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Queen hated the drum sound on their debut so much that they “augmented” every beat for its reissue
By Jonathan Horsley published
Their eponymous debut is a stone-cold rock classic but Queen have never been happy with its sound, especially Taylor’s drums. For its “rebuilt” and renamed reissue, they forensically applied digital tech to transform the sound of each individual drum hit
Jon Hopkins reflects on being introduced to Coldplay by Brian Eno and his work on Moon Music
By Ben Rogerson published
Hopkins recently hit number 1 in the US and UK simultaneously thanks to his appearances on Coldplay’s Moon Music and Charli XCX’s Brat reworks album
"He'd get angry about it, and call them ‘the Rolling Pebbles’”: Lennon’s competitive streak revealed
By Will Simpson published
Elliot Mintz was one of the few people who knew Lennon during the late 70s
“He certainly put his stamp on the first two albums”: The 6 greatest Iron Maiden songs featuring Paul Di'Anno
By Amit Sharma published
His voice gave a punk rock snarl to the group’s metallic assault
"I don't really give a flying...": Thom Yorke’s blunt riposte to speculation about new Radiohead activity
By Will Simpson published
Frontman says band have earned the right to do “what makes sense to us without having to explain ourselves”
“We ask his fans to raise a glass in his memory”: Ex-Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno dead at 66
By Paul Elliott published
Di’Anno sang on the heavy metal legends’ first two albums
Fred Durst and Limp Bizkit sue Universal over “millions” in unpaid royalties
By Will Simpson published
Fred Durst and Limp Bizkit sue Universal Music Group over unpaid royalties
“We don’t want to be a legacy band that just plays its greatest hits”: James Hetfield on why Metallica will always play new songs
By Will Simpson published
James Hetfield on why Metallica will never be a 'legacy' band
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