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“If I were you, I’d get a haircut and disappear”: When author William Burroughs gave Daevid Allen permission to call his band The Soft Machine
A key moment in the Canterbury band’s history came when the future Gong mastermind made contact with his former collaborator ...
Black Sabbath’s Final Concert With Metallica, Slayer, And Many More Will Be The ‘Greatest Heavy Metal Show Ever’
The headliner of the one-day festival in Birmingham, England, is the original lineup of Black Sabbath — singer Ozzy Osbourne, ...
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How Prince's 'Purple Rain' brought R&B and funk to the masses in the 1980s
In the 1980s, Prince and his iconic album "Purple Rain" brought R&B and funk to the masses. For Black History Month, we're going through the decades and discussing artists who shaped popular music.
Glide Magazine15h
Black Sabbath Reuniting For Back To The Beginning Performance- Metallica, Pantera, Slayer, Alice In Chains, Ozzy Solo & More To Perform
All great stories must end, and their characters are to be heralded as heroes. Today (February 5), Ozzy Osbourne announced ...
How Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine revitalised metal
In January, Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine united for a co-headlining arena tour to mark the 20th anniversary of both ...
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"People characterised both of our bands as being arrogant and cocky." How Bullet For My Valentine and Trivium helped revitalise metal in 2005
Trivium's Ascendancy and Bullet For My Valentine's The Poison were released eight months apart. They would become instant ...
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Black Sabbath to Reunite for Ozzy Osbourne’s Final Performance
Ozzy Osbourne announced that he will make his final live performance at the star-studded 'Back to the Beginning' show on July ...
15 Things From the 1980s That Have Skyrocketed in Value
MarkPiovesan/istockphotoFrom neon leg warmers to cassette tapes, the ’80s were a decade of bold fashion, groundbreaking ...
The late 80s alt-metal album that Korn guitarist Head says accidentally invented nu metal
Few bands can legitimately lay claim to pioneering an entire new genre, but Korn are one of them. With their self-titled 1994 ...
In the age of on-demand streaming, have solo stars killed off bands for good?
Despite decades of band culture, new research suggests that the golden era of rock 'n' roll may be over. Nirvana. Guns N' ...
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The obscure 80s classic Ghost frontman Tobias Forge calls the perfect extreme metal album
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access information on a device and to provide personalised ads and content, ad and ...
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Music Industry Moves: Boiler Room Acquired by Superstruct Entertainment
Mondragón has nailed a look that is halfway between classic Raygun and an ’80s zine, an inspired choice ... Point Hotel and Casino box office. Metallica’s All Within My Hands foundation ...