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10 cruelly over-looked alt. rock albums from 1996 that should have been massive in a fair and just world
By Paul Brannigan published
Thirty years on, a salute to 10 brilliant records from 1996 that deserved better

How anarchy, acrimony and apathy killed the Sex Pistols
By Ian Winwood published
"It was ugliness personified"

The prog hero who links The Pineapple Thief’s Bruce Soord to Pink Floyd and The Beatles
By Grant Moon published
Soord’s inspiration comes from a man who made his name in the studio before releasing a series of acclaimed concept records in his own right

All Them Witches' new album House Of Mirrors is steeped in the blues – but it rages
By Fraser Lewry published
Having almost called it quits a couple of years ago, All Them Witches cast an excellent spell with their new album House Of Mirrors – and there’s more magic brewing for the future

How Tales From Topographic Oceans became the most arduous project in Yes’ history
By Sid Smith published
Used as a byword for musical over-indulgence, 1973 album fought its creators every step of the way – right down to its master tapes nearly being crushed by a bus

From trauma to triumph: The story of Genesis's A Trick Of The Tale
By Mark Blake published
After Peter Gabriel left Genesis, many thought it signalled the end of the band. But Phil Collins stepped up to the mic, and the triumphant result was one of their greatest albums

Jimmy Page on Presence: "You don't make music like that falling about in the street drunk"
By Fraser Lewry published
Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page reflects on the making of the band's 1976 album Presence, recorded in difficult circumstances in just three weeks

“We’re giving people candy with razor blades in it!” Crippled Black Phoenix on radically caring about the world
By Dom Lawson published
Rejecting efforts to silence and define them, their new album Sceaduhelm is more thoughtful than ever – but also more accessible

How British metal didn’t quite rule the 90s
By Stephen Hill published
Bands from Cradle Of Filth to Paradise Lost seemed ready to thrust British metal back to the forefront. But then nu metal kicked off and swung the pendulum back to the States. This is the story of the takeover that didn’t happen.
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