Ian Bairnson

WELCOME

Let’s be honest, it’s a tough ask: when

Classic Rock

Production Editor Paul Henderson If The World

DEATH WISH BLUES

LODUR SONG

LOUDERSOUND.COM

BLACK SABBATH – THE BALLET!

No, it’s tutu late to be an April Fool. Tony Iommi and the project’s creative team explain.

RIP

Thank you… and good night.

Guy Bailey

Died April 6, 2023

NEWS

Andrew Laing Died April 3, 2023 Sunderland-born Andrew

Mick Mars: “I carried Crüe for years”

War of words escalates as band record minus co-founder.

Unheard Soundgarden Songs Coming

Chris Cornell’s estate and Soundgarden reach a deal.

Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade

After a gap of two decades, the Primus main man is reactivating one of his many other projects.

Wytch Hazel

Don’t judge this book by its cover – thankfully the music is tougher than the tights ’n’ tops.

Dolly Parton set to be a Rockstar

Country star details long-awaited star-studded rock album.

Duff McKagan releases new EP

And reveals his long-term struggles with panic attacks…

Winger

They’ve taken the knocks, and been knocked out, but they’ve bounced back and now have a new album.

BAUMSTAM

On Tour, BMF Records (private release), Germany, 1975. £750.

Sweet & Lynch

Strip survivor Michael Sweet on keeping the faith, hitting the high notes and preventing fan suicides.

Sweat

Meet the Swiss-American quartet who’ve delivered a sweltering vintage-rock debut.

Steely Dan

Reelin’ In The Years

Ayron Jones

The guitar hotshot on Hendrix comparisons, the price and perks of fame, and wanting to “not just be a great musician”.

Demob Happy

They like to pretend it’s the 70s, they’re anti everything, and they enjoyed getting one over Amazon‘s Jeff Bezos.

50 GREATEST GUNS'N ROSES SONGS

And the stories behind them

1 Welcome To The Jungle

Appetite For Destruction, 1987

JOE PERRY

Over the past 50 years he’s been in (and out) of one of the biggest bands in the world, and enjoyed all the trappings that brings, not all of them healthy. Having achieved everything he set out to do and more, these days all the Aerosmith guitarist really wants to do is play.

HERE COMES THE SONS

After six albums in 15 years, and touring alongside a raft of A-listers, Rival Sons reckon it’s their time to move up to the next level. And new album Darkfighter might just take them there

“We still want to conquer the world”

As Extreme gear up to release their first new album in 15 years, frontman Gary Cherone and guitarist Nuno Bettencourt look back at where it all went right. And wrong.

The Six Best Extreme Songs That Aren’t More Than Words

More Than Words currently has a staggering 533 million plays on Spotify. Here are six other Extreme songs that deserve a gentle nudge in that direction.

THE ODD COUPLE

Ahead of their gig with Iggy Pop at July’s Dog Day Afternoon, Blondie’s Clem Burke and former Sex Pistol Glen Matlock talk punk… and more punk.

PURPLE REIGN

Difficult second album? Forget it. Flying high commercially but under fire after their debut, with follow-up Purple Stone Temple Pilots nailed their career peak.

The HOT LiST

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

Rival Sons

Darkfighter LOW COUNTRY SOUND/ATLANTIC

Paul Simon

Seven Psalms OWL/LEGACY RECORDINGS

Hollywood Vampires

Live In Rio EARMUSIC

The Alarm

Forwards THE 21ST CENTURY RECORDING COMPANY

Extreme

Six EAR MUSIC

Hex A.D.

