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Black Sabbath, Metallica and Elton John lead tributes to ‘unmatched showman’ Ozzy Osbourne

Fellow legends of heavy metal along with stars of music, film and TV are honouring the British rocker following his death aged 76

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Alice Cooper offers his advice to Oasis stars Liam and Noel Gallagher: 'Don’t squabble, guys'

Alice Cooper admits it had been "so stressful" witnessing Liam and Noel Gallagher tear each other apart over the years - and he hopes they are back for good.

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Alice Cooper says Ozzy Osbourne sacrificed his health for 'rock 'n' roll'

Alice Cooper has declared Ozzy Osbourne "deserved" a massive celebration of his career at the recent Black Sabbath reunion gig but fears the veteran rocker was "not in great shape" as he sacrificed his health for "rock 'n' roll".

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Alice Cooper believes Johnny Depp's problems are 'easily fixed'

Alice Cooper believes Johnny Depp's problems are "easily fixed" - insisting his pal needs to marry a woman closer to his own age and read the Bible.

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Creedence Clearwater Revival's John Fogerty on recriminations,revivals and reunions: Only in the new issue of Classic Rock

Also in this issue: Brian Wilson, Electric Light Orchestra, Halestorm, Bush, Rick Derringer, The Black Keys, Volbeat, Steve Harley, Joe Bonamassa & Joanne Shaw Taylor, Orianthi, Wytch Hazel and more

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"This album's really good, why wouldn't we do another one?": Reunited Alice Cooper Band release new single Up All Night

Up All Night is the third release from The Revenge Of Alice Cooper, the band's first album in over half a century

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44 ‘Today I Learned’ Facts That Prove It’s Never Too Late To Learn Something New

Let's celebrate knowledge together and learn some new and intriguing facts to sharpen our minds.

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All the essential new metal albums coming out in 2025 – and where to buy them

Metal, deathcore, goth, punk and a creepy dude with a balloon –these are the essential albums coming out between now and the end of the year

Metal Hammer

Watch Judas Priest pay tribute to fellow Brummie icons Black Sabbath with thunderous War Pigs cover

Judas Priest won’t be at Back To The Beginning this weekend, but that hasn’t stopped them from tipping their hats to heavy metal’s godfathers

Metal Hammer

How Dire Straits outsold everyone, hijacked MTV, and accidentally made a classic: Only in the new issue of Classic Rock

Also in this issue: Iron Maiden, Alice Cooper, Mike Peters, Buckcherry, Adam Duritz, Battlesnake, Eureka Machines, H.E.A.T, Steve Lillywhite, Live Aid USA and more

Louder

Judas Priest kick off Painkiller anniversary tour with rarities-stacked setlist – see what they played and watch videos here

The Birmingham metal legends pulled out an impressive seven Painkiller songs and debuted two tracks from last year’s Invincible Shield album

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Fistfights with John Lydon, sword fights with the Sisters of Mercy, gangsters, goth and Ferris Bueller: The epic story of Flesh For Lulu

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"Wild Ones isn't just a song, it's a statement": Watch the first footage of the reunited Alice Cooper Band recording together

Premiere: The video for Alice Cooper's Wild Ones shows the band working together in the studio

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“A friend of mine told me about an open audition for a new artist named Cyndi…”: From his education with Cyndi Lauper and giving Alice Cooper a killer Poison intro, to co-writing with Julian Lennon, John McCurry shares the stories behind his biggest hits

A long-time collaborator of Lauper and Lennon, scoring hits with Bonnie Tyler, Belinda Carlisle and Alice Cooper, McCurry’s session career is legendary. To think he started out on accordion…

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Rick Derringer, ubiquitous guitarist in US pop and rock, dies aged 77

Singer and guitarist scored a US No 1 fronting 60s rockers the McCoys, before work with artists as varied as Barbara Streisand, Steely Dan, Alice Cooper and ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic

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“I not only learned the set, I learned a whole new style of guitar playing”: John McCurry had only been playing guitar for five years when he joined Cyndi Lauper’s band – and featured on one of her biggest records

McCurry got the nod despite being self-taught and unable to read music – and his Cyndi success story is an inspiration to all

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"I was driving, Steven Tyler had a gun and we were on some mission": The scandalous story of Alice Cooper's Billion Dollar Babies

The Alice Cooper Band's outrageous behaviour prompted a statement in Parliament while their songs thrilled a generation

Louder

"I was on the floor, and he had his boot on my throat. I was like, That's great Elvis, that's great." The surreal story of the night Alice Cooper met Elvis Presley

When Alice Cooper received an invitation to meet Elvis Presley, things didn't go as "the cat with the snake" had imagined

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Guitar World

“Alice really wanted a signature riff. When I played it for him, he just smiled and patted me on the back”: The iconic Alice Cooper Poison riff started out as John McCurry’s warm-up routine – and it lives a double life

McCurry’s legendary guitar hook had been used for another song two years earlier – but Alice Cooper was desperate for his Sweet Child O’ Mine moment

Guitar World

“Listening to Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert… all kinds of crazy-fast players. And you tried to keep up with them”: Andy La Rocque on why he is no longer a 120mph soloist – and what we can expect from the long-awaited King Diamond album

La Rocque has been the King's six-string courtier for 40 years now. Here he tells us how it all began, how his style has evolved, and yes, the new stuff is coming...

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“How many weddings can you jam I'm Eighteen, Enter Sandman, and Cowboys From Hell?”: Nita Strauss shreds an Alice Cooper classic at her own wedding in newly shared clips

Strauss has celebrated her first anniversary with Josh Villalta by looking back on the ceremony – which hosted a star-studded jam band

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27 Moments In Time That Were Hyped Back In The Day But Aged Oddly

Strange inventions and odd moments in time that demonstrate how perspectives change over the years.

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The best new rock songs you need to hear right now

Featuring Halestorm, Whiskey Myers, Laura Jane Grace and five other kings and queens of the nightime world

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“I knew the spirit of the Alice Cooper group was back – what we were making was very much an album that could’ve been in the '70s”: Original Alice Cooper lineup reunites after more than 50 years – and announces brand-new album

The Revenge of Alice Cooper – the lineup's first record since 1973's Muscle of Love – promises to deliver all the shock rock goods of the band's heyday

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Alice Cooper survived fame thanks to 50-year marriage

Music veteran Alice Cooper is convinced being "happily married for 50 years" has helped him keep rocking into his 70s.

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