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JAMES ISAACS Former Classic Rock and Metal Hammer

U2 Take Live Music Into The Future

Mind-blowing, but does the multibillion-dollar Sphere’s ‘multi-sensory’ experience threaten gigs as we know them?

RIP

Thank you… and good night.

Terry Kirkman

December 12, 1939 – September 23, 2023 Kansas

Roger Whittaker

March 22, 1936 – September 13, 2023 Kenyan-born

Jon Kennedy

Died September 25, 2023 Jon Kennedy, temporary bassist

Ron Haffkine

December 13, 1938 – October 1, 2023 New

Stephen Ackles

February 15, 1966 – September 28, 2023 Norwegian

The Wanton Bishops

Nader Mansour on giving up screaming, dating wild women and the insecurity of musicians.

New Bruce Dickinson And Priest Albums

Bruce cagey with details; Tipton guests on Priest's.

Iommi Jams With Black Sabbath Ballet

“This is so out there, it’s wonderful”, says Sharon

MEWS

Bob Geldof has given his approval to a

Graveyard

The retro-rocking Swedes return with a “contemplative” new album with isolation-themed lyrics.

Green Lung

Horror theatricality and Zeppelin-style folk diversify the doom diet beyond Sabbath alone.

Michael Catton

Meet the British/Danish rock singer with Iron Maiden in his veins and the 80s in his music.

ZZ Top

La Grange

Chris Shiflett

The Foo Fighters guitarist on his solo projects, his hair-metal history, and why surfing might hold the key to happiness.

"I'VE BEEN ROCKIN' SINCE THE DAY I WAS BORN"

Well, no one saw this album coming. Dolly Parton, the undisputed Queen Of Country, talks about her new rock album and the Who’s Who of rock royalty who clamoured to appear on it, and looks back over her extraordinary life.

THIS IS WHO I AM

Ahead of the publication of his revealing autobiography, Geddy Lee talks about some of the events and people who have helped to shape his life as a person and as a musician.

IS THIS REAL LIFE?

There have been wild nights, bad decisions, imposter syndrome and much more, but The Struts never stopped wanting to be the biggest and the best.

TO THE LIGHTHOUSE

With songs about God, love and hope, Duff McKagan’s new album Lighthouse might be a long way from the music he’s best known for, but he says it still reflects the punk rocker in him.

THE MAN WHO SAW THE FUTURE

In 1970, David Bowie the one-hit wonder was on the verge of becoming David Bowie the decade-defining artist. The Man Who Sold The World was the album that helped him recalibrate his sound and vision.

AIN`T NOTHING LIKE THE REAL THING

On Nashville’s mainstream country highway, the Brothers Osborne have marked out their own independent lane. Now, having weathered a few years of personal disclosures that might have derailed their career, they return with an album that celebrates freedom and inclusiveness.

THE ITALIAN JOB

Thirty years ago, Guns N’ Roses released The Spaghetti Incident?, an album of covers, and brought a load of mostly obscure, mostly punk-rock tracks to a wider audience. We take a look at the originals that fired up Axl and co. enough to want to record their own versions.

EVER MEET LEMMY?

He was so nervous about playing with Bruce Springsteen that he thought he was going to throw up; there was “something other worldly” about Mark Lanegan; meeting Tom Morello put him in a head spin; Jon Bon Jovi is “a real-life rock star, in the very best way”… He is The Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon, and these are his stories. 

The HOT LiST

THE ESSENTIAL NEW ROCK TRACKS YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS MONTH AND THE BANDS TO HAVE ON YOUR RADAR

THE HARD STUFF

The Ultimate ROCK REVIEWS

THE HARD STUFF ALBUMS

The Struts Pretty Vicious BIG MACHINE Derby’s ambitious

THE HARD STUFF REISSUES

Nirvana In Utero (30th Anniversary) GEFFEN/UME Band’s third

THE HARD STUFF BOOKS & DVDs

George Harrison: The Reluctant Beatle Philip Norman SIMON

Clutch

Since emerging from the DC scenes of punk, funk and go-go, the band have united the rock nation under their groove.

The Almighty

The original line-up gear up to play their first shows in more than 30 years.

Uli Jon Roth

Expect “a ‘best of’ show”, with the addition of some new songs.

Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons

The former Motörhead guitarist and his band make some noise in November and December.

AC/DC

PowerTrip Festival, Indio, California

Muse

London O2 Arena

Glenn Hughes / The Damned Truth

Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion

Blink-182

Birmingham Utilita Arena

Hawkwind, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown

London Royal Albert Hall

Rival Sons

London The Roundhouse

The Soundtrack Of My Life

KK’s Priest guitarist KK Downing on the records, artists and gigs that are of lasting significance to him

LIVENATION

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FISHMUSIC

WWW.FISHMUSIC.EU

TICKETMASTER

TICKETMASTER.CO.UK

AXS

AXS.COM

AEGPRESENTS

AEGPRESENTS.CO.UK

THE HIVES

THEHIVES.COM

cherryred

cherryred.co.uk

BLACK LODGE

WWW.BLACKLODGE.DE

MUSE

STONEDEAD

STONEDEADFESTIVAL.CO.UK

Steve Howe

stevehowe.com

BRYAN ADAMS

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Foghat

www.foghat.com

Thin Lizzy

www.thinlizzyofficial.com

UK BLUES FESTIVAL

WWW.UKBLUESFESTIVAL.CO.UK

CLASSIC ROCK

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TRAPEZE

CLASSIC ROCK

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DARE

Living colour

SWEET

CARDINAL

Kiramac

GARY MOORE

HEAVENLY CREAM

WEAR SOMETHING

BIT.LY/CROCKTEES

NEW RELEASE

THE SOUND MACHINE

thesoundmachine.com

JOE BONAMASSA

JBONAMASSA.COM