Delightful Sharp Edges APOLLON

Godflesh

Purge AVALANCHE

The Dirty Nil

Free Rein To Passions DINE ALONE

The Defiants

Drive FRONTIERS

Buckcherry

Vol 10 EARACHE

ROUND-UP: SLEAZE ROCK

Maggot House: Misfits and Mummies homages on a

Maggot House

Greetings From Budget Beach SELF-RELEASED

Steve And The Stab Wounds

Spaghetti Strap SELF-RELEASED

Delinquent Girls

Diamonds And Pulp SELF-RELEASED

Avenged Sevenfold

Life Is But A Dream… WARNER

Tigercub

The Perfume Of Decay LOOSEGROOVE

Tankzilla

Boogie To Baja HEAVY PSYCH SOUNDS

Sweet & Lynch

Heart & Sacrifice FRONTIERS

Trespass

Wolf At The Door FROM THE VAULTS

Snuff

Come And Have A Go If You Think You’re Rachmaninov 10 PAST 12

McFly

Power To Play BMG

Les Lullies

Mauvaise Foi SLOVENLY

Live Skull

Party Zero BRONSON

Alcatrazz

Take No Prisoners SILVER LINING MUSIC

ROUND-UP: MELODIC ROCK

Art Nation: poised to occupy the Scandi- AOR

Art Nation

Inception FRONTIERS

Lee Small

The Last Man On Earth METALVILLE Currently the

Pride Of Lions

Dream Higher FRONTIERS

Foo Fighters

But Here We Are ROSWELL/COLUMBIA

John Mellencamp

Orpheus Descending REPUBLIC

Circus Of Rock

Lost Behind The Mask FRONTIERS

Rancid

Tomorrow Never Comes EPITAPH

Sparks

The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte ISLAND

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds

Council Skies SOUR MASH

Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit

Weathervanes SOUTHEASTERN/THIRTY TIGERS

The Used

Toxic Positivity HASSLE/BIG NOISE

The Murlocs

Calm Ya Farm ATO RECORDS

Neal Schon

Journey Through Time FRONTIERS

Freddie & The Scenarios

Answer Machine IVY

Nascar Aloe

Hey Asshole! EPITAPH

Amplifier

Hologram ROCKOSMOS

Lazy Queen

Growing Pains ICONS CREATING EVIL ART

ROUND-UP: BLUES

Ashley Sherlock: a record hinting at almost limitless

Ashley Sherlock

Just A Name RUF

Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton

Death Wish Blues ROUNDER

Dakota Jones

Heartbreakers Space Club LORD PLEASE

Yes

Mirror To The Sky INSIDE OUT

Verdena

Volevo Magia CAPITOL ITALY/UNIVERSAL MUSIC

Elegant Weapons

Horns For A Halo NUCLEAR BLAST

James

Be Opened By The Wonderful VIRGIN MUSIC

Himalayas

From Hell To Here NETTWERK

The Revivalists

Pour It Out Into The Night CONCORDE

The Intersphere

Wanderer ODYSSEY MUSIC NETWORK

Baxter Dury

I Thought I Was Better Than You HEAVENLY RECORDINGS

Cowboy Junkies

Such Ferocious Beauty COOKING VINYL

Pere Ubu

Trouble On Big Beat Street CHERRY RED

BEST OF THE REST

Other new releases out this month.

T.Rex

Whatever Happened To The Teenage Dream? DEMON

Trapeze

Midnight Flyers: Complete Recordings Volume 2 1974-1981 HNE

The Wedding Present

24 Songs CLUE/SCOPITONES

Marillion

Seasons End PLG UK CATALOG

Moody Blues

To Our Children’s Children’s Children UNIVERSAL

Lindisfarne

Radio Times: Live At The BBC REPERTOIRE

Steely Dan

Countdown To Ecstasy GEFFEN/UME

Bob Dylan

Shadow Kingdom COLUMBIA/LEGACY

Hanoi Rocks

The Days We Spent Underground 1981-1984 CHERRY RED

Stephen Stills

Live At Berkeley 1971 ICONIC/OMNIVORE

Raven

Faster Than The Speed Of Light HNE

Chris Squire

Fish Out Of Water ESOTERIC

Tame Impala

Lonerism – 10 Year Anniversary Box Set FICTION

Various

Elemental Child: The Words & Music Of Marc Bolan EASY ACTION

Rachel Stamp

Hymns For Strange Children EASY ACTION

Steve Hackett

Guitar Noir / Darktown INSIDE OUT

BEST OF THE REST

Other reissues out this month.

Little Richard: I Am Everything

Dir: Lisa Cortes BUNGALOW

Season Of The Witch: The Book Of Goth

Cathi Unsworth NINE EIGHT BOOKS

Do You Believe In The Power Of Rock & Roll?

John Robb UNBOUND

Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock In NYC

Dir: Danny Garcia

Clean Living Under Difficult Circumstances: A Life In Mod

Eddie Piller MONORAY

The Lost Album Of The Beatles: What If The Beatles Hadn’t Split Up?

Daniel Rachel CASSELL

Too Late To Stop Now

Allan Jones BLOOMSBURY

Mud Ride: A Messy Trip Through The Grunge Explosion

Steve Turner OMNIBUS

The Damned

London Alexandra Palace Theatre

City Kings

Steel City Rock N Roll SELF-RELEASED

Casual Drag

Revolution Will Eat Itself SELF-RELEASED

Destination Unknown

Destination Unknown AOR BLVD

Boys From Heaven

Descendent TARGET

Mick Pini & Audio 54

Way Ahead HOUSE OF HAPPINESS

Ledfoot & Ronni Le Tekrø

Limited Edition Lava Lamp TBC

Chris Holmes

Expect plenty of W.A.S.P. songs from their former guitarist, but don’t expect Blackie to show up.

Goo Goo Dolls

With Those Damn Crows supporting, get to the gig early.

Disturbed

Catch them at Download and “be prepared to be involved. We will pull you in”.

Tour Dates

With some classic songs and ’Rock ‘with a

Festivals

Reef / When Rivers Meet

Hastings White Rock Theatre

His Lordship

London Kings Cross Lafayette

Steve Hillage

London The Forum

Massive Wagons / The Virginmarys

Birmingham O2 Academy 2

The Soundtrack Of My Life

Wishbone Ash guitarist/singer Andy Powell on the records, artists and gigs that are of lasting significance to him

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