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Blabbermouth Jun 20

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Louder Sound Jun 20

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Magnet Magazine Jun 20

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Music In Belgium Jun 20

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Louder Sound Jun 21

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Louder Sound Jun 20

“No promoter would book us; they just didn’t know where we fitted in… we were victims of being ahead of our time”: With a future Uriah Heep singer and rapidly changing style, were Lucifer’s Friend prog?

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Stereogum Jun 20

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Louder Sound Jun 20

“The audience threw lighters, bottles, ice cubes and coins. We managed four songs before being booed off”: the rollercoaster story of Loverboy, Canada’s greatest AOR band

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Blabbermouth Jun 20

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American Songwriter Jun 20

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Moustique Jun 20

Graspop Metal Meeting 2026: les Sex Pistols moins pathétiques que prévu et Volbeat à son sommet

Sex Pistols Volbeat Knocked Loose Possessed Death to All Twisted Sister Johnny Cash

BBC Music Jun 20

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Blabbermouth Jun 19

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Overview

Joan Jett has postponed her performances due to surgery for a fractured vertebra, while Heart revealed the completion of their first album in a decade. Meanwhile, Chris Stapleton joined Guns N' Roses for a surprise rendition of 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door' in Toronto, and EA Sports announced a rock-focused soundtrack for Madden NFL 27 featuring Ozzy Osbourne.

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