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25 Years Later, The "Worst" Fantasy Movie Ever Suddenly Feels Fine

This kind of deft retcon would be celebrated today. Here's why 'Highlander: Endgame' endures.

Inverse · Sep 1, 2025

“The only way of getting back on track was to regain control of just about every facet of the band”: When Mike Portnoy quit Dream Theater for the first time, the shakeup led to epic double-album Metropolis Pt. 2

1999 modern prog masterpiece – their first record with Jordan Rudess – came after the dismissal of Derek Sherinian, the demise of internal “fake democracy” and fights with their label and the media

Louder · Oct 26, 2024

In 1979, Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow began making their fourth album, Down To Earth. Cue pranks, tantrums, line-up changes, bad vibes and really bad hair days

"I didn’t look like them and I wasn't into their music" - Graham Bonnet on being offered the job of Rainbow singer

Louder · Dec 27, 2023