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Chris Bailey's estate say they weren't consulted over upcoming Saints tour with Mudhoney's Mark ArmByFraser Lewry published 13 June 24The Saints 1973-1978 are scheduled to play six shows in November, with Mudhoney frontman Mark Arm filling in for Chris Bailey
Eagles have scheduled eight shows at Sphere in Las VegasByFraser Lewry published 13 June 24Those five-part harmonies will sure sound sweet when relayed through 1,586 speakers
Former Anathema singer Vincent Cavanagh launches new music project The RadicantByJerry Ewing published 13 June 24The Radicant will release their debut EP, We Ascend, in July with an album to follow next year
Watch these wholesome metalheads open the gentlest mosh pit for a lady and her stroller at Sweden Rock FestivalByMatt Mills published 13 June 24More evidence in the ongoing case that metalheads are the biggest sweethearts on the planet
Watch Ghost tear through Kaisarion live in clip from upcoming movie Rite Here Rite NowByMetal Hammer published 13 June 24Ghost’s half-concert-movie, half-narrative-film will be in cinemas worldwide from June 20 to 23
Listen to the brand new Jon Anderson single Shine OnByJerry Ewing published 13 June 24Jon Anderson will release new album TRUE, recorded with touring band The Band Geeks, in August
"The more I listened to 18 And Life and Youth Gone Wild, the more I knew that these songs were meant for me to sing":Sebastian Bach looks back on his extraordinary life He played clubs and guzzled beer at 14; fronted Skid Row and got hit records, star friends, a taste for co*ke and the sack; then things got really interesting
"Seven years on from their previous album, BCC still remember what they're good at": Black Country Communion stick to a winning formula on VV is the fifth album from the retro-styled supergroup featuring Bonham, Bonamassa, Hughes and Sherinian
"A suitably chaotic time capsule of a magical period now bathed in extraordinary poignancy": David Bowie's Ziggy era mined for gold on Rock 'N' Roll StarThis mothership of David Bowie box sets covers Ziggy Stardust's conception, birth and lift-off
"Crushingly heavy dope-rock jams, full of menacing riffa*ge and crazed soloing": Fu Manchu journey to the centre of your mind on The Return Of TomorrowVeteran desert rockers Fu Manchu deliver heavy fuzz on 13th album
Eagles have become the latest band to announce shows at Sphere in Las VegasThose five-part harmonies will sure sound sweet when relayed through 1,586 speakers
"We are surprised": The estate of late Saints singer Chris Bailey say they weren't consulted over upcoming tour with Mudhoney's Mark ArmThe Saints 1973-1978 are scheduled to play six shows in November, with Mudhoney frontman Mark Arm filling in for Chris Bailey
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Watch these wholesome metalheads open the gentlest mosh pit for a lady and her stroller at Sweden Rock FestivalByMatt Mills published 13 June 24More evidence in the ongoing case that metalheads are the biggest sweethearts on the planet
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Watch Ghost tear through Kaisarion live in clip from upcoming movie Rite Here Rite NowByMetal Hammer published 13 June 24Ghost’s half-concert-movie, half-narrative-film will be in cinemas worldwide from June 20 to 23
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Listen to the brand new Jon Anderson single Shine OnByJerry Ewing published 13 June 24Jon Anderson will release new album TRUE, recorded with touring band The Band Geeks, in August
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Punk legends The Saints to tour with Mudhoney's Mark Arm as frontmanByFraser Lewry published 12 June 24The news comes as a deluxe edition of The Saints' groundbreaking debut album I'm Stranded is announced
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