: Speculating wildly. 👀🔥 Buckingham has suggested that there could be more to come from his renewed relationship with Nicks,...

Bruce Dickinson might be the voice most people associate with Iron Maiden. Blaze Bayley had the unenviable task of following him. But when it comes to the word “legendary”, Bayley reckons there’s only one Maiden frontman who truly deserves it: Paul Di’Anno. And just like that, somewhere in the distance, you can hear thousands of Maiden fans putting their pints...

Two brothers. Two eyebrows. A mountain of guitars. Several oceans of lager. And enough sibling arguments to keep the British tabloids employed for decades. There have been bigger bands than Oasis. There have been more technically accomplished bands than Oasis. There have certainly been bands whose members appeared to like each other considerably more than Oasis did. But has there...

Before Javier Bardem became an Oscar-winning Hollywood superstar, terrifying audiences, charming cinema-goers and building one hell of an acting career, there was another force shaping his life: loud guitars. And apparently, AC/DC’s legendary Highway to Hell played a massive part in turning him into a lifelong metalhead. There are albums you like. There are albums you love. And then there...

Thunder frontman Danny Bowes is heading out across the UK in 2027 with something very different indeed — a tour where there’s no script, no carefully rehearsed running order and seemingly no bloody clue what’s going to happen next. And frankly, we’re already intrigued. 😈 The legendary British rock vocalist has announced ‘Under Pressure’, a run of UK shows built...

A long-standing Reigate live music venue says its future is under serious threat after being served with a noise abatement notice — and now the people behind The Cage are asking music fans to stand with them. There are stories that make you sigh. There are stories that make you angry. And then there are stories that make every gig-going...