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“By day they worked on the official record. At night they taped an entirely different record, without the knowledge or approval of the label”: The story of Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera, Quiet Sun and their sly posthumous album

Guitarist’s mid-70s juggling act proved his previous band’s worth via their LP Mainstream, assembled in a rush while he was tracking solo debut Diamond Head

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"God bless America’s judicial system. It proves that even Metallica can get a fair hearing!" How the world's biggest metal band put on a chaotic gig in a car park - and infuriated politicians, a stadium and half a city in the process

As Metallica prepare to reissue 1997’s Reload, we look back on the calamitous free gig that launched the album 29 years ago

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Ten albums that prove, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that 1980 was the greatest year ever for hard rock and heavy metal

Ozzy reborn! AC/DC back! Iron Maiden on the prowl! 1980 rocked

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“We were labelled ‘the new Led Zeppelin’. I mean, wow! But it was a blessing and a curse. There could never be another Led Zeppelin, just like there could never be another Beatles”: The strange tale of a great rock band that had it all – and then blew it

As one critic said, this band had “more good riffs in one song than there are in the first four Black Sabbath albums”

MusicRadar

“A perfect example of interpretive genius from a visionary guitarist”: The 20 greatest guitar cover versions

We asked, you voted, and the results are in, with a top 20 covers list featuring Guns N' Roses, Aretha Franklin, SRV and Joe Bonamassa. But who was voted number one?

Guitar World

Watch Metallica cover Diamond Head’s Am I Evil? with Diamond Head’s guitarist, Brian Tatler

Tatler joined the heavy metal superstars onstage at Oslo’s Tons Of Rock festival yesterday

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"It was very British, but it shot round the world. It changed music": How the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal was born, by those who were there

In the late 70s, rock music was given a steel-booted kick up the backside by a new breed of band.The NWOBHM would go on to rule Britannia – and the world

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“Often derided as a huge error by the NWOBHM heroes, it’s the start of an artistic journey that was never taken further:” Diamond Head’s dalliance with pure prog on Canterbury

Visionaries Sean Harris and Brian Tatler came up with something so demanding they had to change rhythm section - which only served to confuse diehard fans

Louder

"Things have gone further than we envisaged, but that’s life": Saxon's Biff Byford on their new guitarist, extraterrestrial life and the future

As Saxon prepare to tour The UK with Judas Priest and Uriah Heep, we catch up with frontman Biff Byford to hear about new album Hell, Fire And Damnation

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10 amazing UK metal bands that couldn’t break America

Despite their undeniable talent, the likes of Carcass, Godflesh and Sikth never got enough praise in the States

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“They gave me the confidence to try anything in Diamond Head”: Brian Tatler’s prog passion is Gentle Giant (and Muse and It Bites)

Veteran NWOHBM guitarist draws a line from jazz-fuelled experimentalists to the world’s heaviest bands

Louder

Five brilliant but obscure NWOBHM albums that could have been huge in a parallel universe

They could have been Iron Maiden. Or Def Leppard. Or even Saxon. But they weren't

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Metallica: 72 Seasons review – a poignant if protracted nostalgia kick

With weighty lyrics referencing James Hetfield’s ongoing recovery and harking back to the band’s formative British influences, 72 Seasons has the edge of Metallica’s 80s heyday – albeit one blunted by overlong songs

The Guardian - UK

Diamond Head's Brian Tatler steps up to replace Paul Quinn as Saxon live guitarist

Saxon's Paul Quinn retired from touring last month after 48 years, but a familiar face is filling his shoes

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