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The Dirt

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GARY ROSSINGTON

We look back at the life, times and music of the Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist who survived the band’s plane crash in 1977, and also survived all the band’s other founder members.

Record Store Day Is Here Again!

Start forming orderly queues on April 22 – early!

NEWS

Mr. Big are to undertake a farewell tour,

Last In Line

Vivian Campbell reboots his side band – “but it’s a serious side band for me” – with album number three.

Elles Bailey

With the august influences of Raitt, Hart and May, Bailey’s bluesy rock is winning hearts.

THE HUMAN INSTINCT

Pins In It, Pye Records, New Zealand, 1971. £400.

dEUS

The Belgian art-rockers will be hoping first album in 10 years is music to the ears of some of their famous fans.

NEWS

Paul McCartney has played bass on a track

Doomsday Outlaw

From rough metal to a refined melodic blues rock, England’s north will rise again.

Richard Marx

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MEN FOR ALL SEASONS

Stranger things: in their 40-plus years Metallica have gone from being a cult metal band to a commercial juggernaut and a household name. But even with new album 72 Seasons ready to storm charts worldwide they’re still angry, still insecure.

168 SEASONS

Kirk Hammett provides some snapshots from Metallica’s 42-year odyssey.

THE CLASSIC ROCK INTERVIEW IAN HUNTER

He’s older than rock’n’roll itself, and back with an all-star cast on his new album on Sun Records. Here he talks to CR about working with Jeff Beck and Taylor Hawkins, punk rock, Alex Harvey, David Bowie, and sex and drugs in the 70s. This is what he’s here for.

THE MAGIC FLUTE

The second new Jethro Tull album in two years, Rökflöte, explores Ragnarök, the Norse interpretation of the apocalypse. So naturally, we spoke to Ian Anderson about the end of the world.

TIME BANDITS

Some bands are retro. Some bands are very retro. Dutch trio DeWolff take that to the max in everything they do, looking back for inspiration and feeding it into something new.

STRING THEORY

Next month Def Leppard release Drastic Symphonies, reworked classic Leps tracks accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. They invited us to Abbey Road Studios to watch it take shape.

RESURRECTION DAYS

After a career peppered with notable successes – and a fair few line-up changes and fall-outs – in the mid-80s Kansas came close to being dead and buried. But, taking the advice of their most famous song title, they picked themselves up and carried on…

Joey Tempest

Celebrating their 40th anniversary with a tour, documentary, and new music, Europe’s singer reflects on the band and that song

Inspector Cluzo

6 THINGS YOU KNOW ABOUT

The Hot List

The Essential New Rock Tracks You Need To Hear This Month And The Bands To Have On Your Radar

HARD THE STUFF ALBUMS

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THE HARD STUFF REISSUES

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THE HARD STUFF STUFF BOOKS & DVDs

Kerrang! Living Loud: Four Decades On The Frontline

Mike + The Mechanics

The one-time Genesis side project returns for an extensive UK tour – with some special treats in store.

Voivod

What to expect from 40 years of the respected prog metallers.

When Rivers Meet

Catching up with the award-winning blues rock duo ahead of their biggest headline tour so far.

Tour Dates

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REVIEWS

Our man in NZ: the rolling hills of

The Soundtrack Of My Life

Nightwish frontwoman Floor Jansen on the records, artists and gigs that are of lasting significance to her

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KISS OFF THE SOUNDBOARD

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