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BLACK SABBATH – THE BALLET!
No, it’s tutu late to be an April Fool. Tony Iommi and the project’s creative team explain.
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Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade
After a gap of two decades, the Primus main man is reactivating one of his many other projects.
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Wytch Hazel
Don’t judge this book by its cover – thankfully the music is tougher than the tights ’n’ tops.
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Winger
They’ve taken the knocks, and been knocked out, but they’ve bounced back and now have a new album.
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Sweet & Lynch
Strip survivor Michael Sweet on keeping the faith, hitting the high notes and preventing fan suicides.
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Sweat
Meet the Swiss-American quartet who’ve delivered a sweltering vintage-rock debut.
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Steely Dan
A track on 1972’s debut Can’t Buy A Thrill, it includes Jimmy Page’s favourite guitar solo, nailed by guest guitarist Elliott Randall in just two takes – the engineer having missed the first one.
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Ayron Jones
The guitar hotshot on Hendrix comparisons, the price and perks of fame, and wanting to “not just be a great musician”.
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Demob Happy
They like to pretend it’s the 70s, they’re anti everything, and they enjoyed getting one over Amazon‘s Jeff Bezos.
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JOE PERRY
Over the past 50 years he’s been in (and out) of one of the biggest bands in the world, and enjoyed all the trappings that brings, not all of them healthy. Having achieved everything he set out to do and more, these days all the Aerosmith guitarist really wants to do is play.
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HERE COMES THE SONS
After six albums in 15 years, and touring alongside a raft of A-listers, Rival Sons reckon it’s their time to move up to the next level. And new album Darkfighter might just take them there.
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“We still want to conquer the world”
As Extreme gear up to release their first new album in 15 years, frontman Gary Cherone and guitarist Nuno Bettencourt look back at where it all went right. And wrong.
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The Six Best Extreme Songs That Aren’t More Than Words
More Than Words currently has a staggering 533 million plays on Spotify. Here are six other Extreme songs that deserve a gentle nudge in that direction.
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THE ODD COUPLE
Ahead of their gig with Iggy Pop at July’s Dog Day Afternoon, Blondie’s Clem Burke and former Sex Pistol Glen Matlock talk punk… and more punk.
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PURPLE REIGN
Difficult second album? Forget it. Flying high commercially but under fire after their debut, with follow-up Purple Stone Temple Pilots nailed their career peak.
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