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Def Leppard's Joe Elliott has a problem with the "silly, silly term" that is heavy metal

They may be one of the shining lights of NWOBHM –but Joe Elliott insists Def Leppard are not a heavy metal band

Metal Hammer · May 11, 2024

"We would go in there and eat the turkeys and whatever else we found": Heart kept themselves from starving in their early days by stealing Bachman Turner Overdrive's food

As Heart begin their Royal Flush tour, Ann and Nancy Wilson say that live shows are worth all the "pain, exhaustion and drama"

Louder · Apr 21, 2024

Def Leppard launch limited edition live album for Record Store Day

One Night Only Live at The Leadmill Sheffield May 19 2023 will be available on limited edition double silver vinyl

Louder · Mar 20, 2024

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“I was young, I had never been in the studio, and I had no idea what to expect…I took a lot of inspiration from Tom Scholz’s ’board”: Grand Funk Railroad’s new guitarist Mark Chatfield goes way back with the band

His recently resurrected school band The Godz was produced by Don Brewer, before Chatfield fell in and out with Bob Seger, rejected then embraced Mesa/Boogie, and finally became Brewer’s bandmate in Grand Funk, replacing Bruce Kulick

Guitar World · Mar 15, 2024

"We were in debt by about a million dollars. That album saved us from probable obscurity": The story of the Cheap Trick album that transformed their fortunes

Cheap Trick’s At Budokan is widely hailed as one of rock’s greatest live albums: It was a story of big dreams, hard work and plain dumb luck

Louder · Mar 7, 2024

"Even now it still has that special quality that made it such a ground-breaking record": Def Leppard to release massively expanded 40th anniversary edition of Pyromania

The new edition of Pyromania will include a host of demos and rough mixes, as well as a "long-lost 11th song"

Louder · Feb 28, 2024

Surprise! Courtney Love joined Green Day covers project The Coverups onstage for three songs in London last night

Hole star Courtney Love joined Billie Joe Armstrong & Co. for versions of songs by Cheap Trick and Tom Petty

Metal Hammer · Feb 28, 2024

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"It's going to be a great party for all!": Journey announce 50th anniversary tour dates with Cheap Trick

Journey's 50th anniversary tour will arrive in Europe this autumn and Cheap Trick will be on board

Louder · Feb 27, 2024

Def Leppard and Journey announce 2024 co-headline US tour

Ded Leppard and Journey have shared details of their Summer Stadium Tour 2024, reveal Heart, Cheap Trick and The Steve Miller Band as special guests

Louder · Dec 8, 2023

"I wish I'd had Rick on Cold Turkey – Clapton choked up": What happened when John Lennon hired Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen to play on Double Fantasy

Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen has never hidden his admiration for The Beatles, and in 1980 he got a call from John Lennon himself

Louder · Aug 13, 2023

Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen on the genius of AC/DC’s Bon Scott: “My house burnt down the same day as Bon died. I cared more about Bon than the building”

Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen on jamming with AC/DC, the majesty of Highway To Hell and the ‘pirate’ genius of Bon Scott

Louder · Aug 11, 2023

“Randy Rhoads embodied everything I love about the guitar”: Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx on the music that changed his life

The songs, bands, artists and albums that have soundtracked Nikki Sixx’s life

Metal Hammer · Jul 29, 2023

Nirvana: Bleach - Album Of The Week Club review

Beneath the wilfully grubby production, Nirvana's debut album Bleach seethes with confidence, intelligence, star quality and pop sensibility

Louder · Jun 13, 2023

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