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“I’ve seen a lot of things. Supernatural things. I’ve seen the place between heaven and hell”: The outrageous life of King Diamond, the occult metal icon Metallica love and Gene Simmons wanted to sue

Hauntings, heart attacks, exorcisms and lawsuits – King Diamond looks back on 40 years as Satan’s Little Helper

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“I’m not a Satanist, I’m an atheist, but I write the best Satanic lyrics on the planet”: How Slayer went from thrash provocateurs to metal’s unlikeliest elder statesmen

Some bands mellow with age – but not thrash icons Slayer

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“The last time I saw Dimebag Darrell, he hands a bottle of JD over, I take a huge pull off it and throw up. I think I told him I loved him”: Why Nickelback are the rock band all other rock bands secretly wish they were

In 2005, Nickelback were already one of the biggest rock bands in the world – and All The Right Reasons was about to make them even bigger

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"I wasn't really very happy about this film being made. I don't want to be a film star": Iron Maiden, Ed Force One and the epic journey of Flight 666

23 Gigs. 50,000 Miles. Five Continents. 46 Days. One unique concert movie. And six interviews

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“Pete was an open, innocent person. He suffered a lot in his life, but everybody loved him”: Michael Schenker’s new album features a tribute to late UFO bandmate Pete Way

Michael Schenker’s new album features a cover of UFO’s Too Hot To Handle – and it’s dedicated to late bandmates Pete Way and Paul Raymond

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“I contacted Steve Howe and got very little back. Eventually you say, ‘OK, I’ve got to move on’”: Jon Anderson is finally over the idea of rejoining Yes

Jon Anderson says he’s found the Yes he “always wanted” on his new solo album

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“It was total overkill. We were getting in all sorts of trouble. I thought, ‘I’ve got two months of this, I’m going to be dead at the end of it!’” The epic story of Iron Maiden‘s conquest of America

In 1981, a young Iron Maiden made their first trip to the USA. And the USA didn’t know what hit it

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From exclusive band designs you can't get anywhere else to awesome memorabilia and signed rarities, we've got it all

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"The sun will rise and fall, and BB King will play the blues": The incredible life of BB King

BB King was the greatest bluesman the world has ever seen. We look back at his life, with a little help from his friends

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All hell breaks loose! Inside Thin Lizzy's first hit album and the campaign to break America - only in the new issue of Classic Rock

Also in this issue: Motörhead, Jerry Cantrell, Jon Anderson, The Cold Stares, Fleetwood Mac, Terrorvision, Michael Schenker, Idles, The Hot Damn!, Bad Religion, Paul Gilbert and more

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“Every time I hear Love Will Tear Us Apart, I grit my teeth and remember myself shouting down the phone... I can feel the anger in it even now”: The story of Joy Division's swan song

"He was obsessed. Martin sensed it was a song that was going to last forever and wanted to make it really special"

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“The great albums were not made under a microscope. They were made by living, breathing people who were excited by what they were doing”: How Kiss fought back against the music industry with Sonic Boom

In 2009, Kiss released Sonic Boom, an album that called back to past glories

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"We went ahead and did it, and it exploded in everybody's faces. It was embarrassing": How UFO fell apart then found themselves again

After debacles with former guitarist Michael Schenker, UFO returned with a new lineup in 2004 for another shot at the big time

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"There has been no better ambassador for the electric guitar": Bernie Marsden, remembered

Best known for co-founding Whitesnake and as a writer of some of their classic songs, Bernie Marsden spent a lifetime walking in the shadow of the blues

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"Nobody wants a reggae or a hip-hop record from us": How Blackberry Smoke keep moving forwards

Still dealing with the sad loss of their drummer, southern rockers Blackberry Smoke are gearing up for a European tour

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"We were out on our asses": How Aerosmith took flight with Get Your Wings - only in the new issue of Classic Rock

Also in this issue: John Mayall, Pink Floyd, Joe Elliott, Creed, Phil Mogg, The Cadillac Three, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Joanne Shaw Taylor, LA Edwards and more

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Former Great White frontman Jack Russell dead at 63

The news of Jack Russell's death comes just a month after he announced he was suffering from two degenerative illnesses

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“I had no idea it would become such a classic… I just threw in the lyric ‘It was the summer of 69’ and it stuck’”: How Bryan Adams and his co-writer Jim Vallance created one of the greatest pop-rock guitar anthems of all time

With Summer Of '69, Adams created an evergreen hit that defined the era and became a rite of passage for generations of guitarists

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"We always play UK tours even if we're operating at a loss": Joe Elliott on the importance of Britain to Def Leppard

In 2008, Joe Elliott sat down with Classic Rock to discuss the band's roots, selling Britain to America, and that iconic Union Jack shirt

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“You hear two notes and you know who it is. What a unique thing he created. Without singing a note in his entire life – what a voice”: The life, times and twangin’ tones of rock ’n’ roll pioneer Duane Eddy

The good-humoured architect of twang died on 30 April, but his legacy is a guitar tone for the ages, forever evoking greasers, flick knives and hot-rods

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Moby Grape co-founder and guitarist Jerry Miller dead at 81

Jerry Miller played guitar with every iteration of Moby Grape, and was an influence on Led Zeppelin and Eric Clapton

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Bruce Springsteen: The torment and triumph of Born In The USA - only in the new issue of Classic Rock

Also in this issue: Dio, Deep Purple, Duff McKagan, Canned Heat, Blondie, Gene Simmons, Tito, Suzi Quatro, Orange Goblin, Fish, Tyler Bryant, Blues Pills and more

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"I knew we were going nowhere fast and I had to get out": Triumph were on the cusp of superstardom – then they let it all go

By the end of the 70s Triumph were living up to their name. Then came the falling-out, the split, and 20 years of toxicity before they shared a stage again

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