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Metal Up Your Bass! TransAtlantic duo remaster entire early Metallica catalogue with bass parts restored and made louder

Good news for lovers of low end metallic grooves

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“I was pissed off at Steve Thompson – he was sitting on the chair there, razzing me. So I said, ‘Let me just practice it once.’ He rolled it, and I was just in his face”: How Frank Hannon accidentally wrote one of Tesla’s most iconic guitar solos

Wielding a Gibson EDS-1275, Hannon helped define this quintessentially ’80s power ballad with a very last-minute solo

Guitar World

Rugby world rallies round former England captain Lewis Moody after MND diagnosis

Former World Cup winner, 47, tells the BBC he has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease

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"You forgot the bass!" Metallica's ...And Justice For All producer recalls his shock at hearing album's final mixes

Flemming Rasmussen produced Metallica's ...And Justice For All and was as surprised as anyone else by the bass guitar sound

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Women's Rugby World Cup To Adopt Flashing Mouthguards To Signal Head Impact

Mouthguards that light up to indicate a player has suffered a significant head impact will be used at the Women's Rugby World Cup, officials announced Monday.

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“The recording of Appetite For Destruction eventually cost $365,000. It was an outrageous amount to spend on a debut. I worried that we would never dig out of that hole”: Guns N’ Roses’ former manager Alan Niven on the making of a rock classic

“Axl sounded like he had overdosed on helium at certain points”

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“We blew this whole scene open, I don’t care what anybody says. We did all the work, and now all these other bands are popping up”: How Korn changed up their sound and left the copycats behind with Follow The Leader

Korn’s 1998 album Follow The Leader was the sound of the nu metal pioneers pulling away from the competition

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Obituary: Vauxhall motorsport boss and successful co-driver Mike Nicholson dies aged 81

It’s a rare feat for anyone to have played a key part in two of the UK’s greatest eras of motorsport in two such disparate disciplines.

Autosport

Rugby’s concussion trial moves a step closer to reality after high court progress

The class action being brought by hundreds of former rugby union and league players over the devastating effects of repetitive head injuries has taken a significant step forward at the high court in London

The Guardian - UK

Can you solve it? Sexy maths

The eternal appeal of prime numbers

The Guardian - UK

Europe is testing ground as Borthwick looks for Six Nations winning blend

With Alex Mitchell back at scrum-half, England could turn their opener in Dublin into the start of a successful campaign

The Guardian - UK

Unselfish yeomanry who carried England home deserved better from rugby

Sobering footage from documentary Unbreakable on England’s Rugby World Cup heroes shows why they have launched a campaign to aid retired players

The Guardian - UK

The dark and difficult legacy of England’s 2003 World Cup triumph

Two decades on from their triumph in Sydney, many of Clive Woodward’s World Cup-winning squad are struggling

The Independent UK

Former England players accuse RFU of ‘suppressing data’ in brain injuries case

‘Crucial’ medical documents have not been disclosed, according to a complaint signed by former players including Steve Thompson and Mark Regan

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The Independent UK

No protection for players from dangers of rugby turning professional – claim

A detailed claim on behalf of 480 former players has been served on World Rugby, the RFU and the WRU.

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Far north search for missing man called off

Police have suspended a week-long search for a man missing in Western Australia's north.

Louder

"Leslie said to the audience 'There’s a technical hitch,' and he touched the microphone and the guitar. And that was it": The tragic story of Stone The Crows, Scotland's great lost band

With musical talent to spare and Led Zeppelin’s manager behind them, Stone The Crows should have been a success story. Instead it’s one of tragic death and unfulfilled potential

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Leo Woodall and Quintessa Swindell to star in Apple TV+ thriller series Prime Target.

Leo Woodall and Quintessa Swindell star in 'Prime Target,' a thrilling series on Apple TV+ that follows a math genius caught in a dangerous conspiracy.

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The Independent UK

Rugby Championship match abandoned after player knocked unconscious

Over 200 former Rugby players are taking legal action over head injuries sustained during their careers

The Independent UK

Phil Vickery and Gavin Henson among ex-players named in rugby concussion lawsuit

Legal claims are being made against World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union.

Evening Standard

High Court to rule in landmark hearing on 268 rugby players' brain injury claim

Day of reckoning in bid to combine claims into group litigation against governing bodies

The Guardian - UK

Rugby players to apply for class action lawsuit in legal case over brain injuries

A GLO would bring more than 200 claims together in one case, but a full hearing may not take place before the end of 2024

The Guardian - UK

Rugby players’ brain injury battle reaches watershed moment in court

Legal action brought by 268 players faces a day of reckoning on Friday while the sport continues to wrestle with the repercussions of head trauma

The Guardian - UK

Rugby union players’ legal action over head injuries to be heard in high court

Claim is by 234 players from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, including six women

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"Craziness, drugs, alcohol, chicks – you name it, I did it." How Korn's most chaotic and hedonistic era birthed a nu metal classic in Follow The Leader

Follow The Leader officially confirmed Korn as nu metal superstars. It also sent the band flying off the rails.

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