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"Honestly, I didn’t want it on the record. It was unfinished." The surprising story behind the Deftones song the band hate, the fans weren't sure about and yet became one of their biggest hits
on February 20, 2026 at 3:59 pm
Its video is iconic and its impact undeniable, but this Deftones classic has a slightly confused legacy […]
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"He's singing and screaming his guts out in the middle of the field. I can't understand a word he's saying but I feel every syllable of it." This is what it's like at Thailand's biggest metal festival, Rock Alarm
by [email protected] (Merlin Alderslade) on February 20, 2026 at 2:35 pm
From mosh-driven dust clouds and 36 degree heat to frighteningly cheap buckets of rum, here's what went down at Thailand's premier rock and metal event […]
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"It has that outlaw quality, that dangerous quality…they’re incredible songs." Oscar-winning actor Cillian Murphy on the modern indie greats he loves so much that he's basically "just a groupie" for them at this point
by [email protected] (Merlin Alderslade) on February 20, 2026 at 11:51 am
Oppenheimer and 28 Days Later star Cillian Murphy didn't hold back in his praise of these Irish lads […]
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"This album is his legacy." Following the devastating death of their frontman, friend and beloved figurehead of extreme metal, Tomas Lindberg, At The Gates have released an emotional new video and details of new album The Ghost of a Future Dead
by [email protected] (Merlin Alderslade) on February 20, 2026 at 11:02 am
Watch the moving video for new At The Gates single The Fever Mask now […]
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"The whole thing was such a shock...everything was shaking and we were crying for two weeks." The inspiring, sad and triumphant story of the 'girl next door' opera singer who'd become a heavy metal icon
on February 20, 2026 at 9:49 am
Tarja Turunen didn't just kick the door down for women in metal in the 90s: she made opera cool as […]
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“Instead of confronting him and making an intervention, I thought, ‘I can’t allow this person to control me.’ I wish we’d had the skills to help him”: The tragedy of Spirit prodigy Randy California
on February 20, 2026 at 9:02 am
Respected by Jimi Hendrix and signed at 17, the mercurial guitarist’s heart was broken by the relative failure of his best album, says bassist […]
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"It was just women and bottles of Jack Daniel's everywhere." The story of the Next Big Thing whose career was killed by a soppy power ballad
on February 20, 2026 at 8:45 am
Heavy Pettin toured with Ozzy and Mötley Crüe. Then their entry for 1987’s Eurovision misfired and killed their career, and they’ve regretted it ever since. But now they're back and gunning for glory […]
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"It makes me very optimistic for a release at some point this year..." Marilllion update fans on progress on the new album
on February 20, 2026 at 8:05 am
Marillion are currently working on a follow-up to 2022's An Hour Before It's Dark album […]
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Great new prog you need to hear from Neal Morse Band, I Built The Sky, worriedaboutsatan and more in Prog's new Tracks Of The Week
on February 20, 2026 at 8:05 am
Cool new proggy sounds you need to hear from Pothaums, Oli Duerden, Wildernesses and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week […]
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How to watch BBC iPlayer from anywhere– stream music documentaries, Glastonbury festival and more
on February 20, 2026 at 8:00 am
Free-to-air streaming platform BBC iPlayer is home to Oscar-winning music docs, live performances, archive footage and more. Here's how to watch BBC iPlayer from anywhere in the world. […]
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"Would Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin have been as cool if the internet was around to expose everything?" Black Stone Cherry's Chris Robertson on social media, the creative inspiration of dogs and battling Darth Vader
on February 20, 2026 at 7:45 am
Black Stone Cherry's new EP Celebrate is out next month – and includes a very unlikely cover version […]
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The vibrant, violent sounds of youth, rebellion and volume: 10 garage rock albums you absolutely need to hear
on February 20, 2026 at 1:11 am
Our pick of the must-have long-players from the golden age of garage and beyond. […]
